By: Braxton Dye
Teenagers from Harmony
Youth Leadership Council have joined forces with other teens and scientists
across the United States as part of “National Drug Facts Week” (NDFW).
The week-long health observance, organized by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part
of the National
Institutes of Health, takes
place Monday, January 27th through Sunday, February 2nd. NDFW celebrates the inquisitive minds
of teens by giving them a space (virtual or physical) to ask questions about
drugs and to get scientific answers from experts. As part
of the NDFW celebration, Harmony YLC students are holding a variety of
activities in their school and community.
“I feel like it is
important to keep kids and young adults from smoking so we are sharing information
about tobacco dangers” said Dalanie Jury. “We want to keep people from hurting
themselves and others and we can do this by sharing the information we have
learned” noted YLC member, Taylor Kruse.
The Harmony YLC members will be completing the
following activities for National Drug Facts Week- Posters in their school and
community, providing information to convenience stores about access to alcohol,
holding a fact scavenger hunt at the school during the lunch period, and
sharing information at the basketball game via popcorn bags, announcements and
messages on the program.
Harmony YLC
members are committed to sharing the truth about the dangers of drugs, alcohol
and tobacco in their school and community. They put positive peer pressure on
their friends to choose to live alcohol, tobacco and drug free and be above the
influence. You can find out more about YLC on their website at
www.ylc.vbsafecoalition.com.
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