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Listen2YourSelfie Campaign Launched -- Educates 12 – 17-year-olds About the Risks & Consequences of Marijuana Use

Submitted by RayH on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 17:43

The Washington State Department of Health announced the start of a new statewide prevention campaign to educate 12 – 17-year-olds about the risks and consequences of marijuana use.

The Listen2YourSelfie campaign taps into the popular activity of taking “selfies” to demonstrate the health risks posed by using marijuana while brains are still developing, as well as how using marijuana can derail personal goals and opportunities.

Guided by research conducted with a diverse group of youth across the state, the campaign features youth putting school, sports, extracurricular activities, friends and family ahead of marijuana and empowers them to “Remember what’s important. Forget marijuana.”

Listen2YourSelfie.org will serve as the campaign’s website and resource for youth to learn more about the health risks posed by using marijuana.

See the attached Press Release for more information.