Arlington Has A Drug Problem - From Middle School to High School to Our Community at Large

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At last week's meeting the Prosecutor for the Office of the Commonwealth Attorneys/Arlington gave some staggering statistics. I'm trying to find them online, but haven't located them yet.

She started by saying that she is in charge of reviewing all autopsy records and she started to notice a significant increase in deaths due to drug overdoses. They then began to put the stats together and I believe she said that deaths due to drug overdoses had increased by 400%.

The stats she read off were just shocking. Does anyone have the stats?

This is from the chief of police on the livestream:

350% increase in 2 years of overdoses.
450% increase in 2 year of non-fatal overdoses.

Spread throughout the county - north and south, ages 16-67.

Anything specific to the schools?

I haven't listened to the whole thing. The Commonwealth's Attorney mentioned WMS incident was buying LSD on the darkweb and then bringing it to school and doing hits in the bathroom. Kenmore example was an overdose on Xanax. Kids at Wakefield - athletes testing positive for LSD. Doors off on bathrooms at Yorktown to stop vaping and buying and selling of marijuana.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no test for LSD, except maybe a hair test and there's no way that was done on the athletes. If the Commonwealth's Attorney really made this statement, they're being irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At last week's meeting the Prosecutor for the Office of the Commonwealth Attorneys/Arlington gave some staggering statistics. I'm trying to find them online, but haven't located them yet.

She started by saying that she is in charge of reviewing all autopsy records and she started to notice a significant increase in deaths due to drug overdoses. They then began to put the stats together and I believe she said that deaths due to drug overdoses had increased by 400%.

The stats she read off were just shocking. Does anyone have the stats?

This is from the chief of police on the livestream:

350% increase in 2 years of overdoses.
450% increase in 2 year of non-fatal overdoses.

Spread throughout the county - north and south, ages 16-67.

Anything specific to the schools?

I haven't listened to the whole thing. The Commonwealth's Attorney mentioned WMS incident was buying LSD on the darkweb and then bringing it to school and doing hits in the bathroom. Kenmore example was an overdose on Xanax. Kids at Wakefield - athletes testing positive for LSD. Doors off on bathrooms at Yorktown to stop vaping and buying and selling of marijuana.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no test for LSD, except maybe a hair test and there's no way that was done on the athletes. If the Commonwealth's Attorney really made this statement, they're being irresponsible.

PP here. Okay, I looked it up a little more. You actually can test for LSD (blood/ urine) but it's not a standard drug screen and it's expensive. I'm skeptical that this test was run on multiple athletes at Wakefield or anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Yorktown parents grasping for anything. Sorry guys, but this is y’alls problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown parents grasping for anything. Sorry guys, but this is y’alls problem.

To their dying breath: defend, defend, defend---deny, deny, deny.

The kids obviously think nothing of consequences which leads me to believe there never was discipline or consequences in these households. Busy, old, lazy parents---that just let them on electronics and never followed up on anything. Their kids could snow them all of the time.

The strictest/best parents I know---were usually the worst offenders because you cant' fool them. Been there.Done it.

I was scared sh*tless of what my dad would do if I was caught doing 1/4 of this stuff. Yes--I had my instances---but it is DAMN ballsy to be doing this IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT at 1:30 pm on a Saturday afternoon---where neighbors, parents, etc know you....,not to mention you are dumb as sh*t and entitled to think you can do THIS AND NOT GET CAUGHT. Christ---we knew about open containers, DIPs, etc.

Not only are the ballsy, entitled and arrogant---but they are stupid as well.

The only way a kid is doing this is he knows nothing is going to happen to him at home. An empty threat to take away the iphone 8 that just get him which he will have back in his hand before the weekend is up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yorktown parents grasping for anything. Sorry guys, but this is y’alls problem.

To their dying breath: defend, defend, defend---deny, deny, deny.

The kids obviously think nothing of consequences which leads me to believe there never was discipline or consequences in these households. Busy, old, lazy parents---that just let them on electronics and never followed up on anything. Their kids could snow them all of the time.

The strictest/best parents I know---were usually the worst offenders because you cant' fool them. Been there.Done it.

I was scared sh*tless of what my dad would do if I was caught doing 1/4 of this stuff. Yes--I had my instances---but it is DAMN ballsy to be doing this IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT at 1:30 pm on a Saturday afternoon---where neighbors, parents, etc know you....,not to mention you are dumb as sh*t and entitled to think you can do THIS AND NOT GET CAUGHT. Christ---we knew about open containers, DIPs, etc.

Not only are the ballsy, entitled and arrogant---but they are stupid as well.

The only way a kid is doing this is he knows nothing is going to happen to him at home. An empty threat to take away the iphone 8 that just get him which he will have back in his hand before the weekend is up.

A very small portion of the Yorktown student body was involved, so I'm not sure why you're projecting this incident onto the entire student body and their parents. Unless, of course, you're prepared to accept personal responsibility for every instance of substance abuse that happens in your own kids' schools.

[Anonymous]

“THOSE people have a problem” is just another form of denial if you have kids in MS or HS in this area. Or pretty much anywhere in America.

[Anonymous]

Until YOU PEOPLE come to grips with the cultural issues at Yorktown, this will be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At last week's meeting the Prosecutor for the Office of the Commonwealth Attorneys/Arlington gave some staggering statistics. I'm trying to find them online, but haven't located them yet.

She started by saying that she is in charge of reviewing all autopsy records and she started to notice a significant increase in deaths due to drug overdoses. They then began to put the stats together and I believe she said that deaths due to drug overdoses had increased by 400%.

The stats she read off were just shocking. Does anyone have the stats?

This is from the chief of police on the livestream:

350% increase in 2 years of overdoses.
450% increase in 2 year of non-fatal overdoses.

Spread throughout the county - north and south, ages 16-67.

What were the base numbers? 350% sounds alarming but it could be 2 to 9 for all we know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Until YOU PEOPLE come to grips with the cultural issues at Yorktown, this will be a problem.

You seem really angry about something that doesn't affect you and your children. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until YOU PEOPLE come to grips with the cultural issues at Yorktown, this will be a problem.

You seem really angry about something that doesn't affect you and your children. Why is that?

Just sad for your kids. You people make me sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until YOU PEOPLE come to grips with the cultural issues at Yorktown, this will be a problem.

You seem really angry about something that doesn't affect you and your children. Why is that?

Just sad for your kids. You people make me sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At last week's meeting the Prosecutor for the Office of the Commonwealth Attorneys/Arlington gave some staggering statistics. I'm trying to find them online, but haven't located them yet.

She started by saying that she is in charge of reviewing all autopsy records and she started to notice a significant increase in deaths due to drug overdoses. They then began to put the stats together and I believe she said that deaths due to drug overdoses had increased by 400%.

The stats she read off were just shocking. Does anyone have the stats?

This is from the chief of police on the livestream:

350% increase in 2 years of overdoses.
450% increase in 2 year of non-fatal overdoses.

Spread throughout the county - north and south, ages 16-67.

What were the base numbers? 350% sounds alarming but it could be 2 to 9 for all we know.

I am the one who posted those statistics. He didn't give the numbers. Just that they had seen an increase and were concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At last week's meeting the Prosecutor for the Office of the Commonwealth Attorneys/Arlington gave some staggering statistics. I'm trying to find them online, but haven't located them yet.

She started by saying that she is in charge of reviewing all autopsy records and she started to notice a significant increase in deaths due to drug overdoses. They then began to put the stats together and I believe she said that deaths due to drug overdoses had increased by 400%.

The stats she read off were just shocking. Does anyone have the stats?

This is from the chief of police on the livestream:

350% increase in 2 years of overdoses.
450% increase in 2 year of non-fatal overdoses.

Spread throughout the county - north and south, ages 16-67.

What were the base numbers? 350% sounds alarming but it could be 2 to 9 for all we know.

I am the one who posted those statistics. He didn't give the numbers. Just that they had seen an increase and were concerned.

These numbers ARE alarming. These numbers is what lead the Commonwealth attorneys office to have community forum for the Arlington community.

She said, "About a year ago I saw more and more accidental overdose and increase in overdoses non-fatal."

The prosecutors, enforcement agencies are telling Arlington families to wake up before there are more overdoses.

"90 percent who were arrested were prescribed drugs legally."

[Anonymous]

Every ARLINGTON parent should watch the "Arlington Has a Drug Problem" video and then come up with ideas to help our children. If we don't come together the overdoses will only increase - it doesn't matter which school your child attend - stop pointing fingers - the drug issue is a countywide problem.

https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonVA/videos/10155041633002776/

The prosecutor mentioned that this first meeting is just the start of talking about drugs in Arlington. We need to brainstorm to help our children:

1) Schools need to implement more anti-drugs education.
2) Law enforcement needs to implement more anti-drugs programs.
3) PARENTs need to help their schools and law enforcement with anti-drug messages.

Perhaps children at a certain grade should visit Arlington's Drug Court to see the real consequences...
Perhaps children should meet with children drug overdose survivors...

LET'S come up with some ideas and support or schools and law enforcement efforts!!

[Anonymous]

Arlington County Drug Treatment COURT

https://courts.arlingtonva.us/circuit-court/drug-court-program/

"Drug Court is held 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. every Thursday in courtroom 10B in the Arlington County Circuit Court.The drug court docket is open to the public, and the drug court team encourages family members, community members, and members of the public are encouraged to observe the drug court program in its operations."