Over the past couple months we have spent each of our meetings teaching new members the trade of giving presentations to middle school students. Every new student who comes in is looking to make an impact in the lives of students and we are eager to help students get to a place where they can help us to move this county forward in the area of drug prevention.
On May 6th I get the opportunity to accept the City Council Proclamation that the month of May will be Grand Junction's Teen Substance Abuse Awareness Month! After two years of working with this organization I have gotten to see it grow and thrive and I couldn't be happier with how my experience has turned out. I had the ability to break out of my comfort zone and use my leadership skills to gain valuable life lessons in the areas of public speaking, event planning, and fundraising.
We have faced some challenges with opposition over the last couple years. Dealing with a subject as delicate as drug prevention it is obvious that some people will disagree with your point of view. Most of our opposition came from people standing up for medical marijuana. As far as ethical implications go, Neural Activity doesn't focus on the bad sides of drugs but rather on the positive things that can come from staying drug-free as a teen. Also we have nothing against using drugs prescribed by a physician for a certain person, it is when those drugs are used recreationally and without doctor approval that we believe it will negatively affect a person and/or their lifestyle.
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