Education
Denzel Washington on Dropouts: ‘Most Dangerous Time’ for Kids Right After School
PBS – September 21, 2011
In the first installment of an 18-month series on the nation’s high school dropout rate, Gwen Ifill sits down with Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington to discuss his work as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.
Alternative Opportunities gives high school drop outs a second chance
KY3, Springfield, MO – September 22, 2011
The lost earnings for the 2010 Missouri high school dropouts totals nearly $ 5.2 billion dollars. One organization in the Ozarks is trying to reverse that trend by helping kids get back on track.
Marijuana remains one of the most abused drugs especially among the youth and has over 200 street names such as mary jane, weed, herb, pot, ganja, hash, among others. It comes from a Cannabis Sativa plant and is green or brown in appearance. The drug is derived from the flowers, leaves, seeds, and stems of the marijuana plant. Marijuana contains over 400 chemicals but the main active ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and is responsible for the drug’s psychoactive and mind-altering effects.
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