Teenage students from Montana's Helena High School are working together in an effort to promote greater understanding about the effects of drug and alcohol use among their peers
According to the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey, nearly 44 percent of high school seniors reported consuming alcohol in the previous 30 days.
According to a report in the Independent Record newspaper, eight Helena High students are raising money to travel to teh National Youth Leadership Institute in Washington D.C. The students' goal is to develop problem-solving skills that they can teach to fellow students.
“As I got into high school, I started seeing my friends and classmates making the same decisions [with alcohol],” sophomre Amy Heldt said in the Independent Record article. “So the reason dearest to my heart in going on this [trip] is to learn ways to prevent this from happening again.”
Labels: substance use, awareness
Posted By: Aspen Education Group