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Updated: 9:42 PM Aug 28, 2008
Helping Boone County Youngsters Avoid Drugs
Parents of teens and even those "tweens" know peer pressure is everywhere. When it comes to talking to kids about drugs and alcohol, you just have to hope your message is loud and clear.
Posted: 9:40 PM Aug 28, 2008Reporter: Amanda Barren Email Address: amanda.barren@wsaz.com |
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BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Parents of teens and even those "tweens" know peer pressure is everywhere.
When it comes to talking to kids about drugs and alcohol, you just have to hope your message is loud and clear.
Eric Price plays center for Scott High School's football team, so there is pressure to play well. But the pressures that he and other teens feel daily are likely greater than those on the gridiron.
Now, Boone County middle and high schools have drug-testing kits -- all a parent has to do is ask. There is also a saliva-based alcohol test available. The tests are approved by the FDA and similar to what some people might have at their workplaces.
The project is available at no cost to taxpayers. It is being funded with drug-forfeiture money, as well as with funds from the concealed weapons fund and private donations.
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I agree with Cheri's comments. I believe the Sheriff and Board of Ed. are leading the way and "starting to bring good things to Boone Co."
Congratulations to the Board of Ed and the Sheriff for their efforts to stop a systemic problem. If only the parents would start Drug Ed at home and care enough to snoop. Seems to me, as a lifelone Boone Countian, most citizenry don't want to get involved, but are very quick to blame the sheriff and his deputies. More shame to the County Commissioners for failing to fund law enforcement realistically as well as other important projects. Kids in our county do not have nearly enough positive activities to choose from and so the lure of drugs is somewhat understandable. ABA 2010
If drugs stop in Boone county, how will the local economy survive?
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