Go To Drug Meeting, Or No Prom!
Attend a drug meeting or forget the prom. That's an order directed not at students, but at parents in one Suffolk County town taking the aggressive step to battle heroin abuse among teens. Read more...
Educating parents essential to fight heroin addiction
The Smithtown school district's mandated heroin education-for-prom swap is an idea worth replicating across Long Island.
The premise of the program - which appears to be the first of its kind on Long Island - is deceptively simple.
Parents of seniors must attend a meeting where they hear about everything from what heroin does to adolescent brains to what's being done in the community to combat the growing problem.
And, after some 90 minutes and a take-away informational handout, parents leave better informed about heroin, which is complicating the already difficult job of parenting across the region.
In return for parents' attention, Smithtown seniors are cleared to go to the prom and other senior-class activities, including the senior banquet in January.
"The goal is to get as much information out there as soon as we can," said Edward Ehmann, the district's superintendent. Read more...
The premise of the program - which appears to be the first of its kind on Long Island - is deceptively simple.
Parents of seniors must attend a meeting where they hear about everything from what heroin does to adolescent brains to what's being done in the community to combat the growing problem.
And, after some 90 minutes and a take-away informational handout, parents leave better informed about heroin, which is complicating the already difficult job of parenting across the region.
In return for parents' attention, Smithtown seniors are cleared to go to the prom and other senior-class activities, including the senior banquet in January.
"The goal is to get as much information out there as soon as we can," said Edward Ehmann, the district's superintendent. Read more...
DA: Suffolk heroin dealers busted
Three kilos of heroin. Fifty firearms. OxyContin, marijuana, cocaine. Over $200,000 in U.S. currency.March 14 marked the largest heroin drug seizure in county history, Suffolk District Attorney Tom Spota announced at a March 19 press conference. Thirteen people were arrested in what was called Operation Guapo. Read more...
Casting Light on Dark Corners
Long Island drug enforcement efforts took a dramatic shift this week with the debut of a "drug mapping index" on both the Nassau County Police Department’s website and Suffolk County government’s homepage. Read more...
Drugs in our Town: What's a Parent to Do?
Monday March 9th the Smithtown Central School District will be hosting a profound and timely Parent University special. Click here for details.
Please Share Your Feedback
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