2. C ha tha m D rug F re e
• Chatham’s Underage Alcohol and Drug
Prevention Coalition
• Drug Free Communities Grant
• Chatham Drug Free is one of over 1,700
coalitions hosting a town hall
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3. To d a y ’ s M e e t i n g
• Why Prevention
• Local Conditions
• Strategies & Interventions
• What Do We Want to Achieve
• Q&A
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4. S o c ia l Im p a c t o f
U n d e r a g e D r in k in g
• Excessive or Binge Drinking
• Death and Injury
• Violence and Property damage
• Unwanted Pregnancy & STD
• Higher School Drop Out Rate
• Costs to Taxpayers NC 1.5 billion in 2010
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5. In d iv id u a l H e a lt h
Im p a c t
• Permanent Brain Damage
• Lifetime Dependence
• Reduces Ability to Determine Risks
• Alters Brain Chemistry
• Increases Cravings
• Decreases Ability to Learn
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6. P r e s c r ip t io n D r u g
Abus e
A N e w E p id e m ic
• National Epidemic
• Easy to Access
• Inexpensive
• Low Perception of harm
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8. How many Chatham High School Juniors and
Seniors say it is easy to get alcohol?
1. 2 out of 6
2. 3 out of 6
3. 4 out of 6
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3
9. P r o b le m : S o c ia l
A lc o h o l A c c e s s
•4 out of 6 11 t h & 12 t h graders say it’s easy to
get alcohol
•1 in 3 7 t h & 8 t h graders who drink alcohol take
it from a family member
•1 of 2 9 t h - 12 t h graders who drink alcohol are
given it by someone other than family
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10. S tr a te g y: S a fe H o m e s
R e d u c i n g Yo u t h
Ac c es s
• Lock up alcohol and medications
• Supervise youth in your home
• Don’t knowingly provide alcohol to youth
• Be aware of your youth’s whereabouts
and set appropriate limits
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11. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• Increase awareness of Social Host Law
• Increase supervision and parental
expectations for youth to NOT drink
alcohol or recreational use of drugs
• Create a parent network for sharing
information
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12. How many high school seniors think their
parents approve of their drinking alcohol?
1. 1 out of 8
2. 1 out of 15
3. 1 out of 24
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3
13. P r o b le m :
S t u d e n t ’ s lo w P e r c e p t io n o f
P a r e n t D is a p p r o v a l,
a n d L o w P e r c e p t io n o f H a r m
• 1 in 8 12 t h graders think their parents approve of
them drinking alcohol
• 1 in 24 12 t h graders think their parents approve of
them using Rx drugs
• 1 in 4 youth say their parents don’t talk to them about
the dangers of alcohol use.
• 2 in 3 12 t h graders don’t think drinking alcohol is very
harmful
• 1 in 2 12 t h graders don’t think using Rx drugs is very
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14. S tr a te g y:
P a r e n t s : Y o u Ma t t e r !
• A Parent education program to help
parents implement policies and
procedures in their homes to prevent
underage alcohol and drug use
• T ime T o T a l k : helping parents talk
to their youth about the dangers of
drinking and drug use
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15. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• Parents start talking to youth early
and maintain those conversations
into teen years
• Train greatest number of parents
by hosting Train the Trainer
workshops
• Provide support to agencies who
host parent workshops
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17. How many Chatham retailers were willing to sell
alcohol to a person who appeared to be underage?
1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 47%
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3
18. P r o b le m : R e t a il
A lc o h o l A c c e s s
• 47% of Chatham alcohol retailers have
been willing to sell alcohol to an
underage appearing person
• 7% of 11 t h & 12 t h graders have
purchased alcohol from a retail outlet
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19. S tr a te g y: S a fe
S to re s
• Offering on-going Responsible Alcohol Sales
Training in Chatham County
• Requiring retailers to have written policies for age
identification
• Enforce of penalties for violators, with maximum
penalties for repeat violations
• Rewarding retailers who participate in Safe Stores
program through loyalty program.
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20. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• All sales clerks receive RAST
• Chatham Community provides economic
support of Safe Store retailers
• Youth will not be able to access alcohol
and tobacco products at local Chatham
retail outlets
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23. In the past 30 days, how many Chatham youth
have ridden in a car with a driver who had been
drinking?
1. 1 out of 6
2. 1 out of 10
3. 1 out of 20
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3
24. P r o b le m : D r u n k ,
D rug g e d a nd
D is t r a c t e d D r iv in g
In the past 30 days:
• 1 in 6 youth, have ridden in a car with a
driver who had been drinking
• 1 in 11 high school youth, who drive, have
driven a car after drinking in the past 30
days.
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25. S tr a te g y:
F a t a l V is io n :
• A drunk driving awareness program
in the Drivers education curriculum.
• Encourages a no questions asked contract
between parents and teens.
• Asks teens to act responsibly and not to let
friends drive while impaired.
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26. O utc o me s
• All driving age youth participate in Fatal Vision Program
as part of drivers education
• Parents and youth have contracts for safe rides home
• Decrease in number of youth who will drive with
someone who has been drinking.
• Decrease in accidents related to drunk and distracted
driving
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28. How many Chatham high school students
say it is easy to get prescription drugs?
1. 1 out of 3
2. 1 out of 5
3. 1 out of 10
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3
29. P r o b le m : A c c e s s
to R x D rug s
• 1 in 3 9 t h - 12 t h graders and 1 in 4 6 th
-8 th
graders say it’s easy to get Rx Drugs
• 1 in 4 6 t h - 8 t h graders who used Rx drugs were
given them by someone other than family, and 1 in
4 took them from a family member.
• 1 in 3 9 t h - 12 t h graders were used Rx drugs
were given them by someone other than family,
and 1 in 6 took them from a family member.
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30. S tr a te g y:
M e d ic a t io n D is p o s a l
• Past Medication Disposal Single Day
Events
• County-wide medication disposal
protocol
• Permanent medication take back
boxes in Pittsboro and Siler City
• Health care provider awareness
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31. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• County-wide Disposal Protocol
• Consistent use of permanent medication take
back boxes
• Prevent medication misuse & abuse
• Keep medication out of waterways
• Health Care Provider Awareness
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32. P r o b le m :
I n a d e q u a t e Yo u t h
L e a d e r s h ip
O p p o r t u n it ie s
• Limited opportunities for youth to
support prevention efforts
• Lack of youth engagement in coalition
strategies
• Untapped resources.
• Energy led by local youth
• Youth viewed as causing problems
not solving them
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33. S tr a te g y:
Yo u t h
L e a d e r s h ip
D e v e lo p m e n t
• Yearly Youth Summit
• Youth training in community level change
• Increased youth leadership in community
events, problems and solutions
• On-going support of youth led activities
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34. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• Increased community support of teen and
youth activities
• Community perception of youth as leaders
and conduits for positive change
• Increase in youth leadership skills
• Increase in youth participation in coalition
strategies
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36. P r o b le m : H ig h R is k
D r in k in g N ig h t s
• Prom and Graduation are known to be nights
that are high risk for youth drunk, drugged and
distracted driving.
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37. S tr a te g y:
S a fe a n d S o b e r
P rom
& P r o je c t
G r a d u a t io n
• Student Pledge for Safe and Sober Prom
• Community Support and organization of all night
Project Graduation event
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38. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• No deaths or accidents caused by drinking
and driving on Prom or Graduation nights.
• Increased community support of events
designed to keep youth alcohol and drug
free.
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39. P r o b le m : M e d ia
G la m o r iz e s
A lc o h o l U s e
• Youth are over exposed to media
messages promoting alcohol use
• Alcohol advertisements & retail
placements target youth
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42. S t r a t e g y : M e d ia
Ready
• Alcohol Prevention Curriculum for Middle
School Students
• Train Middle School Teachers
• Youth develop life Long skills for
deconstructing alcohol advertisements
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43. D e s ir e d O u t c o m e s
• All middle school students participate in
Media Ready Curriculum
• Introduce Media Detectives at Elementary
School level.
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44. C o n c lu s io n
• Everyone in the community should deliver the message that
underage drinking and drug use is not okay.
• Parents and care providers can prevent underage drinking and drug
use by staying involved in their children’s lives, talking about the
dangers and locking up alcohol and medications
• Young people need to hear about the dangers of alcohol and drug
use. They can change how they and others think about drinking and
recreational drug use.
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Youth who hear about the dangers of Alcohol and Drugs from parents and care providers are 50% less likely to use Look at the numbers from the Student Risk Survey high percentage of parents are not talking to their kids or if they are talking are not sending the message in a way that kids understand. Less than 2% of middle school youth think their parents would approve of them drinking alcohol (1 in 84). However this gradually increases with a total of 12% of seniors thinking their parents would approve of them drinking alcohol (1 in 8). The Steady increase of approval from middle to high school suggests Parents need to continue sending strong anti drinking message.
Implementing Evidenced-based program through The Partnership at Drug Free. Free, easy to use and to access.
Help Chatham parents and care providers to talk to their youth Spread the message through other agencies who work with parents Stipends for transportation and childcare
In 2011 Most recent survey Current NC Law does not require all sales staff be trained in responsible alcohol sales training.
Safe Storage and Disposal (Beth will talk about Disposal) The 2012 Chatham student risk behavior survey Over the past year..
Raise community awareness and expectation for using drop boxes Limit amount of drugs in homes Reducing access to youth and others Develop a disposal program that is supported by all community members as best practice
