5/24/2019: THC use in RI public schools

The head of Toll Gate High School discusses an influx of potent THC in R.I. schools and why they have had to call an ambulance for students who needed help after using the drug.

Episode 19 of the Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News podcast, hosted by Tim White, titled "5/24/2019: THC use in RI public schools" was published on May 24, 2019 and runs 25 minutes.

May 24, 2019 ·25m · Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News

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Summary

The head of Toll Gate High School discusses an influx of potent THC in R.I. schools and why they have had to call an ambulance for students who needed help after using the drug.

Episode Description

Candace Caluori, principal of Toll Gate High School in Warwick. This academic year, an ambulance has been called to Warwick schools five times for students who have had a bad reaction after using the drug THC - which is the chemical that gives marijuana its psychoactive effects. R.I. Dept. of Education data shows THC use has spiked at schools statewude in the past year. Caluori discusses was she calls "an epidemic" and what they are doing about the problem. Target 12 also interviews the assistant principal at Toll Gate who gives a show-and-tell of some of the devices used to ingest THC.