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Because I got high . Team Members Adriana Martinez Kia Rodriguez Greta Pizarro Francisco Patino Reyna Ramirez.
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Team Members • Adriana Martinez • Kia Rodriguez • Greta Pizarro • Francisco Patino • Reyna Ramirez
Did you know America ranks the lowest in education but the highest in drug use? It's nice to be number one, but we can fix that. All we need to do is start the war on education.Leighann Lord http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x4Zy8EOo14&feature=related
Demographics Latino 36% African American 19% White 25% Asian 12% Male 63% Female 37% 10-12 years old 9% 13-15 years old 43% 16-18 years old 43% 19-21 years old 5%
Environment 38% have used 3 or more types of drugs
What are your beliefs about how drugs affect you?
Why do you use drugs?
Community Needs
We Need • To reach students at a younger age • To help Latino and white students become more aware of how drugs affect study habits and grades • To help our female students with stress at home and at school
STRONGER PREVENTION PROGRAMS • Tailored toward students who use drugs almost every day • Focused on 10-14 year olds • Random drug testing for “recruitment”
WORKSHOPS FOR 4TH-8TH GRADE TEACHERS • Inform about their student’s drug use • Strategies to identify drug users • Strategies to help students get help • Continuing support
SPEAKER AND THEN SOME • Motivational and emotional speaker • Move into small groups afterward • Group leader is trained to identify drug users • Follow-up strategy with identified students
Chosen Solution: Speaker and Then Some • Easily be tailored to 10-14 year olds • Small groups can identify users quickly • Presentation can be cultural and focused on social affects and study habits • Group leader can start by talking about school stress • Challenge: How to make sure students don’t realize what’s happening