As we close National Drug and Alcohol Facts week, focusing on actively empowering our youth by sharing science-based facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction, let’s test our “drug and alcohol” IQ!
The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) has the …
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
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 …
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 …
This past week, we brought October to a close by celebrating Red Ribbon Week! Amongst recognizing National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, we encouraged our kids to “Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug-free…
During this month of October, we are also recognizing National Substance Abuse Prevention Month with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help spread awareness about medication abuse/misuse, underage drinking/alcohol awareness, marijuana use, and youth tobacco use (specifically …
We are honored to say that Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Georgia is one of our coalition partners/collaborators! This nonprofit organization seeks to stop drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and strive for stricter impaired …
COVID-19 has ultimately shifted our world to become more virtual. We have moved to practicing virtual learning in schools, attending virtual parties, more online shopping, utilizing virtual means for other forms of entertainment (e.g., streaming movies and tv shows, etc.),
SUMMER IS HERE! We are now well into the summer days, and this summer has been like no other! Amid a global pandemic regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), we have also been experiencing other unfortunate events that have exposed racial tensions, sparking …
In some cultures, youth drinking alcohol can be seen as a “rite of passage”. With this, there are many myths that have developed and been circulated in regard to alcohol consumption and remedies to over consumption that are now present …