5280 High School in Denver, Colorado, is one of fewer than 50 schools in the U.S. that helps high schoolers overcome addiction.
Taking notes and doing research are typical in a classroom. However, what's unique about this high school goes beyond the education.
"Treatment is cheaper at a younger age. You avoid juvenile justice costs and incarceration costs by the millions," Mouton said."We are avoiding homelessness; we're avoiding public assistance; we're avoiding joblessness, unemployment." Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. Six percent of 12th graders use marijuana every day, and up to 30% of high schoolers use alcohol and binge drink. But kids, like Carmine Urbina, aren't just statistics."I started doing LSD, mushrooms — I was drinking heavily. Like every day, two bottles of anything I could get my hands on," said Carmine, who is a junior at 5280 High School.
It was his adoptive parents, Steve Cummins and Mary Beth Taylor, who watched Carmine struggle through the pain. "I never thought I could be loved by a random person, or my parents, because of stuff in my past. But now, I understand it. Everyone here has got love for each other," Carmine said.Recovery is about more than getting sober. And that's why 5280 partners with Full Circle, which is a 12-step-based recovery community organization.
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