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National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 🎗

Posted on September 15, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The issue of suicide can be linked to issues of mental health that can be exasperated by excessive alcohol use and drug use (including prescription drug misuse). This month we want to bring awareness

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TAC Teen Camp Recap!

Posted on September 8, 2023 in News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

This past summer, in collaboration with the Georgia Prevention Project, we hosted the TAC Team Camp: “Future Me” Summit! It was a day full of fun learning as we empowered our youth to unleash their full potential! With about 50 …

In The News: Marijuana and Cobb County

Posted on August 18, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention

Recently, a medical marijuana dispensary has opened up in Cobb County—the marijuana oil is what is legal now and the dispensary only sells the oil products. The more people that acquire medical marijuana cards, the more dispensaries will pop up …

Community SPOTLIGHT: Lumpkin County High School Students Know They’re Enough

Posted on August 11, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention

We are so proud of our Lumpkin County High School students who chose not to vape within the last month of taking the 2020 Georgia School Health Survey! They understand that they have enough, they do enough, and they are …

Community SPOTLIGHT: Drug-Free Chattooga 365 at the Friendship Festival

Posted on August 4, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

Last, month our partners at Drug-Free Chattooga 365 attended the Friendship Festival in Summerville, and experienced a wonderful turnout! They created a Positivity Board for community members to write notes for others to take as needed. They also were able

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Community SPOTLIGHT: Drug-Free Chattooga 365 and the Back2School Bash!

Posted on July 28, 2023 in News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

Last week, our partners at Durg-Free Chattooga 365 were able to attend and table the Back2School Bash for Chattooga County Schools! While meeting students and connecting with parents, they were able to continue to spread awareness regarding the prevention work …

Community SPOTLIGHT: LaTreece Roby In The News

Posted on July 14, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

Good news… we are IN the news! Last month, our very own Program Director, LaTreece Roby, was able to be participate in a news story covered by WSB-TV! The story highlighted the Cobb County Police Department and their efforts to …

It’s Not “Just Marijuana”

Posted on July 7, 2023 in Awareness, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention

Many people don’t consider marijuana a drug; however, especially with today’s strains and extremely high levels of THC (i.e., 3.4% THC in the 1990’s compared to today’s 27%!), use and abuse of this substance will result in addiction with physical

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Community SPOTLIGHT: Juneteenth Unity Event Recap

Posted on June 23, 2023 in Awareness, News/Events, Substance Abuse Prevention

Last weekend, in celebration of Juneteenth, we attended the Juneteenth Unity Event! We were able to education attendees about the prevention work we do as a coalition in addition to the harms and effects of underagre drinking, prescription drug misuse, …

Parents… Stay Informed: “Substance Use Trends” to be Aware Of

Posted on June 16, 2023 in Awareness, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention

A part of our prevention work is awareness–we want to keep our parents/guardians, teachers, adults, etc. aware about any new substances or “misuse trends” that our youth may be exposed to, so that we can come together, as a community, …