Getting Smart About Teen Medicine Abuse

                 Watch this three minute video to learn more about a common medicine that                       more and more teens are turning to.

It's Not Too Early to Talk About Drinking With Your Child

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT ALCOHOL AND UNDERAGE DRINKING

Prescription Drug Abuse Affects our Teens

According to the 2015 Pulaski High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey 15% of PHS students have reported taking a prescription drug without a doctors prescription, 8% of the students reported doing this 30 days prior to taking the survey.  7% of PHS students reported taking an over-the-counter drug to get high.  To learn more about Prescription Drug Abuse, watch this short video.

Marijuana Use and Teens

Did You Know Marijuana Use in Teens Can Decrease Verbal IQ?

Read this article (click on link below) to gain information on how alcohol, and other drugs can affect the brain, and why teenagers are more susceptible.

Why Teens are Impulsive, Addiction Prone and Should Protect Their Brains

Alcohol...Let's Start Talking About It!

According to the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) taken by Pulaski High School Students:

• 32.2 % of students reported drinking alcohol during the 30 days before the survey was given.
• 16.9 % of students reported having had 5 or more drinks (binge drinking) during the 30 days before the survey was given.
• 59.9 % of the students reported that they feel their parents think drinking alcohol at least 2x/month is wrong or very wrong.

Excessive alcohol consumption is the 3rd leading cause of preventable death in the United States.