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1M5CU Youth Alcohol and Drug 4 Box Number 998 PO Box 236 Newmarket Ont L3Y4X1 Awareness Written and Directed by JIM Producer DEBBIE BUTT Youth Alcohol and Drug Awareness YADA Sponsors include Elephant Boy all know the Elephant Boy there is one in every school Teachers ache for them students worry for them The Elephant Boy is unique Just as John Me the famous Elephant Man of London in the lSSOs Youve seen the movies the shows the articles about this gentle man with a head so large and heavy he could not lav it down on his pillow to sleep for it r was too big to lift and he would choke to death in the effort The Elephant Boy of todays classroomsknows that struggle He too has a burden he can not lay down without help The typical Elephant Boy is always late for school for church for hockey games for movies His inner clock is off kilter Imagine the numerals on a clock painted on the glass covering of the clock instead of the clock face What the Elephant Boy has done is rotate the glass cover so that his hours and minutes no longer match anyone He is forever polite courteous to a fault gentle m his reponses His desk inside though outwardly sparse and clean is a of disorder But always there those hands propped up in such a as to hold his head if not erect at least up so that the teacher can catch a portion of a his eyes The Elephant Boy is usually a cult figure in Teachers usually find out too late that the Rqs ha a special reason for his behaviour that the teacher was ignorant of students in the class invariably have an ding of the Elephant Boys problem After all the worst kept secret in classroom or schoolyard is the identity of the heaviest glue sniffer The hangover from sniffing inhalants those discussed issue one of the workshop is unlike any other Even though the user knows he is out of synch with the rest of the organized world he ac complishes a level of charm and peaceful with his teacher that allows htm to remain undetected for weeks Then the day comes that the Elephant Boy is late truant and finally missing It is the stunned teachers job to inform the rest of the class in whatever way is easiest that one of their number is dead Never mind how he died just find a vay please God to help me tell them in a way that will not traumatize them for life One teachers method was to tell the Elephant Boys closest friend first in the privacy the teachers room Bv the time they returned the rest of the class knew instinctively There were no tears Thev were told they had ten minutes to com pose a few caring words on paper and to leave them if wished on top on Donalds empty desk The ten minutes passed slowly Then they began one by- one to leave the passages on the desk as they left for home to share the news with their parents None the notes were ever read They were sealed away for the Elephant Boy to learn about in whatever way he now could No one No one showed surprise It was as if it had been expected Somehow these students had learned what inev tabilitv meant were in grade six YADA Membership can be a full time participant in the Workshops doinz the challenge in each weeks issue mailing them to or dropping them off at the Library ADA box To keep a complete record of all of the remove this sheet from the newspaper each week fold it across the middle three hole punch it and keep on file in your WORKSHOP binder ADA binders be picked up by ADA participants at the from of the Era building on Steven Court Your binder has been donated to the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Workshop by ALLIANCE OFFICE FURNITURE AND SUP PLIES Davis Drive Thank you Mrs and ALLIANCE YADA Workshops The WORKSHOP is aimed at developing at the elementary school level an appreciation of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse It acknowledges the positive roles of family and community in establishing healthy attitudes It welcomes the input of adults high school students free lance writers and professional people who feel they have a contribution to make Forward your comments to Box PO Box Newmarket Ont DAVE WOOD ETS THE STANDARD BAMBI Do you suspect that one of your children is into drugs and you want to know what signs to look for The first sign begins in the pit of your stomach like mother smelling a forest fire But in your case the threat to your grazing spot is not coming from the forest its coming from Trust your instincts They will never let you down for most of the battle abend they arc all you will have to go on So why art your on he alert Think about these nerve Recent ly did you feci for just a short while insulted the way you do when so around is being sly Did you suddenly realize that while you were looking the other way your child changed his friends almost all of them Is his sleeping schedule off kilter Did he seem overnight begin living like a shift worker living by a secret clock sleeping when the family was up watching TV when the family slept Are Ins actions quietly divisive within the family Are his good actions spontaneous his negative actions premeditated Has he started playing the anger game never getting angry pretending as though anger was beneath him while all the while driving you to fury and even violence Have you felt lately as if you were being managed Does he suddenly seem to reject resist or deliberately refuse to res pond to shows of affection Are you ex periencing emotions you haven felt since your first prom jilted humiliated Make no mistake about it you are losing so meone you love Community resources ASYR 8985950 The Addiction Services of York Region serves youths and adults coping with alcohol or drugs in their family or in themselves The defines addicted related problems manages the process of change through ongoing contact and pro vides followup support for at least one vear There is no charge for what to do about it First of all be calm Be versatile to remember the age at which you thrived on secrecy Remember the childhood thrills of buried treasure lying in bed planning what would do if were invisible whom you would surprise spy on play tricks on remember the craving for of course remember when you im agined that you reallv verent part of your family but were a Jewish orphan rescued from the war and adopted by someone in Canada Remember the passwords the secret signs the weighty of secret club memberships If one of your children is using drugs he or she is a secret If two of your children are using drugs they are a cult And you are not a member There is no substitute lor direu action Direct talk Those of you raised in the will recall your own parents efforts to be direct about There was a big in the to teach your child about before he learns it in the street Many of our parents dear old souls now all of them are still blushing from the result Talking about with our children is in itially painful because of the fear of revealing vourself There need be no such fear about discussing drugs TEACH YOUR CHILD ABOUT DRUGS BEFORE HE LEARNS IT IN THE STREET Be informed There is nothing to fear but ignorance and impatience You and our children are still learning Talk open Iv purposefully about drugs the who what where why of them Drop into the Addiction Services Centre at Davis 2000 and Me For grades You are an individual who belongs to a family who lives in a that is part of our Canadian society You will be entering your chosen career or profession when we reach the vear hat career or profession do you think will be the most needed in the year to perform the roles of guardian of our society our communities our homes Drop your answers in the YADA box at the Library or mail to YADA address above Letters to Dear YADA In reading vour recent columns in the Era I find the information useful to mv family and the future of mv child formative wars I wonder if could let me know at what ages signs of future pro blems may be spotted and also hat signs peeiticallv to look for These days its refreshing to see so meone addressing the drug problem that ail around in society Good in your endeavour to inform and help those who may not be aware of the dangers of drug experimentation and the Dear Previously Uninformed human being needs human being vhoshares hishei other world The moment they find another they are a community As soon as we open our eyes we begin the search for a fellow seer Babies in cribs will oggle relentlessly babies in another crib Babies learning to walk will crash into one another again and again until their Talk to Me Each week will answer letters from young people or parents who have problems or insights to share To save postage and enjoy a beautiful place to write your letter drop into the Newmarket Library When you are finished your let ter drop it into the YADA box on the librarys adult section information counter to the left of the door as you enter Or mail it to the YADA Box number listed above chuckling turns to tears Like mercury on a slanted floor we seek our own level To learn about telltale trouble signs read todays column All we know about children and drugs is that they do not begin alone The companion they decide to settle into friendship with may be sharing with them a view of the world Studying friends vour child chooses is your best hope and re informed But avoid at all eosts passing negative judgements on her choice of friends Be positive Stres the good qualities of those of her friends whom vou personally admire You will launch child off into her world with a positive mind You are the crucible and the tide of all the good things your child knows she is made of Generate a sistant unending supply of support for her healthy choices in activities and friends and stress only the good aspects of those you approve If there are no good aspects she will assume your silence as her own It will be truly golden Financial Donations Financial donations to assist ADA are tax If feel strongly about y ADA and wish to assist with a financial contribution a tax deductabte receipt will be returned to you For sponsorship in quiries call I wish to be listed as a patron of YOUTH ALCOHOL AND DRUG AWARENESS I enclose a cheque for sponsors include Alliance Office Furniture and Supplies THE AURORA For sponsor information call 8982985 Dnve and ask for their pamphlets brochures wall charts and other aids that vould look at home in your kit chen Get on the phone and contact some of the resource people listed in this and the last three issues of the workshop Get to It before It gets to your family Above all remain a parent Reinforce the law as it is allowed in your home hut remain parental Rejection or might reltee of anger but the benefit is woeiullj short term For better for vorse you are their island in the stream Adrift from you though they mav seem to prefer it they will be swept away more flotsam and jeisom for the plcisure merchants to exploit stealing from your creation your years of hardship your legacy to this planet Don let go of them until know they are carry our endless love them The Bottom Line cap of Issues of Hostility and lack of affection are com mon characteristics of their background More boys than girls use inhalants The odour of solvents can remain on breath tor several hours following inhalation giving a telltale whisper Death can result from taking tran quilizers together with alcohol or other Yes it is documented as correct that a teenager of rye dropped dead seconds after the bottle emptied In spite of the dangers of opiate and withdrawal research has show n it is still not as potentially to life as alcohol and bar withdrawal Creative Writing Competition Below you will find the first lines of a song about a youth trapped in the shadowy world of teenage drugs Teenagers are invited to complete the song with their own lyrics The best will be be put to music taped on cassette and brought the ORkSHOP IN THE SCHOOLS to dent the region Mail it to or drop a into the Librarv box Come the sidewalks of my soul and There a dark man valkmaslowlv in the shadows By the sidewalks of my soul Come troll the m sou did can you hear That m the darkness sad and lonely I am crying in the shadows of my soul Call me Anytime is a telephone hotline on constant standby to help you if you cannot cope Zenith sum Keswick Sutton There is no charge for any services call 8985950 workshops The WORKSHOP will come to your school to talk and explore your ideas and ours if your school invites us Teachers and principals are in vited to inquire about the content and scheduling of IN THE SCHOOLS by telephoning 89M282