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2008 DFX Contest Winners
Congratulations to the following DFX members (pictured below left to right): Brittany Mull, Christina Welch, Allison Welch, Cody Moser, and (not pictured) Devonte Mercado, Trevor Budd, and Aiden Budd. These DFX members and their families will be enjoying pool parties at the Reading Phillies on July 14 or July 26. These winners told the DFX Kids Club what they do for fun and how they celebrate being drug-free.
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2008 Winning Contest Entries
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| "Do Not Do Drugs" - Allison Welch, age 8 |
"Being Drug Free" - |
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| "Fun! Drug Free!" - Christina Welch, age 10 |
"I'm Drug Free!" - Devonte Mercado, age 12 |
"My Friend" - Trevor Budd, age 9 |
"I Promise to Stay Drug Free!" - Cody Moser, age 10
My name is Cody and I am 10 now
I like to have fun, I'll tell you how!!
I enjoy using my mind by learning at school.
Playing baseball for my team is also very cool.
Laughing with my friends and riding my bike...
Are just a few of the things that I most like.
Spending time with my family and going to the beach...
I also have set goals, I try to reach.
I exercise to keep my body strong.
I love to play outside all day long!!
I live my life by being me.
When I stay true to myself, my mind feels free.
I have learned that drugs can ruin your life!!
Drugs can ruin families and cut like a knife!
I can teach others that drugs are bad!!
Drugs can destroy your body and can leave you mad.
I will never do drugs, I won't even try...
It would hurt too much to see my parents and brother cry!!
This is my story, you have learned all about me!!
From now until forever, I promise to stay drug free!!
Spring DFX Event at Body Zone
DFX hosted a FREE ice skating party at Body Zone on April 12. Over 100 DFX members attended! The winners of the family four-packs of Reading Phillies tickets and the brand-new 2008 DFX backpacks were: Emily Lascano, ZenaRae Ross, Devonte Mercado, Randi Hill, Brittany Mull, Nora Suarez, Chantel Walker, and Noriette Suarez. Congratulations to all of our winners! All ages and levels of ice skaters attended the event. Photos from Body Zone are below.
Also, check out the Spring 2008 DFX Newsletter. The newsletter includes the 2008 contests that you can get started on right away. Winners will get pool party passes for Reading Phillies games this summer. Check it out and have some drug-free fun!
DFX Day at Ozzy's Fun Center
DFX Kids Club members spent an afternoon at Ozzy's Fun Center on December 1. DFX members, along with their families and friends, enjoyed an afternoon of rollerskating and meeting new people. Download now: Fall 2007 Newsletter
Dear Drewskie
Kids Club members: meet Dear Drewskie! He's here to answer your questions. You can e-mail Dear Drewskie by clicking here. Feel free to ask him questions about drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention. He's here to listen to you! If Dear Drewskie can't give you an answer, he can direct you to other places you can call or e-mail that may help. Recent Dear Drewskie questions may be featured below.
Disclaimer: Although Dear Drewskie is dedicated to providing comprehensive resources and information, Dear Drewskie is not meant to replace the advice of a counselor, physician, or other drug and alcohol or mental health professional. You should not rely on any information on these pages, or information generated for you by this site, to replace consultations with qualified professionals regarding your own specific situation.
Dear Drewskie, Recently I've become very concerned about my best friend. I've known her since first grade. Both she and I are in ninth grade now and she's really beginning to change. A couple weeks ago we were at a party and she and some of the other kids that were there left the party for about 20 minutes. When she returned her eyes were all bloodshot and she was acting really strange. I know the kids she left with smoke weed and it was pretty obvious that my best friend was high when she returned to the party. I tried to talk to her about this but she told me it was no big deal. How can I talk to her about this and what should I tell her?
- Concerned
Dear Concerned, Talking to a friend about your concerns regarding their behavior is not always easy. It demands courage, compassion and honesty. My advice to you (should you choose to accept it) would be to find a quiet place where both you and your friend can sit and speak undisturbed and let her know straight forward your concerns regarding her behavior. It is important that you let her know that you are not making a judgment on her behavior but rather express to her how you see this impacting both her and your relationship. Let her know that you will do what you can to help her if she needs help to address this behavior. I might also suggest that you write down on paper exactly what it is you want to discuss with her (what you've observed in her behavior) and always do this with patience and concern. This behavior in your friend might be just a temporary thing but again, without some level of intervention, might lead to bigger problems. Good luck
- Drewskie
Dear Drewskie, A buddy and I were talking the other day about smoking weed. Is weed addictive? He says it is and I say it isn't. Who's right?
- Curious
Dear Curious, Your buddy is correct. Marijuana is both psychologically and physically addictive. Addiction is characterized by an increased tolerance to the user’s drug of choice as well as classic withdrawal symptoms as the body detoxes the user’s drug. The mood altering substance in marijuana (known as delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol) THC is a fat soluble substance and as such stays in the user’s system much longer than traditional mood-altering substances. Therefore traditional withdrawal symptoms take much longer to display in those addicted to marijuana. Don't be fooled by information based on pro-marijuana users’ propaganda. People can and do get addicted to marijuana. Not only that. Its use is illegal.
- Drewskie
Dear Drewskie, My mom sometimes comes home at night and smells like beer. When she comes home she acts weird and tells me how much she loves me and that we are going to do lots of fun things like go to Hersheypark. One time she even promised to get me a Play Station 2. The next morning when I asked her when we are going to Hersheypark she got mad and says she never said anything like that and that her head hurts and that I need to be quiet or stay in my room. Why does she act this way?
- Confused
Dear Confused, Sometimes when people drink alcohol, they can suffer from what are called "blackouts". Now a blackout doesn't mean that the person loses consciousness, they simply experience a period of time when they have no memory of what happened during this experience. Imagine taking a tape recorder and hitting the pause button while you're recording some music. While you have the pause button depressed the recorder doesn't record the music. When you play the tape back, you're going to be left with a portion of the song left out of your recording. This is kind of what happens to some people when they drink. They suffer from a loss of memory and honestly do not remember events and/or conversations that they are involved in. Your mom isn't lying to you when she says that she never had the conversation, she simply does not recall the event. Experiencing blackouts when a person drinks is not a healthy sign and if your mother is having these types of events occurring in her life she might want to seek some help. If she has an alcohol problem, please remember, it is a health condition and that it can require medical, other professional help, and the support of others who have walked in your mother's shoes. She is a sick person, not a bad person. Also, remember that you are not the reason or the fault that someone suffers from an alcohol problem. I might also suggest that you find a trusted adult to talk to about your situation. Perhaps a school guidance counselor, a priest, minister or rabbi, an aunt or uncle, your grandparents, or some other adult that you feel will listen without judgment. What ever you do, do what you need to do to keep yourself safe.
- Drewskie
