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Santa Cruz County Recieves 1.3 Million Dollar Grant to Beat Teen Drinking
SANTA CRUZ -- The fight against teenage drinking got a boost from the federal government on Wednesday as the Santa Cruz County Office of Education was awarded a $1.3 million grant to reduce alcohol abuse by high school students.
The three-year grant, from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, will be dedicated to alcohol abuse prevention programs already in place at San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz high schools as well as the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center and the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency.
The county Office of Education's Reduce Alcohol Abuse Program focuses on prevention, early intervention and referrals for treatment.
The grant will help pay for alcohol abuse prevention education, group counseling, community awareness and engagement, parent involvement and individual treatment services.
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Interesting Article: Why Raise Alcohol Taxes?
Most states have not increased alcohol taxes in decades and their values have dwindled with inflation. Dormant tax rates have also contributed to gradual and substantial declines in the prices of alcoholic beverages. Increases in the tax on alcohol provide new revenue for states, deter underage use, reduce traffic-crash fatalities and certain crimes, and decrease alcohol-related health problems such as cirrhosis. In some states, the new revenue may be available for public health and safety programs to enforce liquor laws, prevent teen drinking, provide treatment for alcoholism, or support traffic safety. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has developed a range of alcohol tax policy resources for advocates, including: a state alcohol tax calculator, sample state reports, up-to-date information on state and federal policy, and other tools to support increasing alcohol taxes.
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Tell the Truth About Your Past Drug Use
Moms and dads who grew up in the 60s, 70s and 80s have long struggled with a fundamental question of parenting: what do say when your children ask you about your own drug use? In the past, parents have been advised to dodge the subject, "just say no," or take a do-as-I-say-not-as-I-did approach without going into details about their not-so-spotless past. On the other end of the spectrum, a group of California educators advises marijuana-using parents to discuss drug dangers and encourage abstinence, but also address responsible use in case their kids decide to drink or use illicit drugs, anyway. Complete Article - JUST CLICK HERE! |
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Campus alcohol policies and prevention practices...ANNUAL REPORT
As students stroll through campus they are bombarded with numerous flyers and posters, vying to catch the wandering student's attention. The posters regarding student's alcohol use certainly aim to grasp student interest.
The posters, which proclaim the moderate to nonexistent alcohol practices of California State University, Fresno students, are funded through various grants awarded to the school in recent years to educate students about alcohol use.
On Sept. 23 CSU trustees were presented with CSU's Alcohol Policies and Prevention fourth biennial report. The results from the report indicated that, in general, student alcohol abuse such as drinking and driving decreased as student awareness of the risks associated with alcohol consumption increased.
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