Community Prevention Specialist Brisa Sanchez tells a group of parents how to identify signs of drug use in their children at Healthy Youth, Healthy Families at Royal Intermediate School June 8. A recreation of a teenager’s bedroom serves to illustrate the possible ways kids might hide or disguise drug use at home.
June 13, 2023
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Royal parents learn to identify drug risk factors
ROYAL CITY — Between 20 and 30 people gathered at Royal Intermediate School June 8 for Healthy Youth, Healthy Families. The bilingual event, sponsored by Educational Service District 105, among other organizations, was designed to help families identify signs of substance abuse in youth. “My demographic right now is particularly 10- to 13-year-olds,” said Ariana Martinez, a student assistance professional for ESD 105 attached to the Royal School District. “They're the ones kind of keeping up with the Tik Tok trends, whether that's using tampons to get drunk, putting them in alcohol, or challenges (to see) who can show up the highest at school and not get caught.” ...