Douglas County DARE Officers to Present Drug Education and Prevention Class for Parents

Passing on information and an opportunity to 4-H parents...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. Officers will be presenting a class for parents on Over the Counter and Prescription Drugs. This is designed to inform parents of the dangers that are facing the youth of our community today and what how parents can be prepared to deal with this problem with their own kids. There are two dates the classes will be presented, Thursday November 6th at Chaparrel High School in Parker and Tuesday November 11th at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch. Both classes will be held from 6:30-8:00 pm in the school auditorium. Please RSVP at DARE@dcsheriff.net by November 3rd.

Prescription drugs and Over the Counter Medications are currently among the substances most commonly abused by young people in the United States. Both are readily available and can easily be obtained by teenagers who abuse these drugs to experience a variety of desired effects. Often these young people are unaware of the serious health risks involved in abusing these medications. Increasingly younger adolescents obtain prescription drugs from classmates, friends, and family members, or they steal the drugs from school medicine dispensaries and from people for whom the drug had been legitimately prescribed.

D.A.R.E. Officers are concerned about this alarming trend and want to make parents and caregivers of teens aware of the facts and prepared to deal with these issues.

We encourage you to sign up for this informative class.