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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I often chime in to some of these posts about kids and drugs.  I am a parent of a child in recovery.  They are just like all your kids -yes, it is your kid.

The county and the school system is not prepared for this epidemic that has started.  When our child was in crisis we called the crisis center and met with them, she was then sent to the ER and then sent to the mental health unit and then released after a 15 minute meeting with a doctor after a weekend stay.  The doctors are not there on weekends so it is techs watching the kids making sure they don't hurt themselves or use substances.

After being released and back at school the use continued.  The school staff-teachers, security, and counselors are not trained to deal with this, it is all talk and they take minimal training.  I have taken the Narcan training and it is a 30 minute course, it is great and i hope all of you take it and carry it.

Getting treatment is a joke, insurance is a hassle and congress won't act on it, mental health treatment is also a joke and you spend so much time seeking the proper treatment.

Then yo have to battle the passing of recreation use of substances and their mentality is, it is legal now so.... The thing is the black market is never going to go away, kids will always have dealers and this is a huge issue that I am sure the tax money hungry politicians didn't think about.

I really am sorry for that parent in the video as well as the Whitman parents form last year.  We are fortunate that our child was able to receive treatment and is doing much better.

This nice PR message form the schools is just that.  They are not equipped to handle things and this is just putting parents on notice that this problem is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

This is also true for private schools,  In the unit at the hospital, it was a 50/50 split between public and private kids, all the same story.  Get treatment, MCPS and Montgomery County, get your act together.  You can' wash your hands of it.  
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God bless you and your family. I'm so sorry our system, MCPS, MCPD and our health systems have completely failed you. This is beyond sad.[/quote]

MCPS is not a rehab facility. It provides public education. You are right these are big issues that fall outside of the school system. [/quote]

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