Students learn impact of drugs

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Nearly 15 percent of 12th graders surveyed said they had taken prescription pain medication without a doctor’s prescription. For sixth graders, that number was 6 percent.

Nearly 24 percent of 12th graders had been offered, sold or given an illegal drug on school property. New survey data will be available in about a month, according to Mills.

After the presentations, Fluty talked to some of her classes to determine how impactful the event was for them. “The students thought it was relatable, the stories the paramedics shared were relatable. They shared stories about teenagers who had overdosed on painkillers. The speakers really talked to them and with them and not at them,” she said. “They said they learned some new things about the effects of vaping and things they had not heard before.”

The Mega Brain and Mega Lungs was also displayed at Snow Hill Middle School, Snow Hill High School, Pocomoke Middle School and on Friday, will be at Pocomoke High School.

Funding for the display was provided by Worcester Goes Purple with a grant from the Maryland Operation Opioid Command Center.