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September 3, 2014

2014 CPWI Community Survey

(updated 9/2/14 versions)

The 2014 English versions of the CPWI Community Surveys and data entry instructions are included below.

For the 2014 CPWI Community Survey versions in Spanish, please follow this link (click here).

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September 1, 2014

WA State Co-Occurring Disorders and Treatment Conference

Yakima, Washington

Yakima Convention Center

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September 1, 2014

By Ada Chong, KIMA-TV

Strict rules govern the way alcohol and tobacco can be advertised. A big issue is making sure they don't appeal to kids. Now volunteers in Sunnyside want to clean up local stores even more.

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August 23, 2014

DRAFT Model Emotional, Behavioral and Suicide Crisis Plan, 2014: House Bill 1336, passed by the state legislature in April 2013, requires that each Washington school district have a plan for how it will handle emotional and behavioral distress, including...

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August 23, 2014

By Kate Gibbons

"Mom. It's legal." This phrase has likely flown from more than one teenager's mouth when a parent was trying to talk about drugs since the passage of Initiative 502. Regardless of whether a...

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August 23, 2014

For the first time, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released an...

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August 20, 2014

The nomination deadline is just around the corner ...

2014 Washington State Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention...

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July 29, 2014

We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2014 Washington State Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Awards....

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July 25, 2014

Interesting article about the challenges faced by individuals and groups who are concerned about the normalization of marijuana use.  Article contains links to other articles of interest on topics such as percentage of marijuana users that become addicted.

Link to article:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the...

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July 20, 2014

Strategies recommended by the Surgeon General to reduce underage drinking have shown promise when put into practice, according to scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. These approaches include nighttime restrictions on young drivers and strict license...

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July 20, 2014

New research from The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrates that drug paraphernalia triggers the reward areas of the brain differently in dependent and non-dependent marijuana users.

The study, published July 1 in ...

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July 19, 2014

By Jennifer Wing, KPLU

When voters approved Initiative 502, one part of the law that appealed to parents was that recreational marijuana would only be available to people 21 and older.

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July 17, 2014

Rainier Community Cares is pleased to announce it’s hosting a "Say it Straight" Program TOT training in Rainier.

Training Dates: ...

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