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Red Ribbon Week 2021: Day 4

DID YOU KNOW: Alcohol kills over 95,150 Americans every year! Today for #RedRibbonWeek2021 we want to show some statistics about alcohol misuse. Thanks to the NCDAS…

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Red Ribbon Week 2021: Day 2

DID YOU KNOW: there have been over 700,000 drug overdose deaths in the US since 2000? Continuing RED RIBBON WEEK 2021, we wanted to give some more statistics that you…

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Red Ribbon Week 2021: Day 1

RED RIBBON WEEK 2021 has officially begun! It’s the largest drug misuse prevention campaign in the US. Nearly 23 million Americans are addicted to drugs and alcohol…

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DEA National Pill Take Back Day October 2021

We will be back this month for DEA National Pill Take Back Day on October 23, 2021. Bring your unneeded prescription drugs and pet medications to one of the two locations listed on the flyer for them to be disposed of safely!

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Care Coalition Town Hall Meeting

Join us at our Town Hall Meeting on September 23rd where we will have an open discussion about how we can reduce underage drinking and substance abuse amongst the youth.

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Shadow Hills Event Recap

Thank you to everyone that came out to our event at Shadow Hills Church! We had a really successful turn out and enjoyed every moment with you all! We hope everyone learned a few things while enjoying the event.

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C.A.R.E. (Cannabis & Alcohol Resistance Education)/Shadow Hills Event

This event hopes to bring together community leaders, public safety officials, parents, and youth to discuss the harms and risks associated with Marijuana and Alcohol use/misuse on the developing brain. Please join the CARE Coalition and Shadow Hills Church for a night of prevention education, food, and fun as local community leaders, public safety, and others discuss ways to keep youth off of drugs. This event will be hosted on June 9th at Shadow Hills Church from 6-9pm.

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New Event on the Way in Collaboration with Shadow Hills Church

We are excited to work with Shadow Hills Church on an event coming in early June of 2021 which will focus on parents speaking to their children about of the harms and risks of substances! Stay tuned for more information on the event!

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National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week: Day 4

Today for National Drugs and Alcohol Facts week, we will touch on E-Cigarettes/Vaping. These products deliver nicotine to the body which causes increased heart rate and blood pressure. It also causes a sense of "need" to make the user feel normal. #NDAFW #prevention #vaping

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National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week: Day 3

Another day, another fact! Today we will be speaking about how opioids effect the teenage brain. Opioids are one of the most commonly misused drugs in the country, and are among the most addictive drugs.