My friends do it. My mom does it. Why shouldn’t I? You probably guessed I was talking about smoking. I was kidding about the “Why shouldn’t I” part…maybe. I’ve tried a cigarette or two. I don’t know what it is about smoking, I honestly felt like I was going to choke. I guess I felt [...]

Ty Sells is an alcohol and other drug-free presenter who entertains and motivates young audiences to live drug-free lives and deal with peer pressure by looking inward to personal strengths. Click here to see his presentation to Gentry Middle School.

I was hanging out with my friend Dave and he asked me if I wanted to get high with him after our football game. I’ve never really had the desire to do that kind of stuff…but after he handed me his iPod, I was kinda interested. He told me it was this really cool, new [...]

We had some awesome entries in the PSA contest this year! Here are the top 3 winners. First Place winners were Angela, Carly, Rachael and Laken from Ms. Tyler’s class. Don’t Drown Second Place winners were Timothy, Zach, Eddie, Aaron and Luke from Ms. Tyler’s class. Throw Those Away Third Place winners were Jesse, Taylor, [...]

adapted from www.drugstory.org: How he was introduced to drugs… I first used nicotine when I was 11 or 12 and then marijuana, and that was a month before my 13th birthday. I got into alcohol later on that same year. How his problems escalated… When I first started using it was really sporadic. My grandfather’s [...]

I actually did find it very difficult to hang out with her [her friend] after a while because I had never used drugs before – and that’s something I really believe in – that I think that drugs and alcohol have a huge impact on your academic life and your social life and when you [...]