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DRUGS, ALCOHOL, KIDS

Trends on the Greater Eastside

Presentation by Andrea "Noble" Erickson, MA, CDP 2010 1

Substance Use In Our Schools

This year, drug use will add 10% or more to the cost of elementary & secondary education, due to violence, special education, teacher turnover, truancy, property damage, & injury.


“HARD” DRUGS

Cocaine, Psyilocybin, MDMA, Heroin


Cocaine Making a Come-Back

Cocaine use has risen dramatically on the

Eastside for the last 5 years or so.

Teens are starting to identify cocaine as a

―soft drug‖ because they compare it with

methamphetamines.

Due to a short high and easy-to-cover

come-down, cocaine has a reputation of

being a good ―in front of others‖ drug.


Psilocybin (‗Shrooms)

Due to many of the arguments around cannabis being ―safe,‖ a lot of other ―natural‖ drugs are becoming popular.

Hallucinogens are not considered as addictive as stimulants or depressants.

Mushroom hunting is fashionable.

It is easy to get ―bad ‗shrooms.‖

Psyilocybin is very hard on the kidneys and liver, which can impact other drugs/medications being taken.


MDMA – ―ecstasy‖

Typically a club drug, ecstasy has become

more popular and common, and a lot of

kids now use at home, hanging out, or

even at school.

As a psycho-stimulant, ―E‖ is progressively

addictive the more it is used.

High risk drug, because of unknown

contents designed to give a more intense

high/experience.


Heroin We have reports of black and white tar

heroin being used by teens in Kirkland,

Redmond, Sammamish, Bellevue, Issaquah,

North Bend & Spanaway.

Kids who started abusing pain meds have

developed opioid tolerance.

Smoking heroin does not have the same

reputation as shooting up.


CONFUSING DRUGS

Prescription Medication


Commonly Abused Meds

Pain-killers, also called analgesics or opioids. This would be stuff like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Codeine. (Equal to: Heroin)

Amphetamine congeners, also called psycho-stimulants. This includes AD/HD medication like Ritalin or Adderall, or sometimes diet pills. (Equal to: Speed)

Tranquilizers, also called anxiolytics. These are usually sleeping pills and anti-anxiety meds. (Equal to: Alcohol)


Abusing Prescription Meds

Taking more at once than prescribed

Crushing the pills and snorting them

Smoking them ( ―smoking beans‖)

Combining them with alcohol or other

drugs to increase the effects


What You Should Know…

…about pain killers

―Prescription pills are so easy to get.‖

―It‘s a gateway drug—more than weed.‖

―Parents should monitor their kids‘

prescriptions, like really know what they

have.‖

―Pain pills are stronger than you think.‖


“SOFT” DRUGS

Marijuana, Alcohol, Spice


Immediate Alcohol Risks

The majority of teens don‘t know how much

alcohol constitutes ―a drink,‖ nor do they

know the definition of ―binge drinking.‖

The majority of teens who drink illicitly do

not keep track of how much they are

drinking.

The majority of teens do not know how to

recognize the symptoms of alcohol

poisoning.


Substance Use in Our Schools

In Washington state, one in four 8th graders

who report drinking in the past month

also report carrying a weapon, as compared

with 1 in 20 who did not drink.


Short-Term Alcohol Risks

Approximately 1 out of every 4 teens in the U.S. drank alcohol in the past 30 days.

About 80% of those were binge drinkers.

And about 25% were heavy drinkers, binge drinking on a regular to semi-regular basis.

Motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for people from age 15 -20 yrs old. 25% of teen deaths related to vehicles, involved alcohol.


Substance Use in Our Schools

Students in grades 8, 10 and 12 who report

recent alcohol use are more than twice

as likely to have been in a physical fight in

the past year than those who don't drink.


Short-Term Alcohol Risks

Three out of four (75%) of high school students

have consumed alcohol - a drink, not a few sips -

by the end of high school. (2005 Monitoring the Future)

More than 2/3rds of teens who try alcohol before

age 15 will try other illegal drugs.

Teens who drink are 22 times more likely to use

cannabis.

Teens who drink are 50 times more likely to use

cocaine.


Long-Term Alcohol Risks

Adults who first drank alcohol before age 21 are more likely to become alcoholics—the younger the age of ―first use,‖ the more likely that becomes:

Ages 17-20, one in ten develops

alcoholism.

Ages 14 -17, four out of ten.

Before age 14, odds are 50/50.


Cannabis is Addictive

Tolerance occurs fairly rapidly. First-time users may not get high, & sometimes sensitivity may initially increase. With continued use, smokers will need larger and larger amounts to get high.

Withdrawals kick in late and come on slowly. They include irritability, body aches, depression/apathy, inability to concentrate, tremors, sleep disturbance, sweating, appetite/digestive problems, craving.


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Cannabis as a ―Gateway‖ Drug

Youth who smoke cannabis by age 17 are

about 2 to 5 times more likely to become

harmfully involved with other drugs.

Cannabis users are more likely to be

offered other drugs, & more likely to

accept.


Synthetic Cannabinol ―Spice‖ ―Black Mamba‖ ―Genie‖ ―K2‖ etc.

Sold as an incense—currently legal.

Looks like oregano, smells like ―Glade‖—

this is inert plant matter sprayed with lab-

made chemicals similar to THC.

Five times more potent high.

Short-term risks include violent mood

swings and seizures—long-term risks are

unknown.Presentation by Andrea "Noble" Erickson, MA, CDP 2010

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RELATED TRENDS


Anxiety

Last year, the NIMH reported that

Anxiety Disorders surpassed Major

Depressive Disorder as the #1 mental

health problem in America, with the

highest percentage of victims being

adolescents and young adults.

The adolescent brain is just learning how

to identify emotions and how to cope

with them effectively.


Bullying/Harrassment

High school incidents show one to three

bullying incidents in the last month.

Half of all bullying incidents go

unreported.

282,000 students are physically attacked

in secondary schools each month.

One out of every 10 students who drops

out of school does so because of

repeated bullying.


Bullying is HERE

According to new bullying statistics these

are the five top worst states to live in to

avoid bullies in K thru12:

◦ #1 California

◦ #2 New York

◦ #3 Illinois

◦ #4 Pennsylvania

◦ #5 Washington


Suicide

In Washington state, 1 out of 4 high

school students have thought about

suicide within the last year.

In Washington, 1 out of 10 will attempt

suicide before leaving high school.

About 40% of teens report feeling

depressed most days of the year.


Self-Harm

An increasing number of teens use cutting

or burning as a way to manage stress.

Tips for self-harm and covering it up are

easily available on the internet.

Some youth view self-harm as an easy way

to make friends.


COMMUNITY

Take An Active Role


What You Should Know…

…about drug availability

―Parents who think their kids aren‘t using

are the one‘s whose kids usually are.‖

―People in college have everything!‖

―Even if you‘ve never used it, you can get

it within a day. Anything!‖

―Everyone knows who‘s using.‖


When Teens Were Asked:

When they use drugs most often, they reported it was between the hours of 3:00pm and 6:00pm.

Where they use tobacco, alcohol or other drugs, they said…

◦ #1 place ―in their own home‖ (20% reported)

◦ #2 place ―at their friend‘s home‖ (17% reported)

◦ #3 place ―in their community‖ (14% reported)

◦ #4 place ―in a car‖ (10% reported)

◦ #5 place ―at school‖ (4% reported)


Schools Have Influence

School environment has strong

influence on drug an alcohol use; the

adolescent brain is wired to accept and

conform more & more to peer influence.

If a student gets to age 21 without using

tobacco, alcohol or other drugs, he or she

probably never will.


Parents Have Influence

―Parents are the single most important influence on teens’ decisions to smoke, drink, or use drugs. Yet many parents do not fully understand the extent of their influence.‖

- National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse


Parents Have Influence

Talk to your kids about drugs! Kids whose parents regularly talk about drugs are nearly 50% less likely to use.

Adolescents (ages 12 to 17) who believe their parents would strongly disapprove of their using a particular substance were less likely to use it than were youths who believed their parents would somewhat disapprove or neither approve or disapprove.


Community Has Influence

Talk to your kids

Talk to other parents

Talk to professionals

Know your community resources

Keep up with the latest information

GET PEOPLE TALKING


Any Questions?

Thank you for coming!


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