1. Drugs/Alcohol at the Middle School Age By: Shannon Baer, Stephanie Thomas, Katie LaBorence, Jemimah Kim

2. Overview:  Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey of 2011  6,059 middle school students participated in the survey  Results show how students who use drugs illegally are affected  Helps schools, parents, and the community know areas to focus on

3. Students’ Perspective: Lifetime Use

4. Students’ Perspective: Uses in the Past 30 days

5. Overview: Students’ Perspective  Behavior  Using drugs and/or alcohol can:  Affect mood and thinking  Hurt others/damage relationships  Harm body now and later on  Become addicted  Young Adolescents who use drugs and alcohol become more likely to go through depression  According the Florida survey, few students thought doing drugs/drinking alcohol would make them “cool” to their peers.

6. Overview: School’s Perspective  In 2011, 5.9% of Florida middle school students surveyed said they have been drunk or high at school in the past year.  Affects social, physical, emotional behaviors, as well as educational performance.  Teachers and administration need to know the real facts on drug/alcohol uses

7. Overview: School’s Perspective  Schools need to actively engage students in programs  Drug free  Athletics  Scholastic

8. Overview: Parents’ Perspective  “My kid would never do that.”  Research shows that there is a mismatch of results  Same parents who say their kid does not use drugs/alcohol report that 40-60% of the age group uses  Parents need to be aware of the statistics  Able to talk with their child  Able to know signs/symptoms of drugs/alcohol

9. Overview: Parents’ Perspective  Parents need to be active in the life of their young adolescent.  Give them respect and show they are cared about  Talk about drugs and alcohol  Have an authoritative parenting style

10. Community Involvement

11. Ginger Katz  Renowned drug addiction speaker and author  5 point audience specific presentation  Payment through donations raised  Eich’s Sporting Goods involvement

12. Local businesses Eich’s Sporting Goods  Shirts  Buttons Bailey’s Printing  Pamphlets  Posters

13. Poster photos

15. National drug use amongst teens

16. State drug use amongst teens

17. Chicago MS drug use

18. Local police  Introduction of drug issues in community before parent presentation  Involvement in advisory programs

19. Counselors and social workers  Provide quick debriefing speech after presentation  Provide additional services to those students or community members greatly adversely affected by presentation

20. Advisory

21. Advisory - Rationale - Role of the teacher/advisor - Scheduling advisory time - Activities during advisory Website: morgan-advisory.weebly.com

22. Rationale  Positive self-esteem  Logical decision making  Experimentation and self control  Issues that affects lives both in and outside of school  Role models  Resources

23. Role of the teacher  Encourage parents to be fully involved  Know each advisee individually  Gain trust and be a good role model

24. Activities  Journaling  Guest Speakers  Discussion  Interactive Activities/Games  Reading  Watching Clips  Group Work  PSA Project

25. Teacher Role

26.  A 7 th grade student of yours comes in smelling like alcohol for the third day in a row. You have no proof that he/she has been drinking except for the scent on their breath. As a teacher how would you handle this situation?

27. Teacher Role  As soon as all of your students take their seats and class is about to begin you notice a pipe has fallen out of a student’s backpack when they took out their notebook. What would be the best way to handle this situation without making a scene in front of the entire class? Who should you inform?

28. Teacher Role  During a passing period while walking in the hallways you over hear a couple students trying to peer pressure another student into drinking and smoking with them after school. Without embarrassing the student what do you think would be the appropriate way to handle this situation would be as a teacher of the school?

29. Teacher Role  Responsibility and Alcohol: Teaching Responsible Decisions about Alcohol and Its Use for Those who chose the Drink -Underage Drinking -Extracurricular activities -Be aware that it is still happening and try and educate your students without lecturing them about the issue. -Teach them about responsibility and choosing what is best for their life. Engs, R. (1981). Responsibility and alcohol: teaching responsible decisions about alcohol and its use for those who chose to drink. Health Education, 20-22. Retrieved from: "http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/resp1.html"

30. Teacher Role  School-based education for drug prevention  Teaching Strategies: -Interactive and active learning -Your role as the teacher -Help them with decision making United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2002). Schools School-based education for drug abuse prevention. In Schools School-based education for drug abuse prevention (pp. 1-82). New York: United Nations Publications. Retrieved from: "http://www.unodc.org/pdf/youthnet/handbook_school_english.pdf"

31. Teacher Role  What do you do if a student comes to you for help? http://www.nacoa.org/pdfs/EDkit_web_06.pdf  On page 11 and 12 there are a list of DO’s and DONTS that can be very helpful when a student comes to you for help. Some of the do’s is to make sure you follow through, the student needs to know that they can count of you! Also be sensitive and don’t act uncomfortable. This would be a good reference for those of you that don’t know where to start is a student reaches out to you for help. (2001). Children of Alcoholics: A Kit for Educators. In Children of Alcoholics: A Kit for Educators(pp. 1-33). Rockville, Maryland: National Association for Children of Alcoholics. Retrieved from: http://www.nacoa.org/pdfs/EDkit_web_06.pdf

32. Teacher Role  Lesson Plan Ideas!  If drugs and alcohol become a big issue for you as the teacher or your team of teachers and you can find time to fit in an extra lesson plan or two there are many lesson plan ideas for middle school students! Here are a few listed: -The Myth of “Medical Marijuana” -Marijuana Facts: Breaking Down the Myths -Real Questions, Real Answers -Teen Science-Investigators Heads up lesson plans and printables. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://headsup.scholastic.com/index.php/articles/lesson-plans-and-printables/