Serving Southern Arizona with Prevention-based Solutions for Substance Use and Abuse
The 2018 Statewide Prevention Needs Assessment was a systematic process to collect and analyze information to describe the prevention needs of Arizona. This assessment is a practical tool that will allow community planners, stakeholders and coalitions, in collaboration with local and State governments, to identify the levels of risk and protective factors operating in their […]
This free family event is on April 28, 2019 from 8 am to 1 pm at Mission View elementary school. Read Further Information: HST Exhibitor Letter 2019 final[2] Download Exhibitor Form: HST Exhibitor Form 2019 final[2]
Join IMPACT Sierra Vista for two Impaired Driving Candlelight Vigils This Friday April 19th at the Veterans Memorial Park Pavilion from 18:00-19:00 pm And next Wednesday April 24th at the Legacy Foundation Outreach Center from 11:30-12:30 p.m.
National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The last Take-Back Day brought in more than 900,000 pounds of unused or expired prescription medication. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall of 2010 to 10,878,950 pounds. Check DEA’s official Take Back Day website for […]
The 2016 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults is the first report issued by a Federal agency that comprehensively reviews the public health issue of electronic cigarettes and their impact on our nation’s young people. Evidence was gathered from studies that included one or more of three age groups: […]
Arizona Youth Partnership is hosting a FREE Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training March 19-21. This is a 3-day training that was developed by SAMHSA. Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested. Contact Mary Anne Fout if you have questions, Maryanne@azyp.org.
When: January 31, 2019 @ 3:00 PM Where: Meet at GuVo HOPP Who: All are welcome Details: Transportation available – call Al Jek Rec or GuVo District Office for arrangements.
Topic: Shattering the myths about e-cigarettes. With a drawing, describe a fact of harmful effects of e-cigarettes in youth and/or how to resist vaping. Poster Guidelines: NDAFW Poster Contest Guidelines 2019 Entry Form: NDAFW ENTRY FORM 2019
Almost three years after Palm Beach County officials set out to combat the opioid epidemic, it looks like their efforts are paying off: The State Attorney’s Office reports there were 326 opioid deaths in 2018, down from 558 in 2017. That’s a 41 percent decline. When the crisis started in 2012, 143 deaths were attributed […]
The flu season is going strong. About six million to seven million people in the United States have come down with the illness so far, with half of them sick enough to have seen doctors, according to estimates released on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 69,000 to 84,000 ended up […]