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DANGEROUS TRENDS “Proud to give our youth the POWER to say NO to Drugs & Alcohol. We care & get involved!” OUTPATIENT DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT 8950 W. Emerald Street • Suite 178 Boise, ID 208-376-7083 www.recovery4lifeidaho.com Accepting New Clients State Funded, Insurance, Self-Pay (Sliding Scale) BLACK SANDS R E S O R T “We are proud to support our future leaders in their efforts to remain ABUSE FREE and we are proud to support our Kids & Community!” 11 TEENS ARE USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN SCARY NEW WAYS Photo Source: Getty Images/Polka Dot RF Teenagers are always pushing the envelope. The latest teen trends make the underage drinking games of yesterday look like child’s play. Here’s an inside peek at some of the dangerous things teenagers are doing today … and that they will never tell you about. Photo Source: sydrified.blogspot.com Photo Source: www.utmb.edu 28114 Black Sand Rd. Grandview, ID 208-834-2798 GRANDVIEW Fire Department 1 Planking 2 Lip Boum The activity involves lying face-down on any surface. Once in position, the participant’s friends take a picture and share it on the web through various social media outlets. It might sound harmless and even funny, but some teens have expanded their creativity and planked on unusual and sometimes dangerous surfaces such as rooftops, vehicles, or escalators. Many have been injured and at least one death has been reported. Teenagers are quick to find new ways to consume alcohol without leaving the obvious smell of booze on their breath. This new trend involves pouring vodka directly into the eye, passing through the mucous membrane and entering the bloodstream through the veins around the eyeball. The result is a quick buzz. If done often, this activity can burn or scar the cornea, and in some extreme cases cause blindness. “Keeping our community Safe!” “Helping to put the fires out on ABUSE. We proudly support preventative education for our youth!” 208-834-2511 721 S. Roosevelt St. • Grandview, ID 30 | Idaho Spring/Summer 2014 | abusemagazine.org Source: http://www.parentsociety.com/parenting/parents-beware-11-dangerousteenage-trends-all-parents-should-know-about/2/