Category Archives: resource

Honest answers about college life — from college students

By admin | August 12, 2012

Huffington Post and Unigo have teamed up to provide first-year college students with answers — provided by real college students. College: Uncensored! Honest Answers To Your Biggest Questions From Real College Students is a project that allows young people to ask serious questions, and college students answer them via video responses in the most honest [...]

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Distracted driving: a growing danger for teenagers all over

By Youth Author | July 15, 2012

Lillian Sanders is a recent graduate from Northern Arizona University. She enjoys writing about community issues and strives to put an end to distracted driving. It’s long been a goal to raise awareness with teenagers of dangerous habits such as underage drinking, drug use, and impaired driving, amongst other issues, but an unexpected risk is [...]

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month – Focus on the Issues of Underage Drinking

By Adult Author | April 12, 2012

This month, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) celebrates the 26th Anniversary of Alcohol Awareness Month with the theme, “Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities: Prevent Underage Drinking.” NCADD President/CEO, Robert J. Lindsey said, “We chose a theme that will allow NCADD’s National Network of Affiliates and other NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month supporting organizations [...]

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Community Collaborator: Saving Lives Camarillo

By Adult Author | March 29, 2012

Straight Up Ventura County has been teaming up with Saving Lives Camarillo, a coalition dedicated to reducing “alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems among Camarillo youth using media advocacy and proven public health and safety strategies that reduce availability.”

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New drug, new symptoms

By Adult Author | March 20, 2012

There is increasing awareness — and increasing concern — surrounding the rise in popularity of synthetic marijuana. The healthcare community is stepping up its efforts to educate themselves and the public about synthetic marijuana and the dangers in using it.

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Unwasted Weekend — Take the Challenge

By Youth Author | February 21, 2012

AbovetheInfluence.com offers up a challenge to young people — every few weeks, a theme is offered up, and you are invited to submit videos and photos about the best way to have an Unwasted Weekend. Challenges include jingles, art contests, and more. 

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Useful resource: What you need to know about teens & marijuana

By Adult Author | January 19, 2012
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September is Recovery Month

By Adult Author | September 12, 2011

September is Recovery Month. From the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of treatment for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive [...]

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Action tips to make a change in your community

By Adult Author | September 1, 2011

DoSomething.org offers up innovative ideas for young people to get involved and make a change. Their action tips for alcohol abuse awareness include a guide on creating a designated driver program, on designing an informational health brochure, and filming a documentary.

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Signs of change: Be the DD program takes to the streets

By Adult Author | August 31, 2011

The Prize Posse, part of the “Be the DD and Win” campaign, has come to Ventura twice over the summer, and will come through again on Friday, September 30.

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