dangers of drug abuse.
The children sat attentive-
ly as Brown showed a video
tape about John, who began
smoking cigarettes to be
"cool." Later, when he tries
to quit smoking, he starts
drinking and taking drugs
until he almost dies after
mixing pills and alcohol.
As the children watched
the story unfold, kinder-
garten student Samantha
Letvin said, "I know what is
going to happen next."
The other students did not
seem surprised that John
became ill, went through re-
habilitation and recovered.
After the video, Brown
gave a definition of drugs
which former first lady Nan-
cy Reagan had given to
Brown's son, Jordan.
"A drug is something sick
people need to make them
well and something that
makes well people sick,"
Brown said. She asked the
children to name some
drugs.
Cocaine was the first drug
on their list, quickly follow-
ed by marijuana, alcohol,
crack, the nicotine in ciga-
rettes, some prescription
medicines and caffeine.
Brown also spoke about
moderation by telling the
children it is okay for
grandmother to have one
drink of wine, but not to
drink the whole bottle. One
of the boys disagreed with
Brown, saying it was best
his grandmother not drink
at all.
Yet even though the chil-
dren knew about the
dangers of drugs, earlier
that day a few of the girls
had pretended they were
sniffing cocaine.
Dana Ross, 6, said it was
just a game, one she will not
play again.
Yavneh's principal, Dr.
Margaret Eichner, said,
"They (the children) know
much more than we thought
they did."
Dr. Eichner said teachers
are also learning more about
drugs and what to do if one
of the children shows signs
of having an alcoholic
parent.
Kindergarten teacher
Honey Frank said, "I am
very surprised that the kids
knew all those drugs."
First grade teacher Kerri
Litinsky said the children
have probably learned a lot
about drugs by watching
television commercials. "I
can see those two eggs frying
now," she said, referring to
the TV spot showing the fry-
ing pan and the announcer
saying, "This is your brain
on drugs."
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