The DEA is especially concerned about marijuana use and its negative consequences among youth and young adults. This publication provides an overview of the prevalence of marijuana use among this population; the physical, academic, and social consequences; tips for how to get involved to prevent marijuana use among youth and young adults; and federal resources …
By Stacey O’Tremba, Dawson County PFS Stacey attended the session titled “Self Care and Personal Growth: Beyond Bubble Baths and TED Talks” during the virtual CADCA Mid-Year conference and was so moved by some of the tips she learned about, she agreed to share some of them in this month’s Self-Care Corner of the newsletter. …
I attended this CADCA session presented by Jo McGuire, who is the Executive Director of the National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association. Even having been in prevention for almost eight years I learned so much! There were many points which will speak to your business partners and help get them on board with substance use …
Dear Friends, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself to you. My name is Andy Duran, and I am the CEO of an organization in Chicago called LEAD. LEAD, or Linking Efforts Against Drugs, is a non-profit dedicated to creating healthier communities for youth by reducing underage alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other …
By Esther Lince, Madison County As new Prevention Specialists to Madison County in spring of 2019, we decided in order to understand and serve our community effectively it would be necessary to conduct a needs assessment. We surveyed and met with key stakeholders in the community and in the end it was clearly evident a …
Mary Miller – Toole County BG An assessment with our Toole County school administrators found that a curriculum was needed to serve as a possible platform for Lunch and Learns for 5th through 8th grade students, in two area school districts. We searched for a curriculum that was Evidenced-Based providing tools and training to motivate …
By Sara Mahoney, SC RTAL Back in October, I mulled over the idea of writing an op-ed for the Self Care Corner of the Prevention Connection. I quickly decided that it was a terrible idea and no one wanted to read what I had to say about proper nutrition, exercise, sleep habits, or what to …
By Karen Sylvester, Yellowstone County The Substance Abuse Connect coalition and I began working with Billings School District #2 in the spring of 2019. We had several meetings discussing the PAX: Good Behavior Game, what the data showed ,and how the coalition could support them in that implementation. Once the school saw the data and …
Read More “PAX Good Behavior Game: Bridging the Gap Between School and Home”
By: Edward Szczypinski, Gallatin County Communities That Care (CTC) is a model for engaging the community from the very beginning in the prevention process by taking a systemic approach in guiding community mobilization,data-based community profile, developing a focused, long-range community action plan and building on existing resources and filling any gaps, then choosing evidence based …
Read More “Communities That Care buy-in with Evidence Based Programs (EBP)”
Cannabis, commonly called marijuana, is the most popular illicit drug worldwide: an estimated 3.8% of the global population aged 15-64 consumed cannabis in 2017 (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2019).
