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In order to gain a better understanding of the drug and alcohol issues that exist in the Rocky Point community, we sat with students from grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 to get their opinions!

Now we bring you…

THE OUTCOME

ROCKY POINT UFSD

STUDENT FORUM

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Are The IssuesWHAT

They Are Getting It &Using it

WHERE

This Presentation Will Show:

WHAT DID THE STUDENTS SAY???????

WHEN

They Are Using it

They Are Using it

We Can Help

WHY

HOW

WHOIs An Influence

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ARE THE BIGGESTISSUES?

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E-CIGARETTES = UNKNOWN

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IS THE PROBLEMWITH THIS?

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IS THE PROBLEMWITH THIS?

Teens feel Marijuana is “safe” because it’s a plant.

Teens filling Poland Springs bottles with Vodka.

Alcohol is more accepted by parents then smoking pot

“Weed isn’t as harmful as cigarettes”‐you only hear about people dying from them, not weed! 

“It’s not hard to get anything around here.”

“There is a big difference between drinking to get drunk & drinking socially. Half the kids drink to get drunk, the other half as part of a game or to just chill.”

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ARE THEY GETTING &

USING SUBSTANCES?

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The “PITS”“Power Lines”

The WoodsStudents’ houses and/or where ever

parents aren’t home

“Changes when parents/security

catches on”

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ARE THEY USING?

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• After School

• On weekends

• Parties (both with AND without parents permission)

• Community activities such as, Parades, festivals, etc.

• Marijuana – Several times a week or Daily

• Alcohol – Mostly weekends, maybe 1-2x during the week

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ARE THEY USING?

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What Do You Think?

• Bored

• Curiosity

• Trying to be cool

• Trying to fit in socially - “Fun”

• “They don’t care”

• Because they are stressed

• Experimentation / Peer Pressure

• Older kids influence them

• Enhances the experience – They like the experience

– “They try it, they like it, they keep doing it”

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What Do You Think?

• Feel like nothing bad is going to happen to them– Ignorance/invincible– Home life-no boundaries– “They get away with it”– Parents have no control/not respected

• Adults say no – So lets do it anyway– Control – “When a parent tell s you not to do it, you feel like

this is my life and my body and you want control over it”

• They think it’s what they are supposed to be doing at this age, because everyone else does it– “It’s part of growing up”

• Social Media – It is all you see & hear everywhere; every song & every movie makes it sound & look cool to use drugs or alcohol

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IS AN INFLUENCE?

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INFLUENCES

• Coaches (+)

• Older Siblings/Friends (+/-)

• Parents (+/-)

• Teachers (+/-)

• Local Businesses (-)

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CAN WE HELP?

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITES/PLACES NEEDED

MOVIE THEATRE OR DRIVE-IN

BOWLING ALLEY

MINI GOLF

DAVE & BUSTERS

YMCA

FUN PLACE TO GO TO DO THINGS (IN WALKING DISTANCE)

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SCHOOL SPONSOREDMovie Night w/ Projector (maybe on football field)

March Madness Basketball (Teachers vs. Students)

Sports Night

Ex-students come back & discuss experiences (NOT a fairytale ending)

More about Dangerous Driving/Texting

REWARD SYSTEM:

Open Campus (good grades/+ behavior)

Earned privileges

Celebrate student achievements

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HELP?

THINGS THAT

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• Small “focus groups” with speaker– Not a large assembly (feel like a lecture)

– Anonymous & confidential

• Something bad will have to happen to someone.

• Need someone NOT connected to the school where we can voice concerns.

• Conversations between parents & child regarding dangers/consequences of alcohol & drug use– Maybe a contract?