Tag Archives: alcohol

More hours means more harm to our community

Please read and TAKE ACTION to stop Leno’s 4am Bar Bill Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 635 to extend drinking hours in California from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. California already suffers $38.4 billion in alcohol-related harm every year, with 10,000 lives lost and hundreds of thousands of additional injuries. Two more hours of [...]

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The grasp of addiction

This post was written by Ventura County high school student. Depression, utter sadness, many find difficult to deal with. Many adults suffer from this, but it seems most teens go through a depressed phase and don’t have any proper way to cope. Some find healthy ways to escape, while many others starve, cut, fight, or [...]

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Camarillo Community Forum tells “what you should know”

October 23, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm FREE Ventura County Office of Education Conference/Educational Center 5100 Adolfo Rd, Camarillo More info: Camarillo Police Department’s Community Resource Unit (805) 388-5155 The objective of this forum is to provide the citizens in the Camarillo area, along with citizens of Ventura County, the opportunity to receive information of [...]

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Not MY kid

Last year’s poll from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that parents look at their children with blinders on, while looking at other children accusingly.

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What Happens After

I don’t get it I just don’t I don’t want to I just won’t Nothing seems right Nothing makes sense Everyone’s pressure I’m sitting on a fence

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A message for my fellow teens

Dear Class of 2014, We did it! (: On our first day of high school, we roamed the hallways, searched for our classes, and definitely got mocked by the upper classmen.

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The high cost of underage drinking

Hospitalization for underage drinking costs an estimated $755 million in the United States each year, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic.

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More lives affected by dangerous energy drinks

The dangers of the alcohol/energy drink combo continue to affect the lives of young people.

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Update on Circle K liquor license — restored by Planning Commission

Ventura Planning Commission recently restored the liquor license for the Circle K located on Mills at Main in Ventura. This store, and its repeated offenses of selling alcohol to minors, has been the center of local controversy. The Circle K, which lost its liquor license three months ago, won it back Tuesday, when the owners [...]

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New video: “Listen to Her”

Caution: this video contains graphic dialog that may be upsetting to viewers. Over 18 recommended. Listen to three young women, with three different viewpoints and experiences towards, and with, alcohol. The dialog and experiences are taken from real conversations with female youth and young adults in Ventura County.

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