PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS
Talking Things Out
Studies have shown that parents have a significant influence on young people’s decisions about alcohol consumption, especially when parents create supportive and nurturing environments in which their children can make their own decisions.
Parents Hosting Drinking Parties
“Parents Who Host, Lose the Most”
Don’t Be a Party to Teenage Drinking” is a campaign utilized by Coalitions throughout the nation to educate parents and adults about the consequences of underage drinking.
Underage Drinking
Youth who start drinking before age 15 years are six times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after age 21 years.
Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription Medications are often lifesavers. When we are sick, we go see a doctor, and we have prescribed medicines that help us feel better. When used for the wrong purpose, prescription medications can be deadly.
Tobacco, Nicotine & Vaping
Tobacco is a leafy plant grown worldwide, including in parts of the United States. There are many chemicals found in tobacco leaves, but nicotine is the one that can lead to addiction. Additional chemicals produced by smoking tobacco, including tar, carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde, and nitrosamines, also can cause serious harm to the body. For example, tar causes lung cancer and other serious diseases that affect breathing, and carbon monoxide can cause heart problems.