Drug and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention

Supported byRepresentative Kurt Masser

Together we can save a life.

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How to Save a LifeThe Fray

Local Public Officials and Law Enforcement

Representative Kurt Masser

District Attorney Rebecca Warren

Danville Borough Chief Gill

Mahoning Township Chief Blee

Riverside BoroughChief Ramer

State Police (866-203-1170) Sergeant Dyroff & Sheriff

Gerringer

2011 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Report

Danville Area School District

Selected Statistics

Alcohol Cigarettes Marijuana Heroin Illicit drug (other than marijuana)

Prescription Drugs

41.1%

19.3%

8.6%

1.5%

7.6%

2.6%

23.5%

9.3%

5.6%

0.5%

5.0%

1.0%

Used substance at least once

Used substance in the last 30 days

2011 Usage Statistics of Danville Students in Grades 6-12

Cigarettes

3.2%

5.1%

0.5%

Students who smoke less than one a dayStudents who smoke 1-5 cigarettes a dayStudents who smoke a pack a day

Frequency of UsePast 30 Days

Alcohol Marijuana

16.6%

2.8%

4.6%

Students who used substance on 1 or 2 occasions

Students who used substance on 3 to 5 occasions

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10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

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50.0%

60.0%

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23.9%

65.0%

28.0%

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DASD Students and perceptions of “Great Risk” of

harm for use

AlcoholMarijuana

CocaineHallucinogens

Inhalants

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%45.8%

14.6%

1.5% 4.5%

2.5%

DASD Students Grades 6-12 Willingness to try the following

substances

10.9% of DASD 12th Graders report driving after

alcohol use

13.0% of DASD 12th Graders report driving after marijuana use

More teens die from

prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine

combined.

60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana

use as harmful.

Today’s marijuana is 5X stronger than

it was 20 years ago.

42% of people in the

U.S. have tried

marijuana at least once.

The average age of first

marijuana use is 14.

Marijuana emits a smell similar to skunks and has an "herbal" odor that resembles

burnt tea leaves.

Alcohol depresses the

brain and slows down its

ability to control the body and

the mind.

After drinking too much alcohol, your breathing or heart rate can reach

dangerously low levels or even stop.

Nearly 9 million

youths in the U.S.

report they have

consumed alcohol in

the past 30 days.

A child’s first use of alcohol is reported to

typically begin around age 12.

 By age 15, half of teens have had at

least one drink.

By age 18, more than

70% of teens have had at

least one drink.

Low energyBloodshot eyesLack of coordinationSlurred speech

PHYSICALSIGNS OFALCOHOL

ABUSE

Mood changesIrritabilityLow self-esteemDepression & lack of interest

EMOTIONAL

SIGNS OFALCOHOL

ABUSE

RED FLAGS________________________________________

If your child exhibits one or more of the following behaviors or moods, drugs may have become a part of

his or her life:

She’s withdrawn, depressed, tired, or careless about her personal

grooming.

She’s hostile, uncooperative, and frequently breaks curfews.

He’s hanging around with a new group of friends.

Her grades have slipped, and her school attendance is irregular.

He’s lost interest in hobbies, sports, and other favorite activities.

His eating and sleeping patterns have changed (awake at night and

sleeps during the day).

Her eyes are red-rimmed and her nose is runny but she doesn’t have allergies or a

cold.

Household money has been disappearing.

You have found any of the following in your home:

• Pipes

• Rolling papers

• Medicine bottles

• Eye drops

• Butane lighters

• Homemade pipes• Bongs (pipes made from soda cans or plastic beverage containers)

www.drugabuse.gov

www.dosomething.org

www.aacap.org

www.niaaa.nih.gov

Works Cited