Category: K-12
Posted by Detroit News education team (The Detroit News) on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:39 AM'Drugs 101' seminar for parents slated for Plymouth
The Canton Police Department has joined forces with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System to provide a free two-hour "Drugs 101: What Parents Want to Know" class to help families recognize signs and symptoms on teenage drug use.
The first two-hour class for adults is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15, in the cafeteria of Pioneer Middle School Cafeteria in Plymouth. Another nine classes will be offered in various locations through May 13.
Parents will learn how to identify drug paraphernalia in a mock teenager's bedroom. The interactive class will also address trends of alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, marijuana and other drugs as well as the legal consequences and physical affects on the body.
To register visit, www.sjmercyhealth.org. For information, call Saint Joseph Mercy Health System at (734)398-7518, or the Canton Police Department at (734) 394-5424.
Additional classes will be held:
* Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - St. John Neumann Church, Canton
* Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 6:30 p.m. - Discovery Middle School Cafeteria, Canton
* Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, 6:30 p.m. - Bentley Elementary Cafeteria, Canton
* Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - Summit on the Park, Chestnut Room, Canton
* Thursday Feb. 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Farrand Elementary Gym, Plymouth
* Saturday, March 6, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth
* Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Fiegel Elementary Gym, Plymouth
* Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Field Elementary Gym, Canton
* Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Summit on the Park, Chestnut Room, Canton
