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>>> KEEPING THE DOOR SHUT TO YOUR TEENAGERS' ROOM IS
SOMETIMES WHAT PARENTS FACE.
ADDICTION SPECIALISTS SAY
THERE'S A LOT WE CAN LEARN
ABOUT OUR TEAMS WE CAN LEARN
JUST BY LOOKING.
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT IS AN
EXHIBIT.
EXHIBIT.
EXHIBIT. HERE TO TELL US MORE IS JERRY
BLACKBURN.
BLACKBURN. >> I'M WELL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THIS IS A SHOW AND TELL,
THIS EXHIBIT THAT CAN REALLY
ENLIGHTEN PARENTS.
ENLIGHTEN PARENTS. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> TELL ME WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
>> IT IS AN EXPERRENTIAL
EXPERIENCE SO PARENTS CAN WALK
THROUGH A SIMULATED TEEN'S
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. WHICH WAS UNBELIEVABLY FUN TO
PUT TOGETHER.
PUT TOGETHER. AS A PARENT WHO HAD KIDS, EIGHT
LOOF THAT STUFF IS MINE.
BUT INTERDISPERSED IN THE ROOM
IS A LOT OF STUFF THAT SHOULD
BE KIND EVER A TALE.
AND HOPEFULLY PROMPT
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN KIDS AND
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. IT'S SUCH A BALANCING ACT,
LOOKING AT SUPPORTING
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PRIVACY.
PRIVACY.
PRIVACY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING
SURE OUR KIDS ARE HEALTHY AND
SAFE AND WELL.
>> SO YOU'RE NOT ENCOURAGING
KIDS TO DO SOME SORT OF FULL
SCALE REIN ON KIDS ROOMS.
JUST WATCH FOR THINGS THAT
MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT MEANING
THAN YOU THINK THEY DO.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION LIKE
WHY.
WHY.
WHY. IF
WHY. IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT AN
ITEM.
ITEM.
ITEM. LIKE WHEN I'M IN MY DAUGHTER'S
ROOM, IF SOMETHING IS OF
CONCERN, I'LL BE LIKE, HEY,
TELL ME ABOUT THIS.
OR GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. AND IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF THEM
AND HAVE YOU OTHER CONCERNS,
YOU KNOW, GRADES ARE DROPPING,
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
REDUCING, LIKE THOSE OTHER
CONCERNS, IT KIND OF GIVES YOU
A PROFILE.
A PROFILE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. A
>> YES. A PICTURE ALTOGETHER.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> AND YOU BROUGHT ITEMS TODAY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THESE ARE OUT OF THE ROOM.
>> YOU MENTIONED FIRST OF ALL,
AND WE DID A SEGMENT ABOUT IT.
JEWELING, ELECTRONICS,
JEWELING, ELECTRONICS, CIGARETTES.
CIGARETTES. OF SOME THESE THINGS THAT ARE
VERY SMALL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> TELL ME ABOUT THESE OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> SOME OF THE THINGS WE
BROUGHT, LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE
INTERDISPERSE THESE THROUGHOUT
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM. OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS.
OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS. WE SHOULD ALWAYS THINK OF THESE
AS SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF
LOCKED UP.
LOCKED UP. A LOT OF THESE CONTAIN DXM,
DEXTRO METHORPHAN.
DEXTRO METHORPHAN. THEY'RE CONCERNING.
THEY'RE CONCERNING. CHILDREN SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM IN
THEIR ROOM.
THEIR ROOM. OR THE EMPTY PACKAGES IN THE
TRASH CANS.
TRASH CANS. THINGS LIKE THAT.
OBVIOUSLY PARAPHERNALIA ITSELF
IS CONCERNING.
IS CONCERNING. ALUMINUM FOIL.
ALUMINUM FOIL. >> WHY ALUMINUM FOIL?
>> ALUMINUM FOIL CAN BE USED
FOR HOLDING AND KEEPING
DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES BUT ALSO
SMOKING IT.
SMOKING IT. SO IF YOU'RE FINDING SMALL
PIECES OF ALUMINUM FOIL AND
THEY HAVE BURN MARKS, THAT'S A
WAY TO USE CERTAIN SUBSTANCES
IN A CERTAIN FASHION.
ALSO, DRYER SHEETS, ODDLY
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. DRYER SHEETS ARE VERY FRAGRANT.
AND THEY CAN KEEP THE ODOR AWAY
FROM PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.
SO WE WANT TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. HOME MADE DEVICES THAT CAN BE
JUST CRUSHED.
JUST CRUSHED. THIS IS ACTUALLY OBVIOUSLY A
SODA CAN.
SODA CAN.
SODA CAN. BUT IT'S TURNED INTO A PIPE.
YOU CAN PUT MARIJUANA IN HERE.
AND MY PARTNER IN PREVENTION,
KATIE MULLER, IS OUR PROJECTS
COORDINATOR, ACTUALLY FOUND ONE
OF THESE ON A BUS STOP WHEN SHE
WAS TRAVELING TO AN EVENT.
SO SHE TOOK A PICTURE OF IT FOR
OUR ROOM AS WELL.
BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST CRUSH IT
UP, IT CAN BE DISPOSED OF
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. AND IT ISN'T SUSPICIOUS IN AND
OF ITSELF.
OF ITSELF. >> THESE JUST LOOK LIKE TAM PON
HOLDERS.
HOLDERS.
HOLDERS. BUT THIS IS MORE LIKE WHEN
YOU'RE TRAVELING TO THE GORGE
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. SO THEY'RE JUST CONTAINERS THAT
YOU CAN PUT ALCOHOL IN.
>> IT ACTUALLY SAYS BOOST, TOO.
>> ORGANIZATIONS ACTUALLY
PRODUCED STUFF TO KIND OF, YOU
KNOW, CIRCUMNAVIGATE SOME OF
THE RULES THAT WE HAVE.
>> THERE'S A COMPUTER MOUSE.
WHY IS THAT?
>> THERE IS A COMPUTER MOUSE.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT THE
PROGRESSION SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE
WHO IS MOVED FROM MAKING BAD
DECISIONS TO REALLY STRUGGLING
WITH THE SUBSTANCE MISUSE
DISORDER THIS.
DISORDER THIS. LOOKS LIKE A MOUSE.
WORKS LIKE A MOUSE.
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A DIGITAL
SCALE.
SCALE.
SCALE. >>
SCALE. >> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO IT'S PART OF THAT
INCULTURATION.
INCULTURATION. THE PREOCCUPATION THAT SOMEBODY
STARTS TO HAVE WITH SUBSTANCES.
I KNOW WE BROUGHT SOME IMAGES
OF LIKE 420, COME IS KIND OF
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR
MARIJUANA USE.
MARIJUANA USE. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN 420?
>> 420, THE NUMBER HAS ALWAYS
BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING
WEED.
WEED.
WEED. SO
WEED. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, AT
420 OR ON APRIL 20th, IT'S
ALMOST A CULTURAL HOLIDAY FOR
MARIJUANA USERS.
MARIJUANA USERS. SO IF YOU HAVE A YOUNG CHILD,
AND YOU START TO NOTICE THAT
NUMBER ON THEIR BOOK BAG.
AND SOME MATERIALS.
THAT CAN BE CONCERNING.
OBVIOUSLY, ROLLING PAPERS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT ARE KIND OF
TELLTALE SIGNS.
TELLTALE SIGNS. >> THAT AT LEAST GENERATIONALLY
IS SOMETHING PARENTS ARE
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS,
MAYBE NOT SO MUCH.
>> WHY THE WATER BOTTLES.
>> WATER BOTTLES, ONE OF THE
FAVORITES IN THE ROOM.
IT LOOKS AND FEELS AND IS HELD
LIKE A NORMAL WATER BOTTLE.
BUT IF YOU TURN IT, IT IS NOT.
SO EVERYBODY IN THE STUDIO IS
LIKE, OH, THAT'S COOL.
>> IS SO STRANGE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S JUST SO CLEVER.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT'S PRETTY NEEVMENT I GET IT.
FEELS LIKE A WATER BOTTLE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU
SPEAK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT SOME
OF THESE THINGS AND HOW NOT TO
KIND OF TURN IT INTO SOMETHING
WHERE THEY'RE ALIENATED BY YOUR
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> AND THAT'S REALLY THE
BALANCING ACT.
BALANCING ACT. AS A PREVENTION STRATEGY, AS A
PROTECTIVE FACTOR.
PROTECTIVE FACTOR. CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR KIDS IS
ONE OF THE NUMBER 1 THINGS THEY
CAN DO TO DISSUADE THEIR
SUBSTANCE USE.
SUBSTANCE USE. THE PROBLEM WITH HEALTHY USE
SURVEY.
SURVEY.
SURVEY. THE MAJORITY OF KIDS NEVER USE
SUBSTANCES.
SUBSTANCES. AND THE SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT
DO KIND OF DOMINATE THE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. AND SO WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT
DYNAMIC TO LET KIDS KNOW THAT
THE MAJORITY OF KIDS AREN'T
EXPERIENCING THESE BEHAVIORS.
AND SO, THE OTHER PART OF THAT
AGAIN IS HELPING PARENTS HAVE A
CONSISTENT MESSAGE.
CONSISTENT MESSAGE. SHARE IT WITH THEIR KIDS OFTEN.
LET THEM KNOW --
>> YOU'RE NOT INTRODUCING THE
IDEA TO THEM, I GUARANTEE IT,
AT SCHOOL.
AT SCHOOL. >> ESPECIALLY AS THE PARENT, I
WANT MY MESSAGE TO BE BIGGER
THAN ALL THE OTHER MESSAGES OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SO
THERE. SO WHEN SHE'S IN A DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCE, WHERE THEY MIGHT
HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION, LIKE
OUR WORDS ARE JUST THERE.
AND THEY GO, OH.
AND THEY GET OUT THAT WAS
STRESS -- IMAGINE BEING A 7th
GRADER OR 8th GRADER IN THAT
CIRCUMSTANCE, WHERE ONE OF YOUR
FRIENDS IS KIND OF ENCOURAGING
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THAT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION TO
BE IN.
BE IN.
BE IN. SO
BE IN. SO WE WANT KIDS TO BE ARMED
WITH A MESSAGE THAT IS NOT AN
ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.
ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. AND I'M HERE FOR YOU AND I CAN
GET YOU OUT OF THIS SITUATION.
YOU JUST NEED TO REACH OUT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND A BIG POSTER THEY'LL SEE
IN THEIR HEAD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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