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From the Voices Blog

If the Lights Are Off, the Smoke Is On: Marijuana’s Growing Presence in High Schools

For many years, marijuana use among teenagers was often viewed as something that happened at parties or on weekends. Today, many school administrators say that has changed. A recent Wall Street Journal report highlighted a growing challenge facing high schools across America: keeping marijuana off campus. From THC vape pens hidden in sleeves and backpacks to cannabis edibles disguised as ordinary snacks, schools are finding that marijuana has become increasingly

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If the Lights Are Off, the Smoke Is On: Marijuana’s Growing Presence in High Schools

For many years, marijuana use among teenagers was often viewed as something that happened at parties or on weekends. Today, many school administrators say that has changed. A recent Wall Street Journal report highlighted a growing challenge facing high schools across America: keeping marijuana off campus. From THC vape pens hidden in sleeves and backpacks to cannabis edibles disguised as ordinary snacks, schools are finding

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Stories That Stay With Us

Staci Capone

“Once her addiction took hold, she went to detox multiple times, rehab more times than I can count, jail, and was Baker Acted here in Florida.”

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KEVIN BRIAN CHERKAS

These are the drugs that were found in my son’s system after an accidental overdose on the morning of February 11, 2012: Meth, Heroin, Xanax, Ambien, and Ecstasy.

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Matt Klosowski

I would give anything for a do over. To rewind time knowing what I know now. I would have held on tighter and never let him go.

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