We eat mushrooms for dinner, how are magic mushrooms different?
Magic mushrooms contain hallucinogenic compounds which can cause a person to see images, hear sounds, and feel sensations that seem real but do not exist. Learn more.
Parents, The Anti-Drug website reports that more teens start using marijuana, cigarettes and alcohol for the first time during the spring and summer months. So this is a good time to step up your prevention efforts.
My friends are using “study drugs”, can they help me improve my grades too?
Some students hear that Adderall can can help them focus and perform academically, and think of it as a ‘study drug.’ Many teens and young adults are under the mistaken impression that because prescription stimulants such as Adderall came from a doctor that they are safe or safer than ‘street drugs.’ Learn more.
“Marijuana is addicting, has adverse effects upon the adolescent brain, is a risk for both cardio-respiratory disease and testicular cancer, and is associated with both psychiatric illness and negative social outcomes.” (American College of Pediatricians, 2015). Learn more.
What is “popcorn lung”?
The latest trend in smoking has been e-cigarettes and vaping… turns out they can cause a terrible disease called “popcorn lung”. Learn more.
Every day, 2,000 teenagers use a prescription drug to get high for the first time. It can be as easy as opening a cupboard, drawer or medicine cabinet. If your child is prescribed medication: talk to the prescribing physician about safety guidelines; monitor the family’s prescriptions; secure them tightly in a locked cabinet; and properly dispose of expired, unused medications. Irvington has an Rx Take Back Days on January 20 and April 28 at Irvington Town Hall from 10am – 2pm. Permanent MedReturn boxes are available 24/7 in the Ardsley and Dobbs Ferry Police stations. Learn more.
