Drug Awareness

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We are dedicated to preventing drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse on and off campus.

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• 90% of all adults with drug or alcohol problems started using before the age of 18 and half before 15.

• Up to 50% of all felony prosecutions in Kern County include methamphetamine offenses.

• Approx 42% of substance abuse treatment admissions are for meth related disorders.

• Parents are the most effective resource in preventing and reducing substance use.

Drug Facts

The Facts

Vaping Facts

• E-cigarettes entered the U.S. marketplace around 2007 and since 2014, they have been the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S youth.
  

• The two most common types of e-cigarettes used by youth are prefilled pods or cartridges and disposables.
  

• About 3.6 million U.S. youth reported current e-cigarette use in 2020.
  

• In 2020 more than 3.6 million youth, including 1 in 5 high school students currently use e-cigarettes daily.
  

Risk Factors

• Lack of purpose
  
• Boredom
  
• Ease their pain
  
• Peer pressure
• Low grades or fear of failure
• Victim of bullying or cyberbullying
• Low self-esteem
• Permissive parenting
• Living around others that use
• Lack of knowlede of substance use risks.
  

• Nicotine is extremely poisonous.
• A lethal dose for an average adult is 30-60 mg of nicotine (a drop of pure nicotine in liquid form) and as small as 10 mg in children.

• Using nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.

Vaping & Tobacco

The Risk

marijuana

• Deaths from drug overdoses rose nearly 30% to the highest overdose deaths ever recorded, 93,000 in 2020.
• According to the Kern County Coroner's Office there was more than a 30% increase in overdose deaths between 2020-2021.
• As of November 16, 2021, the Kern County Coroner’s Division reports that out of 201 drug overdoses in 2021, 40 were due to Fentanyl and 161 were other substances mixed with Fentanyl. 6 deaths were minors.

The Success

Students

Factors that contribute to substance-free students:

• High self-esteem
  
• Positive coping and problem solving skills .
  
• Engagement and connections in school, with peers, sports, clubs and other school-based activities.
  
• Future Orientation/goals.
  
• Positive staff interaction and support on campus.
• Awareness of risk factors, dangers of substance use and resources available.

Parents & Family

Home factors that contribute to substance-free students:

• Open communication.
  
• Engagement and connections to the school activies your student is involved in.
  
• Encouragement and positive reinforcement.
• Lead by example.
• Awareness of risk factors, dangers of substance use and resources available.

Staff

Factors that contribute to substance-free students:

• Encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  
• Linkage to supportive services on campus.
• Open communication with parent and student.
• Awareness of risk factors, dangers of substance use and resources available.

Foothill offers a variety of support on campus. There are several ways to access support, scan the QR code below, call the school or speak with any staff member to get in touch with our Intervention team today.

The Support

Ben Page, SUDCC

Substance Abuse Specialist

Ben_Page@kernhigh.org

(661) 746-4961 Ext. 76501

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Wesley Davis ,

Interventionist

Located in Counseling

Stephanie Holmes

School Social Worker

Located in Counseling