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Students Parents and Leaders Against Barbiturates

 

Barbiturate Use The Three  D's K.Y.S.S. It's a Fact

 

Lacey Ervin

Student

Lauren Walker

Parent

Melissa Kittle

Resource Officer

Courtney Smith

Doctor

More than 80 percent of teens have used barbiturates (depressants; pills, alcohol, marijuana…). To reduce stress, some people turn to drugs to bring back a feeling of calm... Read More

At seventeen I was pregnant with my first child, and at the same time I was being  pressured into drinking. Almost for two months I was unaware of my pregnancy,  so for two months I was drinking and smoking pot, just indulging in my usual  fun...Read More

The use of barbiturates by children in schools today is a serious problem.  For years the use of barbiturates was overlooked by authorities and unnoticed by teachers and parents....Read More 

Today, barbiturates are known as highly addictive sedatives or hypnotics, also known as “downers” or “depressants” because they “depress” the central nervous system’s brain receptors, especially to the part of the brain, which governs the sleep cycle...Read More