Hershey

Upcoming sessions of Drugs 101 to focus on dangers of addiction

HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State Children’s Hospital will present two upcoming “Drugs 101” sessions, designed to educate parents and teens about the dangers of addiction:

  • From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, at Central Dauphin Middle School (Register here)
  • From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.On Wednesday, May 11, at Cumberland Valley High School (Register here)

Both events are free and open to all parents and teenagers.

Parents will participate in the “Drugs 101: Parents Need to Know” presentation, which is designed to educate them about the various forms of drugs and the peer pressures students face to use them. Those who attend can also learn about synthetic drugs that kids are inhaling as early as elementary school, which can’t always be detected on drug tests. They’ll learn how the addictive personality works, how even a brief experimentation with drugs can affect the brain and what resources exist in the community to help.

Teens will participate in a roundtable discussion and demonstrations designed to share with them the realities of living with addiction. They will spend 10 minutes at each of about a dozen tables learning about everything from rehab options and addicted babies to probation and parole. Participants will get a card stamped at each station and enter the completed cards in a drawing for a door prize.

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Josiah and Bessie Kline Foundation.

Last Updated April 5, 2016