drugabuse

Know the signs:

How can you tell if a friend has a drinking or drug problem?

- Getting drunk or high on a regualar basis
- Lying about how much drugs or alcohol they use
- Believing that alcohol/drugs are necessary to have fun or 'fit in'
- Having frequent hangovers
- Feeling run-down, depressed or even suicidal
- Having memory problems, being forgetful or experiencing 'black-outs'
- Having problems at school or getting in trouble with the law

Did you know....

- Alcohol/Drugs can kill you or a loved one - even if your not the one who is high. If your around people who are drinking, you have an increased risk of being seriously injured, involved in car crashes, or affectred by violence. At the veryleast, you may have to deal with people who are sick, out of control, or unable to take care of themselves.

- Consuming large amounts of alcohol or drugs can lead to coma or even death

- Alcohol and Drugs affect your body. Alocohol and Drugs can damage every organ in your body. They are absorbed directly into your bloodstream and increase your risk for a variey of life-threatening diseases and health problems.

Q. My parents drink – why can’t I?

A. “Our bodies are still growing. Alcohol has
a huge impact on our physical and mental well-being.
Kids who drink at a young age are more likely to
become addicted. Drinking is also illegal for kids.”

- Jonathan, 14

Please e-mail us at admin@journeyscps.org if you have a question for your peers about drugs and alcohol.

*Kommon Ground is a program of JOURNEYS, Inc. Child Placement Services

www.journeyscps.org

Copyright 2010-11

Team up for a Drug Free Pueblo!

BOTTOM LINE:

     If you know someone who
has a problem with alcohol
or other drugs, urge him or
her to stop and get help.
If you drink --- STOP!
The longer you ignore
the real facts, the more
chances you take with
your life.


It’s never too late. Talk to your parents, a doctor,

a counselor, a teacher or another trusted adult.

Here are some local resources to call:

Local Resources:

Alcoholics Anonymous

546-1173

Parkview Adolescent Substance Abuse Program:

584-4457

Crossroads/Turning Point:

www.crossroadstp.org

546-6666 or 1-800-304-3758

Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center:

545-2746

El Pueblo: an Adolescent

Treatment Community:

544-7496


Be a REAL friend....

you might even

save a life!