14 students in hospital

14 students in hospital after taking drugs.:

"Fourteen high school students are being treated in hospital after a drug overdose at Narangba, north of Brisbane."

This could have been turned into sensationalistic news. What purpose would it have served. The school and children probably don't want to be identified, but I think this is all a good idea. I don't think we should shy away from it. I don't think we should feel guilty. I don't think we should think that it stops at a bit of news. I am glad it's public because drugs are a community problem and we have to work on this together. Trite, I now, but we have to do something. Why would kids so easily take stuff? Why can't they say no? Why don't they want to say no? Where did the stuff come from and how much profit was made? The school knows, the police knows, the parents know and we all know. Now we can all talk about it. This way parents can talk to kids, teachers can talk to kids, kids can talk to kids. This time it wasn't serious. What about next time and what did the kids expect to get out of it? It happens so easily so we do need to work this out together.