The month of April is nationally recognized as Alcohol Awareness Month! Additionally, April 7th is National Alcohol Screening Day which is a day dedicated to increasing public awareness that alcohol abuse and alcoholism, are recognized disorders which can…
Community SPOTLIGHT: Blankets For Recovery
Our TAC (Teen Advisory Council) students at North Cobb High School recently partnered with the Beta Club and the National Honor Society for their community service project. As an creative action of support those that have previously dealt with substance …
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week 2022!
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have come together, once again, to coordinate the annual National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW®)!
Next week, from March 21st –
Springing Into a Tobacco Free Season!
A new season provides the opportunity for new beginnings, journeys, and goals! This spring, let’s make an effort to encourage a friend, peer, and/or loved one to begin their quit journey when it comes to vaping and tobacco use… we …
Security 🔒 is KEY 🔑!
To protect something, can mean to have some sort of level of security around it. Ask any parent and there is no doubt that they will say that they are the security of their child(ren), providing protection around their …
A Community Effort
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, protecting them is no different! When it comes to substance use/misuse prevention work among the youth, in order to succeed, we need a community effort!
In regards to …
Have A Safe, Sober, Super Bowl Sunday!
This Sunday is 🗣Super Bowl Sunday 🏈! This is an exciting time for sports fans across the nation! With Super Bowl Sunday, it is common for people to host Super Bowl parties. There is food everywhere! Everyone is dressed in …
Do You Know The Code?
It is not an unknown fact that from generation to generation, new phrases, colloquialisms, and ways to communicate come about depending on what’s new in our society at the time. Consider the boom of social media alone! But what happens, …
The Best Response Is A QUICK One!
As we are still in the midst of the opioid epidemic, it’s important to know how to respond if you see someone overdose on opioids. An overdose happens when levels of opioids are too high in a person’s system, causing
New Year… No Vaping!
The Truth Initiative® just released an article describing the results of their recent survey that found most teens are now wanting to quit vaping. The results of the survey detail that more than half of 15- to 24-year-olds surveyed