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Teen Trends Increasing Awareness…we can’t fix what we don’t know.

Teen Trends Increasing Awareness…we can’t fix what we don’t know. Clothing…Music…Social Media How everyday things are connected to drugs/alcohol. Understanding what we see & hear. Clothes Music Social Media Drugs Alcohol Alcopops What can we do? And where do we start?.

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Teen Trends Increasing Awareness…we can’t fix what we don’t know.

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  1. Teen TrendsIncreasing Awareness…we can’t fix what we don’t know. Clothing…Music…Social Media How everyday things are connected to drugs/alcohol

  2. Understanding what we see & hear • Clothes • Music • Social Media • Drugs • Alcohol • Alcopops • What can we do? And where do we start?

  3. Clothes…whatthey say without you knowing • Many stores you see/use promote drug trade and culture. • Old Navy, Pacific Sunwear, Hastings, Journeys, Urban Outfitters, Spencers, Zumiez, Hot Topic, American Eagle • SeedleSs (Think green & grow yur mind) • SRH (Stoners Reeking Havoc) • DGK (Dirty Ghetto Kids) • Kush • JBD (Jerome Baker Design) • Juggalos

  4. Clothes continued • Stash Packs

  5. Clothes continued • Diversion Safes

  6. Music…whatare our kids listening to? • Many songs on the radio promote drug use. • “Like a G6” by Far East Movement (bottles, slizzard, marijuana) • “Black & Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa (pills, marijuana, drinking) • “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse • “Insane in the Brain” by Cypress Hill • “Smoke that cushe” by Lil’ Wayne • Other bands to look for: Kottenmouth Kings, Insane Clown Posse, Taylor Gang, Twiztid, Snoop Dog, Soopa Villainz

  7. Social Media…theimportant role it plays • “For all you heavy drinkers, or individuals desperately in need of a college keg party conversation starter – we present this recycled steel, combo belt buckle and bottle opener.”—Ad line for belt buckle with bottle opener • “Good shoe for Skateboarding or everyday walking and wear. One thing that is great is that it has a Stash Pocket and are very comfortable and sturdy.”—Ad line for DVS Shoes • “Drink one of these and you won’t remember Sh!t.”—Ad line for a popular alcopop. • Musicians • Movies • Video Games • TV • Internet • Advertising

  8. Drugs… • Bath Salts--Make no mistake: These are not bath salts like those you would use in your bath. Marketing them as bath salts and labeling them 'not for human consumption,' they have been able to avoid them being specifically enumerated as illegal . A drug test will pick up MDPV and 5 strands of the drug, but the only way we know if someone has used bath salts specifically is if they tell you they have. They snort it, shoot it, mix it with food and drink. • Slang—Bliss, Snow Blow • 9/13/11 Update: The DEA emergency ban will take effect in 30 days and will make it illegal to possess or sell mephedrone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and methylone -- all key ingredients for "bath salts" -- or any products which contain the chemicals for one year while the DEA works with the Department of Health and Human Services to "further study whether these chemicals should be permanently controlled."

  9. Drugs…continued • Spice • Synthetic marijuana that is still legal in Montana. Signs of Spice abuse include but are not limited to: lack of eye convergence, rigid muscle tone and vomiting. • Ecstasy • Pills are coming in many different forms targeted for our youth…Hello Kitty, Garfield, Snoopy, Dragonflies, Dolphins, Obama etc. • Marijuana • Nationally~higher rate of illegal marijuana use among youth is medical marijuana state. • What does 420 mean to you?

  10. Drugs…continued • New Tobacco Products • Cough Medicine Abuse aka: Sizzurp • Slizzard: Drunk off cough syrup • Slang: Purple drank, drank, lean, purple lean, triple C, robotippin, orange crush…

  11. Alcohol… • 4X more likely to be alcohol dependent if start drinking before age 21 (fact is based on research showing how alcohol affects the brain-specifically the frontal lobe) • Underage drinkers are 20% of the market • Average age of first drink is 13…we need to start education/prevention at age 11 or before • Popular drinking games: Flip Cup and Beer Pong • What is “Binge Drinking”? • Men=5 drinks per 2 hour period • Women=4 drinks per 2 hour period

  12. Alcopops… • Popular beverages such as: Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice • Energy drinks with alcohol are very popular with youth right now. They cost less, produce a “different” drunk, and are easier to get. Caffeine + Alcohol. • Common brands are: Charge, Sparks, Tilt, Blast, Joose, Core and Four Loko. (Four Loko was also called “liquid cocaine” as it contained the caffeine of energy drinks mixed with 12% alcohol. Due to its death toll the FDA regulated the beverage and it will no longer contain caffeine.)

  13. What can we do?? 200,000 adolescents visit the ER per year due to drug/alcohol use. • Change the way people start thinking • Social media • Perceptions • Youth copy adults… • Prevention (and prevention groups) • Zero tolerance with consistency • Put a limit/lock on social network sites • Call center for kids

  14. Websites & References…morehelp • Officer Jermaine Galloway—www.tallcopsaysstop.com • www.samhsa.gov • Google searches and images • Dancesafe.org • Erowid.org • Bluelight.ru • Urbandictionary.com • Lyricsmania.com • Wikipedia • Drugfree.org

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