Each week we will highlight a different drug. This week is PURPLE DRANK. This is a beverage made by mixing soda, candy and codeine with promethazine (prescription cough syrup). They have powerful affects on the mind and body. Rappers and hip-hop artists have helped to popularize this dangerous mix by promoting it in their music …
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Need a place for your kids to go on early release days that is safe and fun? Check this out: Early Release December 18
Caffeine energy drinks ‘intensify heart contractions’ Energy drinks packed with caffeine can change the way the heart beats, researchers warn. The team from the University of Bonn in Germany imaged the hearts of 17 people an hour after they had an energy drink. The study showed contractions were more forceful after the drink. The team …
HAVE FUN AT MEMORIAL PARK ICE RINK The Memorial Park ice rink and warming house is scheduled to open December 20, 2013 – February 18, 2014. The warming house is open daily from 12 P.M. – 8 P.M. during winter break but closed Christmas day and has a shortened schedule on Christmas Eve. Weekend hours …
It’s time for the Y’s Second Saturday. The theme for this Saturday, the 14th, is UGLY SWEATER PARTY! Cost is $2 but financial assistance is available. If you don’t have an ugly sweater, they’ll have supplies to make your very own.
130 people responded to some questions about their perceptions around underage drinking. See what everyone is saying…..SURVEY RESULTS OF COMMUNITY PERCEPTION
The Y is offering a Kids Holiday Camp. Check out the details: DOC (2)
www.parentsempowered.org has a great site with lots of tips to try and help keep your kids drug free. Check out their “text your child” program. Lots of cool messages and visuals. Here is the site: http://www.parentsempowered.org/text
Spice, bath salts, K2, herbal incense, potpourri… Along with legal prescription drugs, synthetic drugs are often mistakenly viewed by teens as safe because they are not prohibited by law. They appear on gas station counters and in head shops, giving the impression they are legal, danger-free alternatives to better-known drugs like marijuana, LSD and other …
