Sheehan s first arrest of the year at the high school, made Sept. 22, demonstrated how daring some students can be when they want to score drugs. Two days later, police netted three other students for marijuana possession. Another arrest Nov. 17 led to an investigation that netted five students who possessed either Ritalin or marijuana. Some of them are good kids, he added, not what you would expect. The chief added that the drug of choice for many is marijuana.
Monthly use is lower, but it also increases each year.
About 60 percent of senior boys and 46 percent of senior girls claimed they drink alcohol once a month or more. Sixty-one percent of the Dover middle and high school students said they have used alcohol. The amount of binge drinking consuming at least five drinks at one sitting is much higher in Dover than the national and state averages. Sheehan talks with students daily, and is friendly with many of them who describe drug use in the city s only public high school. I ve heard that kids are using acid.