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November 12, 2014
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has launched a new Above the Influence (ATI) toolkit for teens. Supporters of the Medicine Abuse Project and representatives from youth serving organizations gathered at the National Geographic headquarters in DC for a panel discussion about teen pressures and the prescription medicine abuse epidemic. Guests also learned more about the new ATI resource, which includes teen-...
read more November 10, 2014
The Administration for Community Living (...
read more November 4, 2014
NAVIGATING THE NEW WORLD OF YOUTH TOBACCO USE
Presenting the latest information about new tobacco products including e-cigarettes & vaping devices, policies and school-based prevention strategies:
* Dr. Tim McAfee, Director of CDC Office Smoking and Health
* Jessica Pepper PhD, UNC youth tobacco researcher
* Assistant Surgeon General Dr. Patrick O’Carroll on Making our Next Generation Tobacco Free
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read more November 2, 2014
"Social host" laws, which hold adults accountable for any underage drinking that takes place on their property, may help curb teenage drinking, according to the preliminary findings of a new study.
Researchers found that the number of teens who reported drinking at parties on weekends was reduced when they lived...
read more October 30, 2014
National Center for Juvenile Justice Website Explores Dual-Systems Integration
A new systems integration section examines dual status youth and policies and practices for integrating information and services to effectively serve them....
read more October 30, 2014
October 24, 2014
Colorado health officials on Monday backtracked on their call to ban almost all recreational marijuana edibles in the state, just hours after their recommendation for such a prohibition surfaced publicly.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...
read more October 24, 2014
End of Watch: The Kevin Will Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rymRPzb6s
The video is a tragic, heart...
read more October 24, 2014
The SPARKS conference is the premier event focused on social marketing in the Northwest. Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Social Marketing Association (PNSMA), the conference brings together experienced social marketing practitioners, along with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, to learn and discuss the newest developments and showcase successful case studies in the field of social marketing....
read more October 17, 2014
The Somali versions of the 2014 CPWI Community Surveys are included below.
For the 2014 CPWI Community Survey versions in English please follow this link (click here).
read more October 12, 2014
Coalitions Leaders are invited to participate in the National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Twitter chat on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. (pacific) to discuss substance abuse prevention among youth.
Please join David Mineta, the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Deputy Director of Demand Reduction, Ritankar Das, Chair of the Science & Engineering Festival (USASEF) Youth Advisory Board; ...
October 11, 2014
With three out of four drivers believing that hands-free technology is safe to use, Americans may be surprised to learn that these popular new vehicle features may actually increase mental distraction, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This research can serve as guidance to manufacturers who increasingly market hands-free systems as safety features. The good news for...
read more October 11, 2014
Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
June 18-19, 2015, Vancouver, WA...
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Children of parents who have used marijuana are more than three times more likely to use it themselves. That's according to a new nationwide survey of youth ages 18 to 25 commissioned by the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's Center for Public Advocacy.
"We commissioned this survey to get a...
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