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Available now in the PRC
InFocus: A Parents Guide - Social Media 
The InFocus: A Parent's Guide: Social Media pamphlet assists parents in understanding the dangers their children face when using social media and offers strategies to help protect their children from harm.
50 Things You Should Know About Stress
This pamphlet
 identifies many causes and symptoms of stress and provides useful information condensed into an easy-to-read format.
Paying It Forward: Cultivating Contentment 
The 2013 DFHAM display board presents information to promote a lifestyle of sharing good deeds. It also includes helpful strategies to cultivate contentment and ways to live aloha. Please visit a local library to view this display and learn how to "pay it forward."
If you are interested in borrowing DVDs, books or display boards from the PRC please complete the materials borrowing agreement and submit it to our office.
Mailouts to neighbor islands are free!
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1-800-845-1946 x34
Fax: 808-545-2686
PRC Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 5 pm
Suite A259
Honolulu, HI 96817
The PRC is funded by the State of Hawai`i Department of Health - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), through Federal Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Block Grant Funds. 
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 February is Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month
The following is a collection of resources. For complete versions please follow the links provided.
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(SAMHSA News Release, November 2012)More than a quarter of the American population who are too young to drink are doing so anyway according to a new report issued today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Although there has been progress in reducing the extent of underage drinking in recent years, particularly among those aged 17 and younger, the rates of underage drinking are still unacceptably high.
(Drugfree.org, February 2013)
A government report released last month found the number of emergency room visits involving energy drinks doubled from 2007 to 2011, reaching more than 20,000. The report from SAMHSA found most cases involved teens or young adults. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)SAM is an alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to marijuana policy. SAM is bipartisan. Made up of medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization.
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 Join us for the 13th Annual Backyard Jam on Sunday February 24, 2013 at Kapolei High School Stadium from Noon to 5pm. This community event is free and open to the public. Come by and enjoy great entertainment, food vendors and family games and activities! Click here for more details. February is Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month (DFHAM). DFHAM is a month to join together in activities to promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle and take action to keep Hawaii healthy and drug-free! Please let us know what you are doing in your community for DFHAM and throughout the year.
Visit drugfreehawaii.org for more information and resources.
The next Kick Butts Day is March 20, 2013. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. We're expecting more than 1,000 events in schools and communities across the United States and even around the world. Click here for more information.
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Prevention and Treatment Supporter Retires
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 As 2012 ended, the prevention and treatment field bid a fond aloha to Chris Brown as he retired from a 13 year career with DOH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD). A few words from Chris:
It has been an honor for me to play a role in the development of our treatment and prevention workforces. One of the best aspects of my job was getting to know almost all of you working in the addiction treatment field across the state, or wanting to be in this field, and your dedication to quality services. I wish each of you all the best .... Warmest Aloha, Chris
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Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST - Update)
The curriculum is designed to provide up-to-date, evidence based information to the prevention field. This '2013 Update" will focus on mental health issues that affect substance abuse prevention.
AUDIENCE:Participants should have completed a prior SAPST
DATE: February 26-27, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - registration 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
LOCATION: Tokai University - 2241 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96826
COST: $50.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 20, 2013 or first 20 registrations
CONTACT HOURS: 12 CEU's have been approved for attending the two day training.
Click here for printable registration form and more information. Persons requiring special accommodations or additional information, may contact Ana Quintal at 692-7528
Preventing and Identifying Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
FREE FASD TRAINING. Priority to nurses, social workers, ATOD prevention and treatment providers and home visits. 2.75 CEU's for CSAC. For questions, contact Naomi at 733-9018 or naomi.imai@doh.hawaii.gov
TRAINER:
Georgiana Wilton, PhD, Great Lakes FASD Regional Training Center, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Family Medicine
TRAINING SITES:
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Child and Family Services; 91-1841 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach
REGISTRATION:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FASDATCFS
Thursday, March 14. 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Windward Health Center, Development Disabilities; 45-691 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe
REGISTRATION :
https://www.surveymonkey.co/s/FASDATWINDWARDHC031413
Friday, March 15, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Salvation Army, Family Treatment Services Chapel; 845 22nd Avenue, Honolulu
REGISTRATION:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FASDATSALARMYHON031513
Policies to Improve Student Health and Safety during High Risk Times of the Year
Presented by Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC)
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Time: 3:00-4:15 p.m. ET
The prom and graduation season are celebratory events that create memories for a lifetime. Unfortunately the days prior and following these events can include tragic news stories of serious injuries or deaths resulting from poor decision making by youth while under the influence of alcohol. There are a number of successful strategies and policies that prevent youth access to alcohol and prevent underage drinking. This webinar will feature a discussion of some policy solutions being used to improve student health and safety during these high risk times of the year. Click here to register online.
Compassion Satisfaction: Preventing Provider Burnout
Presented by Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
DATE: March 22, 2013 Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. - registration 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
LOCATION: 601 Kamokila Blvd -Conference Room 111 A&B - Kapolei - 96707
The training is to prevent compassion fatigue and workplace burnout by defining the terms, address resiliency; self care and focus on provider well-being. Attendees will acquire skills to decrease burnout and stress related illness and become more effective in the workplace. Compassion satisfaction will be the goal of the training.
COST: $25.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2013 or first 25 registrations
CONTACT HOURS: 6.0 CEU's
Click here for printable registration form and more information. Persons requiring special accommodations or additional information, may contact Ana Quintal at 692-7528.
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Hawaii Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) County Level Reports 2011
County level results from the 2011 Hawaii Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) are now available for the first time. Hawaii expanded the sampling frame to include more students which greatly increases the information we can access about the risk behaviors and health status of Hawaii's youth.
Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
Examines trends in illicit drug use from 2010 to 2011 and from 2002-2011 among Americans 12 and older and compares differences by age group and gender. Also discusses disparities in the need for specialized treatment versus those who actually receive it.
(SAMHSA, September 2012) Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
Alcohol is the most commonly used drug, and its abuse contributes to deaths, injuries, disease, crime, social disorder and family disintegration. PIRE scientists study how alcohol causes and exacerbates these problems and what policies and programs can prevent alcohol-related problems. |
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