Anti-drug education of the past is getting an update, to focus more on the consequences of becoming a drug user.
The Remove, Refuse and Reason program that is being put on by the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties. Dyesha Darby is going around to school districts in each of those counties to talk to high and middle school students, giving them more information about the types of drugs they could face and the potential consequences of using those drugs. During instruction, students will see first hand accounts of drug use and have open discussion about the end results of using those drugs.
The Remove, Refuse and Reason program goes beyond the "Just Say No" anti-drug programs of the past and focuses on the consequence of drug use. The program also talks about how drug use is promoted in the media and how teens need to know the whole truth of the dangers that go along with heroin, ecstasy, and meth.
Darby travels to school districts in Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties to put on the week long presentations.
