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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course I know there are always drugs.  But sounds like rampant pot smoking in high schools plus several overdosing stories occurring at school.  What’s going on?  Same problem as we have had for decades or is it worse?[/quote]
You need some more nuance in your question. Is the [u]pot[/u] problem as bad as it sounds? No. Kids have been smoking pot in HS for decades. I'm hopeful that the legalization of pot will stop the dealing and relegate pot to just an issue of students being impaired, similar to drinking.

Is the [u]fentanyl/opiod[/u] problem as bad as it sounds? Not yet, but that is why they are sounding the alarm bells. If you heard fatalities went up by 120% last year, recognize that actual numbers went from 5 to 11 fatalities. Not good, but percentages make it seem worse. However, the increasing overdoses combined with another death last week have made it urgent to work to educate parents and the community about the problem. Teens are curious. They don't have to be into drugs to make a poor choice one time and try a pill that ends up killing them. And even if you are sure your kid would never do that, they are affected when a classmate does, and then dies. As a community, we need to understand that it is an urgent problem and educate our teens about the problem and also how to support their peers to not get involved with drugs.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXH8By4NFQ[/youtube][/quote]

This is just wrong. We’re not talking about kids smoking joints like in the 60s and 70s and when we were teens. We’re talking about high-concentration, often adulterated THC carts that are very easy to hide. Vaping is dangerous. Sorry to burst your bubble, PP.

As for fentanyl, ask any parent whose kid has died of an overdose. You probably know one. Everyone does now.[/quote]

There have always been serious issues with drugs and alcohol and it changes each decade or so.  What do you want MCPS to do?  They aren't allowed to search the kids stuff upon entry?[/quote]

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