Schools and Substance Abuse
How Local Schools Can Help Teens With Substance Abuse
Schools and Substance Abuse
5 Facts about Substance Abuse
- Percentages of alcohol users among teens has declined since 2014
- Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use
- Risk for addiction is influenced by a combination of factors that include individual biology, social environment, and age or stage of development
- Results from NIDA-funded research have shown that prevention programs involving families, schools, communities, and the media are effective in reducing drug abuse
- Current programs implemented such as Dare and Life by schools and their counseling departments have taught anti-drug awareness to over 36,000,000 students nationally.
Liberty High School Counseling Contact Information
Counselors Contact Information:
Greg Casel (Last Names A-E):
Phone: 816-736-7045
Email:<gcasel@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Scott Gillespie (Last Names F-K):
Phone: 816-736-7043
Email:<bsgillespie@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Brenda Wiederholt (Last Names L-O):
Phone: 816-736-7049
Email:<bwiederholt@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Melanie Prince (Last Names P-S):
Phone: 816-736-7058
Email:<mprince@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Kathy Alagna (Last Names T-Z):
Phone: 816-736-7042
Email:<kalagna@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Liberty North High School Counceling Contact Information
Main Office Phone: 816-736-5506
Counselors Contact Information:
Emily Presser (Last names A-E)
Phone: 816-736-5512
Email: <epresser@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Jill Brook (Last names F-L):
Phone: 816-736-5516
Email: Jill Brock <jbrock@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Erin Dennis (Last names M-R):
Phone: 816-736-5523
Email: <edennis@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Dana Combs (Last names S-Z):
Phone: 816-736-5513
Email: <dcombs@liberty.k12.mo.us>
Liberty North High School
Website: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Liberty+North+High+School/@39.284241,-94.432747,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xf1d69f26a5916362
Location: 1000 NE 104th St, Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: (816) 736-5500
Liberty High School
Website: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Liberty+High+School/@39.2405936,-94.4497064,15.85z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87c055862495630f:0xe43b1ba95586f83b
Location: 200 W Blue Jay Dr, Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: (816) 736-5340