Help schools fight drugs by providing them with the expertise and financial resources of community groups and agencies.
Law enforcement agencies and the courts can:
- Provide volunteers to speak in the schools about the legal ramifications of drug use. Officers can encourage students to cooperate with them to stop drug use.
- Meet with school officials to discuss drug use in the school, share information on the drug problem outside of school, and help school officials in their investigations.
Social service and health agencies can:
- Provide volunteers to speak in the school about the effects of drugs.
- Meet with parents to discuss symptoms of drug use and to inform them about counseling resources.
- Provide the schools with health professionals to evaluate students who may be potential drug users.
- Provide referrals to local treatment programs for students who are using drugs.
- Establish and conduct drug counseling and support groups for students.
Businesses can:
- Speak in the schools about the effects of drug use on employment.
- Provide incentives for students who participate in drug prevention programs and lead drug-free lives.
- Help schools obtain curriculum materials for their drug prevention program.
- Sponsor drug-free activities for young people.
Parent groups can:
- Mobilize others through informal discussions, door-to-door canvassing, and school meetings to ensure that students get a consistent no-drug message at home, at school, and in the community.
- Contribute volunteers to chaperone student parties and other activities.
Print and broadcast media can: