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TOM BERRY/Ledger & Times
Calloway County Sheriff Bill Marcum is offering a free magazine that will allow parents to learn more about dangerous drugs and detect the tell-tale signs of abuse in their children. The magazine will soon be distributed to schools and other public places around Murray. |
New magazine offers tips on drug education
By TOM BERRY
Staff Writer
In an effort to educate parents on how to spot drug and alcohol abuse with their children, the Calloway County Sheriff's Department is circulating a 35-page magazine containing tips that can help.
“Let's All Work to Fight Drug Abuse: Prevention through Education” is now available to parents, teachers or anyone wanting to know more about the most commonly used drugs and what signs to look for should drug or alcohol abuse be suspected. The Murray Police Department and several Murray businesses have also provided support for the project.
“(MPD) Chief (Ken) Claud and I also did it last year and we've handed several of those books out,” Marcum said. “It's got some good copy and pictures for parents to look at to learn more about how to tell whether their kids are using drugs.
“We hope it will be some help. Of course anybody can use it.”
The magazine contains articles detailing the effects of marijuana, alcohol, methamphetamines, designer drugs, tobacco, club or “date-rape” drugs, inhalants, steroids, prescription and over-the-counter medications and other legal and illegal substances known to be in common use among many young adults and even children.
It also contains full-color pictures of each drug and the most popular variations for easy identification.
For complete story, see today's Ledger & Times
Story created Aug 12, 2008 - 10:55:10 EDT.
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