Welcome: Hidden in Plain Sight 6:00pm Explore the Teen Room & Visit Information Tables 7:45pm Welcome Laura Smith, Snoqualmie Valley Community Network Superintendent Manahan, SVSD 7:55pm Drug Trends in the Upper Valley Sergeant Robert Keeton, SPD Corporal Kim Stonebraker, SPD Chief Correira, Snoqualmie Fire 8:05pm Room Debrief Erica Healy, Mount Si High School 8:20pm Keeping Kids Drug-Free Jerry Blackburn, Influence the Choice 8:25pm Closing
Welcome to Hidden in Plain Sight
Thank you to the Resource Table Providers Changes Parent Support Network Snoqualmie North Bend Police Department Friends of Youth Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers Sound: the Forefront in Behavioral Health Raging River Recovery Center Snoqualmie Fire Department Crisis Connections & Teen Link
Superintendent Robert Manahan
Sergeant Robert Keeton Corporal Kim Stonebraker Snoqualmie Police Department Phone: 425-888-3333 Email: rkeeton@ci.Snoqualmie.wa.us Email: kstonebraker@ci.Snoqualmie.wa.us
Mount Si Drug Trends 2018-2019 School Year Illicit Drugs 2 incidents involving 2 student Marijuana: 8 incidents involving 7 students total. Alcohol: 4 incident involving 4 students. Tobacco / Vape: 48 incidents with 45 students.
Current Drug Trends for Snoqualmie North Bend area Prescription Opioids Oxycontin Fentanyl Oxycodone Percocet Vicodin Methadone
Stimulants Adderall Ritalin Dexedrine Concerta
Methamphetamine Most Meth on U.S. Streets is from Mexico Pseudoephedrine is not controlled in other countries. The creation of super labs in Mexico is controlled by the Cartels. This Meth is pure and highly addictive.
Meth Found on our Streets
Heroin is the Drug of Choice People addicted to heroin often start with gateway drugs such as alcohol and marijuana. Heroin is relatively inexpensive. Starts with smoking and escalates to intravenous drug use. Ongoing use of heroin causes dependency and addiction. Over time the use causes the body to deteriorate and users will need to take larger amounts of the drug and for longer than they intended to take it. Dependency causes use in dangerous situation and to maintain dependency outweighs income. This can lead to theft so user can sustain their addiction.
Heroin Use Continues to Rise
Various types of heroin
Heroin user
Gateway drugs to heroin • Sports Injuries
Fentanyl Fentanyl is a synthetic Opioid Drug, approximately 100 times more powerful than Morphine, commonly used in hospitals as a form of pain management. 50x more toxic than Heroin Can cause an immediate high or overdose, and can be absorbed via inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact Carfentanil 100 times more toxic than Fentanyl.
Narcan available at local pharmacies
Prescription Medication Tips Get lock box or locking medicine • cabinet for prescriptions. Sharing of Pain Meds is a Crime. • New Injury = New Prescription. • Dispose of all left over medications • immediately. Bring to the Snoqualmie Police • Department
Drugs can be hidden almost anywhere Teens are getting increasingly savvy at hiding drugs. If your teen is using drugs they are on the path to addiction and will do anything to hide their drugs so they can continue using without interference. Keep an eye out for unusual behavior, new acquaintances, and strange smells. If you suspect or know they are using drugs, in order to try to find drugs look for unused items (e.g. peanut butter jars that seem untouched, air fresheners, an out of place bottle of water), any item with pockets or battery compartments, or any item that can be hollowed out (e.g. a book, Chapstick, or unused power strip). Just keep in mind drugs can be stored anywhere imaginable.
Common hiding spots Duct work Light switches or outlets False drawer bottoms Old board games Deodorant sticks, water bottles, or other containers they have altered for this purpose
Additional hiding spot
Snoqualmie Fire Department Chief Correira
Classification of drugs • CNS Depressants: Opioids, Xanax, Klonopin • Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines • Hallucinogens: LSD, mushrooms, LSD, • Psychoactive/Psychotropic: marijuana, caffeine, alcohol • Legal Highs: can be sold as stimulants, hallucinogenic, sedatives or a combination: Bath salts, spice, MXE
• CNS Depressants : Shallow breathing, weak Overdose pulse, clammy skin, coma, respiratory distress / arrest • Hallucinogens : agitation, delirium, psychosis • Marijuana : profound drowsiness, unsteady gait, vomiting, fast-pulse, agitation, confusion, paranoia • Opioids : depressed level of conscious, constricted pupils, respiratory distress/arrest, bluish skin, • Stimulants: hyperthermia, fast pulse, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, cardiovascular emergencies.
Opiate overdoses • Heroin • Fentanyl • Morphine • OxyContin • Percocet
What to do if someone overdoses? Call 911 – don’t delay the emergency response Keep the person awake – keep asking them questions If they are not breathing - do as directed by the dispatcher If Narcan is available – administer it as directed Gather information for emergency responders
Looks can be very deceiving – especially if you don’t know what to look for.
Guidebook to Navigation: Keeping Kids Drug-Free Jerry Blackburn, M.Ed., SUDP Executive Director Influence the Choice
My child isn’t exposed to drugs and wouldn’t do them anyway It’s normal for kids to experiment with drugs gs Common I can’t change my child’s future Caregive My kids don’t care what I think r Myths It’s okay for me to use because I’m an adult lt I don’t want to alienate my child by bein ing g too strict
Trust your heart!
Prevention Strategies
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Take a Stand By not taking a stand against substance use, you send the messages that it is acceptable
Substance use is a preventable activity… A Substance Use Disorder is a treatable healthcare condition…
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