From a Senior, Female: Anxiety: To make sure we are all on the same page, let’s first define anxiety and then put it into context. Anxiety in a psychiatric context is defined as “a mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily
From Senior, Male: I do know kids who use over the counter meds to get high. It is easy to buy them at Walmart especially. Noone cares at checkout how old you are. Popular things are cough syrup and Bendaryl. They are cheap and accessible and people think they aren’t dangerous because they are
From Senior, Female: I do not think I know of anybody who has misused over the counter medicine, which is a good thing. Not having a very high usage rate cannot be mistaken for unimportance. Luckily only 1.7% of Clinton students grades 7-12 reported having used pain medication. We believe this to be accredited
Male, Senior: As someone who does not embark in underage drinking, it is extremely uncomforting to consistently hear stories about teenagers in Clinton drinking illegally. Yes, coming from a teenager at the Morgan School themself, underage drinking is sadly prevalent in Clinton among the teenage population. Now certainly not every Morgan student is going