What's wrong with Marijuana?

In January, 2015 students at Pulaski High School took the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). 11.1 % of PHS students surveyed had used Marijuana in the 30 days prior to taking the survey, in the state of Wisconsin based on the YRBS 17 % of students had reported smoking marijuana 30 days prior to taking the survey. 19.8% of PHS students have reported having tried Marijuana, and 5% of those students tried it before the age of 13.  Many students will argue that there isn't anything wrong with smoking marijuana; and with some states legalizing it, the dangers of smoking marijuana are minimized in the eyes of a lot of people. Get informed about Marijuana by reading the following article: http://www.addiction.com/4177/marijuana-and-teenage-brains/

The Dangers of Marijuana and Teenage 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.