What are the odds in Wyoming?
IN GRADES 6 TO 8TH 15% OF THE CHILDREN USE MARIJUANA IN THE LAST YEAR 11% DEPEND ON OR ABUSE ILLICIT DRUGS OR ALCOHOL Families in the state of Wyoming would not think much about sending their 12 year-old daughter to school every day. The same could be said, but not with as much assurance, about their 15 year-old son. No danger in school. What could possibly be dangerous about school? The fact is that although Junior High and High Schools undoubtedly provide adequate safety for their students, there IS a risk that the child will be around people who use drugs. Well, what does it matter if there are 1-5 kids who do drugs in my child’s Junior High That’s no problem. She’s plays soccer. No one on her team uses drugs, Right Think again. Here are the shockingly true facts: FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-17 YEARS – 15% USED MARIJUANA IN LAST YEAR 11% DEPEND ON OR ABUSE ILLICIT DRUGS OR ALCOHOL This not only means that out of the 10 families you know (with children in the above range) 1-2
