Program Will Teach Parents the Sometimes Deadly Dangers of Salvia, Synthetic Drugs

From the Waukee Schools website:

In an effort to educate parents about synthetic drugs, Waukee High School is hosting a Salvia, Synthetics, and More presentation at 6:15 p.m. April 25. The evening will feature keynote speaker Daniel Voogt, bureau chief of the Polk County Attorney’s Office, Drug & Gang Bureau.

Synthetic drugs are fake substances with real, deadly dangers. This presentation is being held at the WHS Auditorium in conjunction with term four parent/teacher conferences.

Conferences are being held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. that night in the Waukee High School Commons and West Gym.

Voogt’s presentation is geared toward parents of students in grades 9-12 and will focus on:

• Identification of salvia and synthetic drugs
• The dangers of synthetic drug use and why we should care about this issue
• Law enforcement response and investigation
• Prosecution response and challenges
• Outlook and strategies

Voogt has given presentations to church groups, treatment professionals, legal assistants, groups that work with juveniles and others. Parents will leave this presentation with necessary information, along with the ability to alert others to the dangers of synthetic drugs.