1. Teen Trends
& Current Fads
(not all are new)
SRO Adam Gongwer

2. D.A.R.E. Officer Adam Gongwer
11th year with Ontario Police (Ohio)
6th year as SRO
HNT Member (2006)
DARE Class #61 (2009)
Central Regional Rep ‘13-’15
Ohio SRO Assoc. (OSROA.org)
Previous Experience:
JV Corrections Officer
Youth Minister
Family:
4 Kids (6, 14, 14, 17)
Married 21 years
2013

3. Panic buttons Based on room number Doesn’t say Staff ‘name’
Where to place in room/on person?
Add photo

4. Top 10 Causes of Teen Murder
Phil Chalmers:

5. Refresher on a Teen Killer
10: Mental Illness/Brain Injuries/IQ
9: Lack of Spiritual Guidance/Discipline
8: Criminal Lifestyle or in Poverty
7: Peer Pressure (curfew, vandalism, etc)
6: Fascination with weapons/video games
5: Cults/Gangs (Hate, Occult, etc)
4: Drug & Alcohol Abuse (Pot, RX)
3: Anger/Depression/(Suicidal 78%)
2: Violent Entertainment (porn, movies)
1: Unstable Environment (Abuse, bullied)

6. Additional Warning Signs:
Stating a threat
Speaking about
death, suicide, murder, columbine, etc
Excessive amount
of violent video games/internet games
Writes about violence
myspace, facebook, twitter, etc
Running away/trouble at home
Negative books:
Satanic Bible, Anarchist Cookbook, etc
Suspended / expelled from school
Avoids social activities

7. Behavioral Issues:
“Cry” for help: violent themes in artwork, essays, doodles, etc….
Low tolerance for Frustration: easily upset by real or perceived injustices
Poor coping Skills: inappropriate, immature, disproportionate
Lack of Resiliency: can’t bounce back
Failed love relationship: especially if recent
Injustice Collector: does not forgive/forget
Depression: Lethargy, loss of interest in activities, dark outlook on life
Alienation: isolation, not belonging
Dehumanizes others: non-person outlook, lack of empathy

8. Behavioral Issues:
Entitlement/superior: “always me” attitude, demands specialized treatment
Need for attention: positive or negative attention
Blameless: never accepts responsibility, always someone else’s fault
Anger Management: uncontrolled, unpredictable
Intolerance: racial or religious
Manipulative: cons and manipulates others
Lack of trust: Society is worthless, takes matters into his own hands
“Change” behavior changes dramatically over a short period of time

9. Synthetic Drugs
The past 2 years have been characterized by increasing diversity of products, as manufacturers of new psychoactive substances adapt products almost endlessly

10. 25-I (Toledo, OH) University of Toledo Dec 19th, 2012 9:00pm
Winter Break
Josiah Galat, 20, of Mansfield
Classmate Erik Littleton, 19, of Detroit
Alexander Vogel, 18, of Toledo

11. 2C-i (Smiles)
Witnesses described the 17-year-old boy as "shaking, growling, foaming at the mouth." Soon after, he "started to smash his head against the ground" and began acting "possessed," according to a witness. Two hours later, he had stopped breathing
shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/2c-smiles-killer-drug-every-parent-know html

12. Bath Salts (Columbus, OH)
Bath salts are put in humidifiers at parties.  Some teens might not even realize what they are inhaling

13. Death Grip (Synthetic)
Kids are having seizures smoking this brand

14. Marijuana & Teens
After four straight years of increasing use among teens, annual marijuana use showed no further increase in any of the three grades surveyed in 2012
11% (8th graders)
28% (10th graders)
36% (12th graders)

15. Inhaling THC Heating Bulb Glass table Bowl of marijuana
Glass straw to breathe in THC
Immediate high
No residual “smoking” odor

16. Dabs (Marijuana) form of marijuana
concentrated to look like honey or wax
slang terms such as Butane Honey Oil, BHO, Wax, Budder, Amber or Ear Wax
OFC. Jermaine Galloway

17. Rx Problem Easier to obtain Cheaper “Think” less risk for O.D.
In 2010, nearly 60 percent of the drug overdose deaths (22,134) involved pharmaceutical drugs. Opioid analgesics (oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone), were involved in about 3 of every 4 pharmaceutical OD’s, confirming the predominant role opioid analgesics play in drug overdose deaths. (CDC.gov)

18. Skittling (Skittle Party)
one person will get a hand full of pills
(aka Pharm, salad, Trail Mixing)
mixed colors looks like Skittles
Usually about
pills
death (overdose)
breathing problems
allergic reactions

19. Parachuting Crush foul-tasting pill, or other substance
Wrap it up in a tissue and swallow it
Tissue eventually dissolves

20. Drugs in School
Students snorting powderized pills off fingers in class
Smash pills with cell phone back/iPod & snort in restrooms
Pills in make-up cases, gum/mint containers

21. Drugs in School School building: Cars in High School parking lot:
Secret pockets sewn into hoodies or pants
Top inside of locker, small ledge above door
Cars in High School parking lot:
Inside door panel
Pull down headliner above visor
Pull off temp control in dashboard
Secret compartment in center console

22. Drugs in School
Students stealing chemistry equipment to make bongs

23. Drugs in School Found in unusual places: Foil Straws Q-tips
Cotton balls
Cigarette Filters
Broken pens, pen shafts
Rolled up papers

24. Drugs in School Signs & Symptoms: Cars: “Out of it”
Chin resting on sternum during class
Constantly “dipping” during class
Going to car in parking lot for “homework” or books
Cars:
If you notice a student’s car that keeps getting more and more dents and scratches (impaired driving)

25. Drugs in School
Students using apple bongs (eat later)

26. Concealment Containers

27. Passing a Drug Test

28. Heroin (precipitators)
Significant trauma or abuse when young
Rx use
Impairment
Pot (Age 12 on average)
JV Judge in Cleveland has seen cases where 11 or 12 year old kids have used heroin. Average age around 17 years old.
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013

29. Heroin (not just a needle)
“Buttons” or “Beans”
Heroin in a pill form
“Monkey Juice”
Mixing liquid heroin with Visine or other saline solution. 2 drops in eye for rapid high.
WKYC, Cleveland “Heroin” broadcast 4/2013

30. Heroin (Nasal Spray)
“get a syringe, remove the needle from it, and use that to spray it up into your nasal cavity slowly. The goal is to let it absorb in your nasal cavity, not in your stomach after it drips down. This method of dosing has been termed "Shebanging" by local addicts.”

31. Cheese (Black Tar Heroin+Tylenol PM)
The New Teenage Heroin Market
Cheese, Chees, Cheez, Chez, Chz, Queso, Keso, Kso…(look for these in text messages)

32. Cheese (Black Tar Heroin+Tylenol PM)
Symptoms:
Drowsiness and Lethargy, Euphoria
Excessive Thirst
Disorientation
Sleepiness and Hunger
Sudden change in grades & friends
To keep the high, users need to snort it up to 15 times a day - along with a potentially lethal dosage of acetaminophen mix-heroin-crushed-tylenol-pm-aimed-kids-article

33. Caffeine Drinks

34. Alcohol
Fast Food cup
Beer
Straw

35. Alcohol (Enemas)
Tampons are soaked in alcohol & then inserted into one of two orifices
Some girls have ended up in the hospital

36. Alcohol (Vaporized)
Youtube videos- alcohol and dry ice or Vodka and dry ice.
It is a new trend and way to get extremely ‘crunked’ (crazy + drunk)
The dry ice vaporizes the alcohol and you inhale it
association with Crunk Juice, a brand of strong alcoholic beverage associated with the music genre “Crunk” (Lil Jon, Hip Hop)

37. Gummy Bears
Gummy bears soaked in alcohol

38. Vodka Eyeballing

39. Smoking (Inhale) Alcohol
“drunkorexia’” some teens particularly vulnerable, limit their calories
rapid alcohol intoxication
not metabolized by the liver, higher strength & more potent effect as it enters the bloodstream going directly to the brain
much higher risk of an alcohol overdose
No way to vomit out the excess…

40. Vaporizor USB charges it Vaporize Liquid Marijuana As low as $19
gotvape.com
vaporizerusa.net

41. Smoking Pills Pills contain Fillers
Binding, Filling, Flow Agents (like plastics)
other Excipients (inactive substance formulated with the active ingredients)
“There are some excipients that are perfectly safe to swallow because they aren't digested, but those same excipients are toxic and can kill you when you breathe it in a vaporous form” … Product Specialist for a vitamin company

42. Smoking Pills
Oxy addicts smoke the pills by heating them on a piece of tin foil. The burning pills leave long, black streaks down the foil.
“They always keep the foil, always. If they can’t get any Oxy and they get desperate, they go back and re-smoke those lines for quick fix.” Detective Dave Ross
sdentertainer.com/news/oxycontin-epidemic-plagues-north-county-youth

43. E-Cigs & Hookah Sticks

44. Choking Game intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain
inducing temporary fainting & euphoria
two methods
Strangulation
self-induced hypocapnia
hyperventilation (forced overbreathing) until tingling, light-headedness or dizziness are felt, followed by a breath-hold
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choking_game

45. Choking Game Marks or bruises on the neck, Bloodshot eyes
clothing that covers the neck (warm weather)
Confusion/disorientation after being alone
unusual items such as dog leashes, ropes, scarves, bungee cords, and belts
Severe headaches, often frequent
Secretive behavior, irritability, hostility
Bleeding under the skin of the face and eyelids
Wear marks on furniture (bed posts, door knobs)
Linens/ropes tied around door knobs/furniture
The frequent need for privacy

46. Press the Chest Stand up against wall
Another person presses their chest
eventually passes out from restricted blood flow
“…waiting for that euphoric 10 second high as oxygen rushes back to the brain”
Easily hidden from parents
today.com/id/ /ns/today/t/kids-are-passing-out-deadly-high/

47. Inhalants in School Can kill after first time trying (39%)
Rapid pulse, irregular heart rate, low oxygen
1,000+ everyday items
Chronic inhalant abuse = # of heroin users
1 in 7
8th Graders tried
(monitoringthefuture.org)

48. Inhalants in School Slurred Speech Drunk, Dizzy or Dazed Appearance
Loss of coordination, disoriented
Unusual Breath odor
Chemical smell on clothing
Paint stains on face or hands
Red eyes, runny nose, Nausea & Vomiting
Nose bleeds, sores/rash around mouth

49. Inhalants in School Gas on the shirt collar White Out on fingernails
Readiwhip cans (locker, book bag)
Plastic or paper bags
latex balloons (Helium, gases)

50. Dumb stuff…

51. DXM Kids tie string to cough syrup bottle Swing around for 10 seconds
DXM separates to top
Drink straight DXM liquid

52. Eyeball Licking Japanese teens: oculolinctus
"eyeball licking" or "worming"
bacterial infections:
conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Styes
abscesses in lids and eye socket
Blindness or corneal abrasions
eye chlamydia
syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/eyeball_licking_fad_among_teen.html
music video by the Japanese
band Born, which features
eyeball licking. Time.com

53. Eyeball Licking
one concerned Japanese teacher ran into two 6th grade students licking each others' eyeballs in an equipment room. . .they admitted it was popular in their class. His independent survey of students: One-third of the children admitted to eyeball licking.
he saw up to 10 students at a time wearing eye patches, which he realized were hiding eye ailments.

54. Eyeball Licking
Time.com reported the fad has spread across the globe, from Japan to the U.S. Virgin Islands
and is depicted in photos, cartoons and videos on Tumblr and YouTube
newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/14/eyeball-licking-fetish-isnt-just-disgusting-it-spreads-pink-eye-too/

55. Snorting Smarties Crushed into powder
Kids snorting “like concaine” (or smoking)
infections, chronic coughing, choking and even maggots feeding off sugary dust in your nose
Some developing a “smoker’s cough” if they blow out the powder like a “cloud”

56. Cinnamon Challenge
Watch out for the dragon breath!
IT BURNS!

57. Salt & Ice Challenge
12-Year-Old Boy Badly Injured After Dangerous Game Burns Cross On Back 

58. Eraser Challenge Rub eraser on open skin
Add hand sanitizer for extra burn

59. Cow Dung Sniffing
Amish community in Ohio
Called “Coning”