How are these webinars about addiction in schools helpful?

Thanks to the rapid transmission of technology, online tutorials, such as webinars, are available to anyone with access to the Web.

American educators are using this to their advantage by offering informative virtual sessions to combat substance abuse in schools.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains an at-risk youth behavior monitoring system (YRBSS), which is used to badess the current harm caused by substance abuse in schools.

Of the six categories of health-related behaviors controlled by the CDC, the system contains a considerable amount of data on the consumption of alcohol and other drugs in the United States – factors that are among the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.

As the last CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey – Data Summary and Trend Report: 2007-2017 "In 2017, 14% of high school students who had ever used selected illicit drugs defined them as cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, hallucinogens or ecstasy."

Thus, from age 14 up to age 18, young students in 2017 were exposed to clbad A drugs.

Today, this question is still topical.

#FactFriday: In 2017, about 140.6 million Americans (aged 12 and over) were current alcohol consumers. Find out more about the findings from the 2017 SAMHSA National Survey of Drug Use and Health (https://t.co/r8Ku8HhDT2). pic.twitter.com/9cdPu8LH5I

– SAMHSA (@samhsagov) January 11, 2019

When looking at data from the Addiction and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), especially National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2017, American learners from the age of 12 seem to be affected by addiction.

As the methodological summary of the survey indicates: "In 2017, it was estimated that 43,484 12-year-olds had started drinking between one and two years earlier. These people would have been initiated last year in the 2016 survey conducted on the same dates if the 2016 survey covered younger people. "

It is clear that the issue of addiction has crossed the K12 education system.

Ready for #NDAFW? Learn more about the warning signs that may indicate that a student is affected by opioids, alcohol abuse or other psychoactive substances – and on strategies to help them. . https://t.co/2ueMJhl8Dy

– US Department of Education (@usedgov) January 18, 2019

To combat this notion and attempt to dispel the temptations of alcohol and drugs among young students, the US Department of Education has developed webinars designed for teachers and specialized training support staff. who want to support students and families affected by the crisis.

In the past, webinars included topics such as The opioid crisis and K-12 schools: supporting students in school, Implementation of school diversion programs and PPublic audience and Eliminate the use of e-cigarettes in young people: the role of pharmacotherapies.