We all know what happened at Pioneer last week. The news vans descended on us, people were talking about it on Facebook and My Space and we all found out that our 'Someplace Special' is just like everywhere else. It's unfortunate but, like everything, it can be used as a learning experience.
Click HERE to read information about over-the-counter drug abuse. Then, click HERE to read the Seventeen article about Sarah's story. The purpose is to learn more about the damage and pain these choices can make.
Your assignment is to give your reaction. What can you take away from this situation? Why do you think kids do this? What can you do to change it? As always, your comment must be a minimum of 4 well-written, complete sentences and must be done by Friday at 3:30 pm.
68 comments:
You can do many things to change this.Like not giving the drugs to a minor.And i think they do it to act cool.But it is just hurting them no one else.
What happened last week was absolutely devestating! Seriously taking 8 - 12 pills to get high? Like come on they don't see the dangers in an overdose?! They could of died! I am drug-free and completly happy, I will never do drugs and I think everyone should do the same!(:
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What happened last week at Pioneer was unfortunate. Its crazy how 12-13 year old kids get involved with drugs so early. Their going to end up hurting themselves if they dont stop. Its sickening to see kids that go to Pioneer be rushed off to the hospital. Stay drug free Pioneer.(:
I've known these kids that did this for a little while now and this shocked me because their all great kids. I think most kids resort to drugs because there parents are abusive, they wanna fit in or they think its fun. What we can do to change it is nothing we absoulutely cannot change it no matter how hard we try, all these commercials aren't persuading us not to do it there just making it so that we know which ones to use. I dont do it but these commercials are kind of just like ideas.
I think what happend was shocking but everyone saw it comming. In my opinion taking any drug is ruimimg ure life and gets you knowere.I would never do any type of drug it harms you and your body. Also it can hurt others around you
MY reaction of what happened at pioneer was "really, no way". I say this because i was in washington so i really did't know if it was true or not. Later i found out it was. Also for this situation always do the right thing and sometimes pick your friends wisely and if you have a friend like that tell them to do the right thing. Kids do this because they want to do cool or they want to gat in the crowd of people who do this. SO always think and do the right thing.
The way I feel after what happened last week was shocked. The reason is because I did not know kids did that. What you could do to stop this is just not do these drugs unless you actually need them. And that is all you have to do.
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I actualy saw this coming. They used to be my friends last year and they would alwas do it. One of the kids started doing it because he was a follower and he thought he was cool. Kids do it because they want to fit in or they just want to try it. People have tried to stop them from doing it but they don't care. They're probably going to do it again and again, probably until one day they die from it. It's kind of sad...
Even though I didnt do anything, it hurts me as much as it did to them knowing that two of them are really close friends to me and how all this happend to them. This is a mistake I know they should of though twice before doing it. Most do it to be cool, but also because they just enjoy the feeling it gives you. Its not so easy just telling someone to stop and they will right away. I know my friends learned their lesson and I can't begin to explain how happy and glad I am knowing their okay.
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The incident that took place last week should be a realistic example of what happens when you overdose on medicines. The students took the wrong decision to fit in and try something out, but put themselves through danger and embarrassment . Overdosing on cough medicines could damage your body severely. Drugs should not be a part of anyone's life.
My reaction wasn't anything really, i cared because my two friends where in it. But i didn't have a real reaction to it. The two friend's i actually cared about where okay, So i was okay. It kind of got annoying though because everybody was talking about it, And stuff went around that wasn't true an those are my friends so i got kind of mad that people kept talking about the situation an them thinking that there bad people or something, when there not. They just made a big mistake an i'm sure everybody does, An like everyone else they would have an emotion to everyone talking about them. But anyways it isnt a good thing, And people cant controll themseleves to do the right thing. Maybe they like it, Maybe they just do it to fit in..but anyway I think we could help cooper city be drug free.
It is stupid to do drugs. One drug is one step closer to a early grave. That is something Im sure no one wants. it is disappointing that Pioneer was on the news for the kids that got caught with drugs. Im sure many parents now view Pioneer as a bad school.
Doing and overdose of drugs is bad and is sad to beloved ones who are related to people that may die cause of it!It should be stopped except for hospitals or if people has a problem with the body(regular perscriptions)!They do this because of problems they have wih family,friends,school and/or more!Drugs is not the solution!Especially making pioneer look bad!So it should be stoped,even for the young ones..they need a life instead of throwing it away!!!
Fortunately for me, I was not in school last week because I was in Washington D.C. although we did hear about it. I find it sad how 12 and 13 year old kids from our school find it rational to even consider doing drugs. Now when it comes to the story that we had to read, its sad how a teenager started taking drugs because of "friends". Have a happy Christmas and dont do drugs!
wow!! I think the only reason why people do drugs because they think that it will fill that emptyness in their hearts. I also think that people think that drugs make them look cool and makes them fell better, when it really makes you look like a no life and worthless. Also drugs can get you into alot of truble eith the cops. And really who wants to die because of an overdoes?!! People can be really stupid!!!!
I hope the kids at pioneer that overdosed learned their lesson and will make better decisions in the future.Sarahs' story along with all the others are very sad but then again in a way that's what they themselves chose to do. I don't see the logic in taking drugs and i think they're many other ways of relieving stress and handling your problems. To avoid this or lessen it we should stop over the counter drugs since they're so easily accesible.
Why i think kids do this is because they want to be cool, or just to try and get rid of their problems. My reaction to Sarah's story is this girl is insanely stupid. It was a fatal mistake. She never should have begun hangin out with the kids that smoke pot. Pot is a gateway to other drugs such as xanax and OxyCotin. I hope her boyfriend fells really, really bad right now.
You don't really have to resort to doing drugs. But no matter what you do its always going to be your choice. I don't think that most kids our age , realize what drugs can do to you. I don't think they realize that their hurting only themselves. What happened last week was really sad because you really didn't think that our peers would do something that could potentially hurt them.
Well its sucks that qll five were my friends that got caught. I think kids to it because they have problems that talking things out cant fix. You cant really change kids doing drugs its there live and if they dont let you help it the will do drugs. But i wish i can help kids from doing drugs, anyone for that matter.
....I hounestly think its there bussiness and not ours but i would tell them they shouldnt do it. Even tho i think he already knows that. I knew most of them well but i would have to walk a mile in there shoes to see why they do it. But the news really over reacted it wasnt a close to death OD it was a common high no one realy knows what happend unless those people told you.
My reaction to this event was pretty shocking. I think that kids take these types of drugs to think they are cool, and to try to fit in. They probably didn't realize at the time what could have happened to them. Now i think they realize the consequences, and hopefully something like this won't happen again at Pioneer.
Wow!! I cant belive people these days. Why do people want to damage their bodys from doing drugs? I think that the only reason why kids do drugs is because they think that they are cool. Also they think that if they do drugs then they will fit in with everyonr else!! They will fit in all right!!! With the wrong crowd that always gets high and gets in trouble with the cops! If my kids did drugs i would have them sleep in the back yard with the dog, becuase he or she thinks she is a home dog to the group that she is in and so if she or he thinks they are a dog then they can sleep with one out side with no blanket!!! lol
What happened last week really wasn't a surprise to me. I think they should have thought twice about what they were going to do, but either way it was an accident i mean their only human. I think that drugs are dumb. They don't really help you if you have problems they only make your problem seem to disappear for a while.. but once your not high anymore your problem is still gonna be there. The more you do drugs not only will you have your problem but you will have an even bigger one growing by using drugs..
Last week many things happened. The students that took the drugs made a huge mistake. Taking drugs can only hurt you (unless its prescribed to you). That story with the girl taking drugs then later dying because of them was I say her fault. she knew she shouldn't have taken them but she did. I feel bad for the mom though since she tried to help her.
I think this is sad for many reasons. One in order for those girls to be happy they had to take pills. Then get high off of them just to be happy and be in their own world. Another reason is those girls must have low self-esteem if that is what they want to do to be happy or have amusement. Also just doing drugs can affect your life in a negative way. It destroys your brain cells, making you do bad in school, then in life.
I thought what the kids did last week here at Pioneer was stupid. Flat-out stupid. Not trying to be rude since I don't know the kids, but I thought they would have known better with all the information provided nowadays. I think kids do drugs because they think its something fun or new, they have family/friends issues or they are presured by their peers to do so. There are really no excuses for doing drugs,though...just leave them alone and stay drug-free! Sarah's story was really sad because her mother knew about it and tried to help, but Sarah wasn't willing to give drugs up yet. I feel really bad for her mother.
Okay i have known the kids that did this and it annoys me how wrong half of these people are about this.But it surprised to know that they did this because they are all really good kids who made a bad mistake and have learned from this and will never do this again.Though over the counter drugs can help you they can also hurt you too if you take high doses of it.Most kids do drugs because it helps them escape from there problems or they want to be cool but it don't make you cool.I know how peer pressure can work and you can't let people try to make you do things that you don't want to and to tell the truth i was afraid for them and i feel for them everyday because 1 is as very good friend of mine.
My reaction to this incident was just disappointed. Our school is really so much better then this but of course the news would only capture the bad things. I think everyone should realize by now that trying to get high off of medicine is a life threatening action, not a joke. I really believe that kids do this to be cool, and to tell you the truth, it doesn't make anyone cool at all. I hope everyone learns from this incident.
I think it was really stupid of those kids to do that. they could have died and really hurt themselves. If they keep on doing this they are going to die. Taking drugs ruins your life and I would never do drugs. I hope that the kids learn from this and never do it again.
what happend at school last week was not suprising to me. i know most of the kids that did it. yes it is stupid and i think you should NEVER try drugs u can die from it but they dont care. most teens think they are right about everything and thats how they were
Its sad to me that good kids like this do drugs. When I found out what happened last week I was worried for them I hoped that everything would be ok and they wouldnt be hurt I didnt know how much trouble they would get in, but what i did know was that this would never happen to me or at least i wouldnt let that happen to me I can prevent that happening by not doing drugs. I am drug free and even though the people that did that are good kids I cant say what they did was right or that I would do the same :(
you hear about this stuff happening every day. you hear about in on the news, newspapers, facebook, magazine articles, and more. yet it still surprises you when someone you know or someone who goes to your school is caught with drugs. the parents and friends blame themselves, while others say, "i'm so surprised, she/he was so normal last time i saw them." i think drugs are disgusting if used for the wrong purposes, and i wish people would stop.
I wasnt here last week but when I heard what happened I was shocked. Its sad to see this happening. Teens now these days think drugs are cool. They think smoking and drinking is cool but It really isnt. Why waste your life doing that. Drugs are harmful to your body. You might think drugs are fun to do but you can have fun without drugs. Be drug free !
What had happened last week at pioneer was devastating. C'mon taking 12 pills of triple C's to get high. that shouldn't of had happened. They shouldn't of had given into peer pressure like that.
I was shocked when I first heard what happened at our school last week. I couldn't believe kids our age were overdosing on drugs. I think kids take drugs to feel good and to escape from their problems or from stress. But there are other positive ways to reduce stress that don't involve drugs. Like doing things you enjoy, such as sports or music. To make sure what happened to Sarah doesn't happen to anyone else...don't do drugs!
These kids who overdosed on pills are really stupid. THis could of been avoided by the kids! I can't beleive how stupid they could be triple c's aren't drugs it takes abuse of them to get a high. There are better ways to feel good, and if you ever do drugs, abusing cough medicine is just stupid. Most of the time people just want to fit in and do things their peers tell them to do.
I think kids take drugs for 3 reasons...
1.) They think they will become "cool" for taking them.
2.) They think it will relieve the stress.
3.) They like the "high" feeling.
I think the only way to change this is to keep telling kids the effects of taking the drugs. I don't think a lot of people understand the extremity of drugs.
As for the event that happened last week, those kids made a horrible decision and it could've cost them their lives. They are very lucky.
Last week was scary when i saw all the media and cops. I can't believe kids would go through all that just to get high. Theres alot of other things you can be doing like sports and clubs instead of getting high. I just hope those people don't make the same mistake again.
AT first when I saw 3 helicopters floating in the the sky on the day that the kids had to be cool and do drugs. Why kids do drugs I don't know. I think it shows that any school this could happen to. Why they had to do it is stupid. Later in life after high school the "cool" kids are going to be dead or needing a organ transplant because they had to ruin there one body. I don't do drugs and never will because I think smoking and taking drugs is wrong.
I was kind of suprised when I first heard about this. I was in Mr. Duhart's when people were looking outside and seeing ambulances and helicopters...all that stuff. I think these kids were just stupid, they don't see the danger in an O.D. I think they did this because they wanted to look cool or become popular, part of that general lie.
To start off with even though i was not not at pioneer last week because i was at Washington dc i think it is redicoulis that kids think they have to overdose to be cool. I think those kids need to think things through. (i wonder were they will be in 5 years)
What happened last week was a horrible thing. I believe it shows just how willing kids will put their lifes in danger just to stay cool with their friends. In my opion you are cooler to deny drugs then just cave and and mabye do some perminent damage to their bodys and mind as well. I hope that nothing like this will ever happen to anyone else in this school or in the real world.
i felt soo bad about what happened to my friends ..the reason is becuz i was in washington d.c.
you can change by not agreeing with people who drugs and say it makes them feel good...
I think what happenned last week was just mind blowing. I know we have caught some kids with drugs before, but not 5 kids at once that all went to the hospitol. I just think that it was crazy they could have died. The worst part is that these kids most likely did it to look cool. What i can do to change it would be to stay drug free and hope that people will follow along with me.
I think that no one should get overdosed.You should be yourself and never do any type of drugs. I am kinda mad about what happened last week, why would anyone do such a thing are they crazy, I mean if they did die their parents would be so upset.
wow!!!!!!!!I can't beleive that happened thats crazy.You could never be safe when you do drugs thats why i live above the influence.I think kids do drugs to fit in or be cool.so just stay drug free pioneer middle and everybody else in the world.
I believe that drugs are extremly bad. I know because my brother yoused to do that stuff. I saw what it does to people its terible. My brother yoused to take steriods he would get so mad all the time. My dad even had to kick him out of the house. Also were i yoused to live in a not so well neighborhood and there would be drugs everywere it was difficult to avoid that but i just simpley said NO!!!
What happpened last week is to me their personal business. I do think it's wrong but if they choose to screw up their lives then that's their choice. I think that people do drugs to escape reality and escape their problems. However, theres no drug in the world that can completely stop reality from coming back. You always have to come back to reality.
i think this is a typical topic in the headlines theses days. its a shame that these kids got hurt and did something bad. but i also think that giving all the attention they've gotten isnt good either. there probably doing it to be cool. which is dumb.
live above the influence :)
I think that the thing that happened at pioneer middle last week was very bad. We should not hear abount teens overdosing and dieing at this age. Drugs are obviously bad for you but some kids think they are so cool. Nobody in middle school should do drugs because its bad for you and they need to find new hobbies
I know about a few things to change the situation. We can do it by not selling drugs at all. Like all the kids said at the school that was stupid. Thats it.
I dont do drugs so i know i will never be put into that situation. I dont really know why people do drugs, but there is obvious reasons. I also think taking drugs is stupid, cause of the effects.
I think to stop drugs you would half to do a lot of major things. They would half to make certain pills like triple c prescription. And try to eliminate drug selling and buying through out the area.
I know of couple ways we could have change what happened. First thing is we could have just made drugs illegal in the first place. Secondly their friends could have said something to them or tried to convince them to stop.
I think drugs are stupid. They do noting for your body they just destroy it. And you can't do sport if you do them. Thats why i think its stupid
I think what happined in pioneer is stupid because now there making are school look bad. They think there cool because they try to kill them self by OD'ing and doing drugs. To me i think thats just stupid not cool at all. I think kids just do drugs to look cool but some do drugs to take away pain and to make them self fell better but in the long run the drugs dont make them feel good it kills them.
Last week every thing that happen was very sad because one of those kid was like my little brother and it was just crazy that it happened here.
I think doing drugs is bad for you. I would never ever do drugs in my life. One reseaon is that my cousin took drugs at 18 and nobody knew and he ended up dieing from it. I was surprised when i heard what happened at school.
First of I really think it is wrong to take drug in the first.Teen do drugs cause they think it is cool. It does not take many pills to get you high.It only hurts you if you take it. If you die by bing high the family is without ther son or daughter.
What i cant take from this situation is that even on a really good school like pioneer drugs can be found this makes me get on alert to protect mi family and mi self from what ever could hapen
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I know one the kids who got od last week. I think what they did was wrong because they could've died on the way to the hosptial. What i think we could do stop minors take drugs. And only sell drugs to adults.
Too bad for them. They made their decisions to do drugs and they should pay the price. It's just unfortunate that it DID happen. If only people (their PARENTS) figured out what the kids were doing until it was too late. The kids got lucky this time, but Im willing to bet they dont a second or third time.
Its hard to beleive that kids in our school are taking pills and it scares me that kids that are only 13 or 14 are taking cough cold and congestion pills. Also the pills are acsessed so easisly you can get them preety much anywere. I think we should all take a stand and be drug free.
I belive taking drugs is very inapropriate because of how dangerous it is to you and your self. drugs can paralies you put you in a comma, or worst death, that is why drugs are bad. I know I dont do drugs because of those consequences. And if you dont belive me that i am drug free you could drug test me!
I think you could change this by checking all the kids in the school for drugs. They probally did this because they probally have something going on at home. I know some of the kids that did it and they dont seem like they would do it. I think that people who drugs have no life.
What happened last week was insane. The 5 kids who got high are screwed for the rest of there life because this went on there record and it'll follow them everywhere. No good college will take them now. They shouldnt have took the c's
I THINK THOSE KIDS ARE REALLY STUPID FOR TAKING PILLS AND ESPICIALLY IN SCHOOL. THOSE KIDS ARE GOING TO OVERDOSE AND DIE IF THEY KEEP IT UP. tHEY NEED SERIOUS HELP. ITS A GOOD THING THAT THEY GOT CAUGHT BEFORE THEY REALLY GOT HURT.
I don't think kids should involve with drugs. But i think the major reason why kids do drugs is to fit in with a group to have something in common with others. Kids can prevent a lot of problems if they don't do drugs. It's dangerous to do and kids should think before there actions.
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