Student Drug

and Alcohol Abuse

Summary:

The article “All Hands on Deck: School-Based Programs to Stem Substance Abuse”

explores the data reported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration.

Exploring the number of adolescents who abused substances in their lives. Comparing the

number of adolescents who used drugs in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In addition, the article explains

different things schools can do to educate adolescents on Drug abuse. School should provide

programs to educate students on substance abuse, providing teachers with sources to help them

educate students on substance abuse, and providing students with resources such as counseling.
How schools can help students
make healthy choices: Impacts:

1. Foster protective services. 1. Increase factors that make

2. Provide programs that educate
students on substance abuse.
3. Educate teacher, Counselors,
and Principals on substance
abuse.
4. Providing resources to students
such as counseling and
treatment.
substance abuse less likely.
2. Educating students on the
negative effects using drugs
and alcohol.
3. Staff will learn to recognize
warning signs that make
students more vulnerable.
4. Easier for students to find or
ask for help.

Discussion:

1. What are some ways schools can help reduce substance abuse?

2. What age should students learn about drug and alcohol abuse?