Drug use at Medicine Hat schools raises alarm
A teen describes daily marijuana use and experimentation with harder drugs at Medicine Hat schools. Teachers and parents report widespread stoned students, and officials say zero tolerance and school programs are in place, while some fear insufficient punishment and ongoing risk.
Drug problem in Crescent Heights high school grows
Constable Delirae Sharpe, the school resource officer at Crescent Heights, says drugs are widespread in Medicine Hat schools with marijuana still dominant and teens able to obtain stronger substances. Education, policing, and counselling efforts are in place as schools face rising use among younger students and cases ranging from disciplinary actions to 12 week Calgary treatment programs.
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