Hidden in Plain Sight
Try to Find the Items Hidden In Plain Sight
Click around the room to find everyday items that might be signs of risky behavior. Please remember this is just for educational purposes! If you happen to see an item similar to one featured in the Hidden In Plain Sight image, use it as a chance to open a dialogue with your child about the potential dangers.


Drug Reference Room Decor
Posters and other types of room decor in a teenager's bedroom that glamorize alcohol or other drug use, can be indicative of attitudes that may lead to teen experimentation and use.

Marijuana Accessories
Joint Papers/Rolling Papers
Used to encase marijuana to make a joint or marijuana cigarette.
Mints
Along with eye drops, gum and mouth wash are things that could be used to hide the smell of alcohol on a person's breath.
Joint Tubes/Dube Tubes
The perfect size to hold joints, while also being water proof and odor proof.

Vape Hoodie
The drawstrings on the hood of the sweatshirt have a hidden vape device on one side and a rechargeable battery on the other side.

Marijuana Edibles
Gummy bears can be infused with THC or soaked in alcohol. Candy and food items infused with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) the active ingredient in marijuana, are eaten to get high and look like non-drugged versions. For more information about THC edibles, check out our Copycat Cannabis Edibles blog post.

Fake Soda Can
Energy drinks, soda and iced tea cans with secret compartments, can be used to store drugs or other contraband.
Makeup and Lotion Containers
Lotion Containers: Empty lotion bottles can be used for _____________
Makeup Compact: Powder on mirror can indicate being used to "cut" drugs, or a makeup container can be used to store pills or other substances.
Lipstick Container: Lip balm containers can be used to store marijuana concentrate or honey butane. Lipstick containers can also be used to conceal other small items such as pills.

Mouth Wash, Air Spray & Eye Drops
Items such as these can be used to mask the smell of marijuana and hide signs of cannabis use such as red, irritated eyes.

Compressed Air Duster
Huffing air duster or compressed air is one way people get high. Although it sounds relatively harmless to huff canned air, the “air” that is contained in these household aerosol cans is actually liquidized gas chemicals. Inhaling the gases from an air duster produces a very brief but euphoric high and side effects such as hallucinations and dizziness, among many others. Since it can be easily found at home or purchased at a store, air duster is a prime drug of abuse for younger teens, although adults may also misuse these household items to get high.

Drug Reference Clothing
Clothing that feature items such as marijuana leaves or positive drug use messages can be indicative of substance use.

Picture Frame
The back of a frame can be a hidden place to stash items like pills or other illicit substances.

Candle
A candle can be a secret place to hide contraband, pills, or other illicit substances.

Laptops & Cell Phones
Cellphones and laptops can be a gateway to a plethora of information and where drugs and other illegal items can be purchased online. Contacts for accessing and selling drugs might also be found.

Mouse Scale
This working mouse is also a working scale, it can be used to weigh out marijuana or other drugs.

Vape Backpack
This backpack has a hidden vape device and battery pack in the shoulder straps, making it easy to vape on the go.

Cough Syrup & Laxatives
Many cough syrups contain dextromethorphan hydrobromide or DXM. If taken at doses above recommended amount, DXM can cause a high or intoxication and won't show up on a drug test. A common term for this is "robo-tripping". Laxatives are often a sign of opioid use, as opioids often cause constipation or a sign of an eating disorder.

Fruit with Holes
Apples, potatoes , and other fruits/vegetables can be used as a make-shift bong for smoking illegal substances by carving two holes - usually used for marijuana.

Watch Grinder
Working watch with a hidden, easy to use marijuana grinder. Grinders are used to reduce marijuana to a finer consistency.

TV Remote
Battery compartments in TV remotes can be a secret place to hide small items such as pills.

Water Bottle
This bottle has water above and below label making the secret compartment in the middle even harder to detect. Large area is able to hold pills, marijuana or illicit drugs.

Stash Bag
There is a large assortment of fashion forward stash bags available at affordable prices. These bags often look like purses, insulated lunch bags, tackle boxes and have a strong seal making odor undetectable. Some offer a lock feature.

Band-Aids & Loose Razors
Band-aids and loose razors can be signs of self-harming behavior.

Umbrella Flask
Looks like an umbrella, but it's actually a flask!

Lamp
Lamps have multiple locations to tape or hide illicit substances.

Markers
Markers and pens can be hollowed out and used to smoke/snort certain drugs and also to store drugs. Sharpie markers can be inhaled to get high or "huff".
Hidden in Plain Sight is a prevention program aimed at revealing to parents the many new products available to youth forsubstance use and the ways to conceal potential use and risky behaviors. Set up as a mock teenager’s bedroom, Hidden in Plain Sight is an interactive experience giving parents an opportunity to see the many products that may indicate the likelihood of substance use. The Program is meant to bring awareness and give parents information that will encourage meaningful conversations with their teens.
Hidden in Plain Sight Information Booklets
Contact Us For A Hidden In Plain Sight Pop Up at Your Event!
Contact us today for a a mock teenager bedroom presentation consisting of over 50 items that might indicate risky behaviors. Parents and adults over 21 are encouraged to explore the bedroom and discover several household items that might be a sign of drug or alcohol use or possible hiding spots for paraphernalia with a Certified Prevention Specialist to answer questions.
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Office Address:
300 High Point Ave., Portsmouth, RI 02871
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 173, Adamsville, RI 02801
Phone: 1.401.835.5311