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Here is a place to find resources including latest publications, presentations and web links of interest. Read about our partners and programs and how you can get involved.

6 Parenting Practices Help Reduce the Chances Your Child will Develop a Drug or Alcohol Problem

Publication
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
March 2012
TAGS: Youth, Parents, Education

A Matter of Degree (AMOD)

Website
The "A Matter of Degree" (AMOD) program is coordinated by the American Medical Association. AMOD is an initiative to reduce binge drinking and related harms among college students by changing campus and community environments.
TAGS: Education, College

Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem

Publication
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University
June 2011
TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Parents, Education, Young Women, College

Adult Services What Can I Do Handout

Publication
Ventura County Behavioral Health
April 2011
TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Parents, Education, Special Populations, Young Women, College, Meth, Other Drugs, Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Unincorporated

Beer Pong Wii Game Normalizes Binge Drinking

Publication
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
May 2008
TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Parents, Education, College, Alcohol and Driving

California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (Alcoholic Energy Drinks)

Website
The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling. This Youth web page features Alcoholic Energy Drinks and an overview of the health and safety risks.
TAGS: Agencies, Retailers, Youth, Parents, Education, College, Alcohol and Driving, Alcoholic Energy Drinks, State of California

California Highway Patrol (CHP)

Website
The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety, service and security to the people of California. The CHP sponsors the “Every 15 Minutes” program, a two-day program focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others. The program brings together a broad coalition of interested local agencies with the goal of reducing alcohol-related incidents among youth. The partnering of the California Highway Patrol, local law enforcement, local hospitals, emergency medical responders, schools, businesses, and service clubs validates the importance of working together to ensure a healthy community.
TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Education, Alcohol and Driving

California Highway Patrol (CHP)

Partners and Programs
The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety, service and security to the people of California. The CHP sponsors the “Every 15 Minutes” program, a two-day program focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others. The program brings together a broad coalition of interested local agencies with the goal of reducing alcohol-related incidents among youth. The partnering of the California Highway Patrol, local law enforcement, local hospitals, emergency medical responders, schools, businesses, and service clubs validates the importance of working together to ensure a healthy community.
TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Education, Alcohol and Driving

Chabad of Camarillo Saving Lives Coalition

Partners and Programs
The Chabad of Camarillo "Saving Lives Camarillo” Coalition addresses Prescription and Over-the-counter Drug Abuse, Marijuana, and Underage & Binge Drinking among youth in the city of Camarillo, California.  Saving Lives Camarillo was awarded a $625,000 Drug Free Communities Support Program Grant by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

TAGS: Agencies, Youth, Parents, Education, Faith-based, Camarillo

College Drinking: Changing the Culture

Website
College Drinking: Changing the Culture was created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). This is a resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
TAGS: Agencies, Education, Young Women, College, Meth, Spring Break
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