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Do you know the facts about adolescent drug abuse? According to the YRBS (Youth Risk Behavioral Survey) completed in 2013 by high schools in the Souhegan Valley area (includes Hollis/Brookline, Milford, Souhegan, and Wilton/Lyndeboro students):
- Over 20% of 12th grade of students self reported using prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription (17.2% of 11th grade students report the same).
- Over 21% of high school students do not think it is wrong to take a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription.
- And 36% do not believe they are at great risk of harming themselves if they take a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription.
- Over 3% of 11th grade students have reported using heroin one or more times in their life (over 69 students).
Understanding what drugs kids are abusing, the signs of abuse and the risks they take when they do is an important step to protecting your child from danger.
Join us for a special showing of The Hungry Heart, an intimate look at the often hidden world of prescription drug addiction through the world of Vermont Pediatrician Fred Holmes who works with patients struggling with this disease. A panel discussion immediately follows the film.
Where
The Amato Center for the Performing Arts56 Mont Vernon Street
Milford, NH 03055
Doors open at 6:15 pm. The film will start at 6:30 pm
Be informed. Become part of the solution.
This event sponsored by St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Milford Rotary Club, Hollis Brookline High School PTSA, Crossway Christian Church, and the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley
Contact
Where
The Amato Center for the Performing Arts56 Mont Vernon Street
Milford, NH 03055
