This job took some getting used to. The first time I told my story to a group of students, I looked down at my hands, sweating profusely, and adjusting my shirt the whole time. I was speaking to a group of 12-year-olds. I have worked with adolescents in after-school programs for years. As a counselor, any meaningful conversation was an exciting deviation from the continuous stream

During our drug-trends presentations, students are asked to answer a series of risk-assessment survey questions. Risk assessment and substance use disapproval is measured by questions such as “How easy is it to quit vaping”, “how dangerous is it to start smoking weed,” or “how risky is it to try the drinking once.” The answers to these questions reveal students’ beliefs about drugs