We have curated a set of videos, discussion questions, and activities to help guide teachers and students through these important conversations. Natural High provides positive stories from key influencers that have a powerful part to play in helping young people make the right choices. Natural High shares these stories via short, free videos for educators to use in the classroom during Red Ribbon Week.
Parents may also use our Red Ribbon Week Playlist to prompt a family conversation around drug and alcohol use. Sign up to stay up-to-date on our Red Ribbon Week playlists and teen drug use prevention resources. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America.
Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. When he decided to join the US Drug Enforcement Administration, his mother tried to talk him out of it. On Feb. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car.
One month later, Camarena's body was found. He had been tortured to death. In honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin.
Parents, sick of the destruction of alcohol and other drugs, had begun forming coalitions. They are helping citizens across the country come together to keep children, families and communities safe, healthy and drug-free, through parent training, networking and sponsoring events. Schools can benefit from curriculum available on the official Red Ribbon Week website, www. Incorporating substance use prevention education into daily classes such as health is an ideal way to bring awareness to students and promote prevention.
Parents should also access the website for great ideas about talking to children of any age about the dangers of substance use. Alcohol and other forms of drug abuse in this country have reached epidemic stages, and it is imperative that visible, unified prevention education efforts by community members be launched to eliminate the demand for drugs.
Please join Youth First this week as we promote the importance of prevention and educating our children, families and communities about the dangers of substance use. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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