The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have come together to coordinate the National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW®)!
From March 22nd – 28th 2021, we focus
ALL FACTS…. No Fiction!
There is still an abundance of information that we don’t know about vaping and e-cigarette use. There are also some myths that have been circulated to downplay the dangers that we do know are associated with vaping and e-cigarette use.…
Attacking Alcoholism 🚫🍺 Through Prevention!
Did you know that underage drinking increases the risk for an individual to suffer from alcohol dependence in the adult years. To be specific, youth who start drinking before the age of 15 years are SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY to …
Staying Safe While Staying In
With still being in the midst of a pandemic, some of our day-to-day activities have drastically changed to accommodate our current practices that are meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., working from home, schooling from home, increase in …
Let Us Welcome FOSTER4LOVE!
Jennifer Moody and Foster4Love have recently joined our coalition!
We are partnering together to implement a program targeting our more “at risk” high school youth population in our community. This program, named “Making Sense of Your Worth”, will bring new
…🗣Virtual Vape Series 2021
Netflix and Hulu has nothing 🙅♀️ on this!…
Coming this spring, starting February 11th, is the
‼️ Virtual Vape Series ‼️
Our partner, the Georgia Prevention Project, will have four of their Teen Advisory Council (TAC) groups host …
🎨”Paint Your New Year” w/ DBHDD!
✍🏼MARK YOUR CALENDARS!🗓
You don’t want to miss this!
Next month, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in collaboration with the State Opioid Response is hosting their Paint & Prevent Virtual Event: Pain Your …
DANGER! DANGER! Vaping in Progress…
Vaping or the use of e-cigarettes has become very common, especially amongst teenagers. And while the popularity continues to grow, so does the overwhelming amount of evidence leading to the dangers of these electronic devices. Research backed by the …
Let’s Have a HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year!
-from our CCAPSA, Inc. family to yours!
This year, let’s make the resolution to continue to education our youth about the dangers and harms of underage drinking, vaping/tobacco use, and opioid/prescription drug misuse!
Educating our youth through …
United, We Are GREATER Than the Opioid Epidemic!
Opioid misuse doesn’t just affect those with a prescription. Addiction and overdose have a history of taking our loved ones, tearing families apart, and causing pain in our communities. In 2019, Georgia recorded 853 opioid-involved overdose deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic …