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
From Senior, Female: Marijuana is arguably one of the most prevalent substances used at Morgan and within our Clinton community. Although usage has been reported to have decreased by more than 50% since 2010 it still seems to be a huge problem. Even with a decrease in reported use there is also a decrease