cdf town hall meeting

Chatham Drug Free

Town Hall Meeting

Chatham Drug Free

• Chatham’s Underage Alcohol and Drug Prevention Coalition

• Drug Free Communities Grant

• Chatham Drug Free is one of over 1,700 coalitions hosting a town hall

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Today’s Meeting

• Why Prevention • Local Conditions• Strategies & Interventions• What Do We Want to Achieve• Q&A

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Social Impact of Underage Drinking

• Excessive or Binge Drinking• Death and Injury• Violence and Property damage• Unwanted Pregnancy & STD• Higher School Drop Out Rate• Costs to Taxpayers NC 1.5 billion in

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Individual Health Impact

• Permanent Brain Damage • Lifetime Dependence• Reduces Ability to Determine Risks• Alters Brain Chemistry • Increases Cravings• Decreases Ability to Learn

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Prescription Drug Abuse A New Epidemic

• National Epidemic • Easy to Access• Inexpensive• Low Perception of harm

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Quiz

Take out your clickers!

How many Chatham High School Juniors and Seniors say it is easy to get alcohol?

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0% 0%0%

1. 2 out of 62. 3 out of 63. 4 out of 6

Problem: Social Alcohol Access

•4 out of 6 11th & 12th graders say it’s easy to get alcohol•1 in 3 7th & 8th graders who drink alcohol take it from a family member•1 of 2 9th-12th graders who drink alcohol are given it by someone other than family

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Strategy: Safe HomesReducing Youth Access

• Lock up alcohol and medications• Supervise youth in your home• Don’t knowingly provide alcohol to

youth• Be aware of your youth’s

whereabouts and set appropriate limits

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Desired Outcomes• Increase awareness of Social Host Law

• Increase supervision and parental expectations for youth to NOT drink alcohol or recreational use of drugs

• Create a parent network for sharing information

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How many high school seniors think their parents approve of their drinking

alcohol?

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0% 0%0%

1. 1 out of 82. 1 out of 153. 1 out of 24

Problem: Student’s low Perception of Parent

Disapproval, and Low Perception of Harm

• 1 in 8 12th graders think their parents approve of them drinking alcohol

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• 1 in 24 12th graders think their parents approve of them using Rx drugs • 1 in 4 youth say their parents don’t talk to them about the dangers of alcohol use.• 2 in 3 12th graders don’t think drinking alcohol is very harmful• 1 in 2 12th graders don’t think using Rx drugs is very harmful

Strategy: Parents: You Matter!

• A Parent education program to help parents implement policies and procedures in their homes to prevent underage alcohol and drug use

• Time To Talk: helping parents talk to their youth about the dangers of drinking and drug use

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Desired Outcomes

• Parents start talking to youth early and maintain those conversations into teen years

• Train greatest number of parents by hosting Train the Trainer workshops

• Provide support to agencies who host parent workshops

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Quiz

Take out your clickers!

How many Chatham retailers were willing to sell alcohol to a person who appeared to be

underage?

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1. 15%2. 25%3. 47%

Problem: Retail Alcohol Access

• 47% of Chatham alcohol retailers have been willing to sell alcohol to an underage appearing person

• 7% of 11th & 12th graders have purchased alcohol from a retail outlet

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Strategy: Safe Stores

• Offering on-going Responsible Alcohol Sales Training in Chatham County

• Requiring retailers to have written policies for age identification

• Enforce of penalties for violators, with maximum penalties for repeat violations

• Rewarding retailers who participate in Safe Stores program through loyalty program.

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Desired Outcomes

• All sales clerks receive RAST • Chatham Community provides

economic support of Safe Store retailers

• Youth will not be able to access alcohol and tobacco products at local Chatham retail outlets

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Quiz

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Quiz

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In the past 30 days, how many Chatham youth have ridden in a car with a driver who

had been drinking?

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0% 0%0%

1. 1 out of 62. 1 out of 103. 1 out of 20

Problem: Drunk, Drugged and Distracted Driving

• 1 in 6 youth, have ridden in a car with a driver who had been drinking

• 1 in 11 high school youth, who drive, have driven a car after drinking in the past 30 days.

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In the past 30 days:

Strategy: Fatal Vision:

• A drunk driving awareness program in the Drivers education curriculum.

• Encourages a no questions asked contract between parents and teens.

• Asks teens to act responsibly and not to let friends drive while impaired.

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Outcomes

• All driving age youth participate in Fatal Vision Program as part of drivers education

• Parents and youth have contracts for safe rides home

• Decrease in number of youth who will drive with someone who has been drinking.

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Quiz

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How many Chatham high school students say it is easy to get

prescription drugs?

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0% 0%0%

1. 1 out of 32. 1 out of 53. 1 out of 10

Problem: Access to Rx Drugs

• 1 in 3 9th-12th graders and 1 in 4 6th-8th graders say it’s easy to get Rx Drugs

• 1 in 4 6th-8th graders who used Rx drugs were given them by someone other than family, and 1 in 4 took them from a family member.

• 1 in 3 9th-12th graders were used Rx drugs were given them by someone other than family, and 1 in 6 took them from a family member.

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Strategy: Medication Disposal

• Past Medication Disposal Single Day Events

• County-wide medication disposal protocol

• Permanent medication take back boxes in Pittsboro and Siler City

• Health care provider awareness

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Desired Outcomes• County-wide Disposal Protocol

• Consistent use of permanent medication take back boxes

• Prevent medication misuse & abuse

• Keep medication out of waterways

• Health Care Provider Awareness

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Problem: Inadequate Youth Leadership

Opportunities• Limited opportunities for youth to

support prevention efforts• Lack of youth engagement in

coalition strategies • Untapped resources.• Energy led by local youth• Youth viewed as causing

problems not solving them

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Strategy: Youth

Leadership Development

• Yearly Youth Summit• Youth training in community level change• Increased youth leadership in community

events, problems and solutions• On-going support of youth led activities

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Desired Outcomes• Increased community support of teen

and youth activities • Community perception of youth as

leaders and conduits for positive change

• Increase in youth leadership skills • Increase in youth participation in

coalition strategies

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Problem: High Risk Drinking Nights

• Prom and Graduation are known to be nights that are high risk for youth drunk, drugged and distracted driving.

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Strategy: Safe and Sober

Prom & Project

Graduation• Student Pledge for Safe and Sober Prom

• Community Support and organization of all night Project Graduation event

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Desired Outcomes

• No deaths or accidents caused by drinking and driving on Prom or Graduation nights.

• Increased community support of events designed to keep youth alcohol and drug free.

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Problem: Media Glamorizes Alcohol Use

• Youth are over exposed to media messages promoting alcohol use

• Alcohol advertisements & retail placements target youth

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Media Ready Counter Ads

Media Ready Counter Ads

Strategy: Media Ready

• Alcohol Prevention Curriculum for Middle School Students

• Train Middle School Teachers• Youth develop life Long skills for

deconstructing alcohol advertisements

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Desired Outcomes

• All middle school students participate in Media Ready Curriculum

• Introduce Media Detectives at Elementary School level.

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Conclusion• Everyone in the community should deliver the message

that underage drinking and drug use is not okay. • Parents and care providers can prevent underage drinking

and drug use by staying involved in their children’s lives, talking about the dangers and locking up alcohol and medications

• Young people need to hear about the dangers of alcohol and drug use. They can change how they and others think about drinking and recreational drug use.

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Questions

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