Despite prevention education programs, drugs and alcohol are still showing up at school in the hands of young children.
You don’t need to live in the big city to know that drugs are a problem, but most of us thought third graders were still safe from temptation for at least a few more years. Not so according to a recent story from Pennsylvania where an eight-year-old boy headed to school with dozens of packets thought to contain heroin.
School officials say the kid wasn’t just “holding,” he was handing the packets out to fellow students in his third grade class. The incident happened in a small town near Pittsburgh, where investigators say they recovered approximately 60 folded packs they believe to contain heroin. As if that weren’t bad enough, 18 more open packets were found in the classroom garbage. No arrests have been made, but Allegheny County Children-Youth and Family service was contacted, and the school has promised to take “swift and appropriate disciplinary action in this case to ensure the continued safety of all children.” (more…)
After a decade-long decline, teen drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise once again.
Prescription misuse among teens is on the rise as drugs are readily available and kids share among their friends. 