The forum takes its cue from a 2011 report from the Indiana Prevention Resource Center, which indicated that as of 2011, 5.6 percent of eighth graders in Indiana have used prescription painkillers. As these young people grow older, this number increases, with usage among high school seniors rising to 16 percent.
A Youth Worker Cafe on “Rushing, Crashing, and Dying: How prescription drug abuse and the meth epidemic are affecting our youth” will be presented by the Indiana Youth Institute on Wednesday. The cafe is set to run from noon until 1:30 pm, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, located in 212 S. Green St., Crawfordsville. Participants will be served lunch free of charge, as part of the Youth Worker Cafe program of IYI.
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The cafe will have Indiana State Police Trooper Brock Russell and former meth dealer and addict George Dowell. Youth workers, parents, community leaders, youth ministers, educators, counselors, and others who are interested in the topic are encouraged to attend.
