Transcript Alcohol - Safe Harbor Cohasset

Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition
Current Drug Trends
Massachusetts
October 22, 2015
National Survey Results*
Drugs In Our Schools
 17%
of high school students say they smoke,
drink or use drugs during the school day
 86% of teens say they know which peers are
abusing substances during the school day
 60% of high school students say they can
purchase drugs at school
* Monitoring the Future National Survey 2014
CASA 2012
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Alcohol
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most widely abused drug by teens and
adults
 Children under the age of 21 drink 11% of the
alcohol consumed in the U.S.
 19% MA HS students reported current binge
drinking (increased with grade level)
 11% MA HS students reported having the first
alcohol drink before the age of 13
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Alcohol Trends
 Drinking
games
 Alco-Pop drinks
 Alcohol and energy drinks
 Pocket Shots
 Boozie Bears
 Vodka eye-ball shots
 Extracts (Lemon, Mint)
 Hand Sanitizer
 “Smoking” alcohol
 Palcohol- powdered
Dirty Sprite -A Drug Cocktail
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Mixture of codeine/promethazine cough syrup or DXM
Dimetapp DM, Nyquil, Coricidin, Delsym, Vicks 44 etc.
with:
 Mountain Dew or Sprite®
 Crushed prescription drugs (Xanax, Oxycodone,
Vicodin etc.)
 Often add LifeSavers® or Jolly Ranchers®
AKA “Lean”, “Purple Drank” or “Sizzurp”
Causes hallucinations, delirium
Gateway to potential addiction
It’s not the 70s!
Marijuana is Addictive
Statistics
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9% or 1 in 11 of all users will become addicted
17% or 1 in 6 teen users will become addicted
25-50% of daily teen users will become addicted
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THC concentrations in today’s marijuana skyrocketing!
1970s levels averaged 4%
2014 levels averaged 14.5%- with some strains
containing 30%.
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Translation: Almost 4X-almost 7X Stronger
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Delivery Mechanisms
 Joints
 Bongs
 Bowls/pipes
 Blunts
 One
 Jewelry
hitters
 ECigs
 Edibles
 Vaporizers
 Hookahs
Electronic Cigarettes
 Marketed
to teens-flavored
 Use is high among teens nationally
 Must be 18 in Cohasset
 Add concentrated THC/ hash oil
 Stronger high
 No telltale marijuana odor
 AKA- PVs (Personal Vaporizers) and ENDS
(Electronic Nicotine Delivery System)
Dabbing
 New
concentrated form
 Made with most potent
part of plant heated by butane
 AKA-Ear wax, canna wax,
honey oil, dabs
 80% THC reported
 Overdose potential
Edible Marijuana
60% of youth living in a medical marijuana state had used an
edible vs. 40% in a non-medical marijuana state.
 Oral
ingestion increases
THC level vs. smoking
 Effect takes 30 minutes
 Could lead to overdose
potential and
hallucinations
 Baked Goods
 Candy Weed
 THC Infused Drinks
Marijuana’s Deleterious Effects
Why postponing marijuana use is key?
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Prefrontal Cortex, the center for executive functioning and
decision making is not fully developed until age of 25.
Marijuana “attacks” the prefrontal cortex of teen users,
potentially causing irreversible damage.
Research shows that daily use by teens can lower IQ by 8
points.
Marijuana effects physical coordination causing sports
challenges
High doses can cause psychosis and panic attacks
Marijuana impairs judgment- 14% of people who die in auto
accidents have marijuana in their blood.
“Synthetic Marijuana”
(New Psychoactive Substances)
 Herbal
mixture laced with ever-changing
synthetic compounds(cocaine/LSD/MDMA/Meth etc.)
 Marketed as “legal highs/designer
drugs”
 Sold on the web/ convenience stores
 AKA herbal incense, bath salts, jewelry
cleaner or plant food
 Symptoms: vomiting, anxiety, agitation,
irritability, seizures, hallucinations,
elevated BP, organ damage, even death
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Prescription Drugs
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Painkillers, depressants and stimulants
Every day 2,500 youth age 12 to 17 abuse a
pain reliever for the very first time in the U.S.
More teens abuse Rx drugs than any illicit drug
except marijuana
2013- 13% of MA HS students reported “ever”
taking a prescription drug that was not their
own.
3% of MA HS students reported current use
2013, 4% of middle school students reported
“ever” taking a prescription drug that were not
their own.
2% of middle school reported current use
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Why?
Our Town
 Cohasset
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overdoses and 2 fatalities- 2014
 2 fatalities of Cohasset men out of
town-2014
 YTD 2 overdoses- 2015
 4 fatalities of young Cohasset adults
out of town- YTD 2015
Overdose deaths claim a life every 8
days on the South Shore
The Facts
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Opioid deaths doubled in 10 years
More die from opioids in MA than from car crashes
4507 ER visits in MA in 2013 due to overdoses from opioids
80% of those who detox will relapse without further
treatment
1702 newborns exposed to opioids during pregnancy from
April 2014-December 2014
Painkillers #1 Cause of death in 17 states
105 Americans die each day from heroin/opioid overdoses
300,000 Americans are projected to be using opioids
currently
Addicts live 15 fewer years than the average.
Cohasset/Dover virtual tie as the highest stimulant script/
capita in Norfolk County
How does it start?
Identifying some of the Causals
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50% attributed to genetic predisposition
Lack of education about drugs, parental naiveté
Relaxed impressions about marijuana use-gateway drug
100% of opiate users report starting with marijuana
95% of youths under 19 presenting for treatment-marijuana
addiction
Teenage brain still developing until 25
Prevalence of alcohol use in teens leads to risk taking behavior
Over prescribing of opioids- 80% of people with substance use
disorders start with prescription pain killers or benzos
Low cost of heroin- $3 /hit
Unsafe disposal of prescription meds
Lack of knowledge- gabapentin, Lyrica, fentanyl
Prevalence of pill parties
Selling stimulants- Adderall and Ritalin
Increase teen usage of E-cigarettes
What is the source of the opioids?
 54%
got them from a friend or relative–free
 15% stole or bought them from someone they
knew
 4% got them a dealer
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Heroin
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Opiate reduces sensitivity to pain
Injected, snorted, and smoked
Snorting/smoking heroin gained popularity to the
misperception that it is less addictive using this
method
Heroin of the 70s was only 3% pure
Heroin today is close to 99% pure
Lacing it with Fentanyl
MA had some of the highest rates for heroin
overdose emergency room visits in the U.S.
South Shore Hospital- ED overdoses
 2015 YTD overall increase of 32% over 2014
 2014- 8 Cohasset patients
 2015 YTD-13 Cohasset patients
 62% Increase in Cohasset residents seeking
treatment.
Cocaine
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Anecdotal evidence points to a resurgence in Cohasset
Strong central nervous system stimulant - increases levels
of the neurotransmitter dopamine in brain circuits regulating
pleasure and movement.
Vulnerability to cocaine is much higher in the teen years,
when the brain is developing, increasing risks for addiction
Constricts blood vessels, dilates pupils, increases body
temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. Suppresses
appetite can lead to dramatic weight loss.
Signs-loss of the sense of smell, nosebleeds, problems with
swallowing, hoarseness, a chronically runny nose.
Snorted- 30 minute high
Injected/smoked- rapid delivery 5-10 minute high
Combination of cocaine and heroin (“speedball”) carries a
particularly high risk of fatal overdose.
Parent Websites
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Community of Concern - Parent Site
http://www.thecommunityofconcern.org
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MVParents - Parent Site (Search Institute Sponsored)
https://www.parentfurther.com
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Not My Kid. Org - Parent Site
http://www.notmykid.org
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The Partnership for a Drug-Free American - Parent Site
http://www.drugfree.org
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/parents-teachers
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