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Did you know...
In a survey of teen drinkers, 65% said they got alcohol from family members or friends.
Most teens report that alcohol is easy to get – including 62 percent of eighth graders, 83 percent of sophomores, and 92 percent of seniors.
Marijuana smoke contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.
Talking about difficult subjects like drinking, smoking, and drugs is not a five-minute talk. It’s about building an ongoing dialogue and taking advantage of teachable moments.
Students whose parents clearly expect their children to abstain are 400% more likely to abstain than other students.
If parents talk to children early and often about the dangers of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol before they are faced with difficult choices, they’ll be more likely to avoid rather than use.
Young Female Drinkers More Likely to Develop Breast Disease, Researchers Say..Click HERE to read more
 
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CADCA Evaluation Training – April 2010

You Know You Have a Great Program or Event
Can You Prove It?

Learn to Evaluate Your Project & Increase Your Opportunities for Funding

This workshop was attended by 146 participants. It was designed to improve community capacity for project funding by understanding the importance of data collection and evaluation techniques. Course topic areas included the 5 functions of evaluation, creating an evaluation plan, the spectrum of evidence needed, developing a logic model, and pulling it all together.

Learning objectives included: clearly describing how your organization/initiative will make a difference; understanding the five functions of evaluation; understanding the steps required to create an evaluation plan; understanding the range of evidence that can be used in evaluation; and the ability to diagram a program/initiative’s theory of change.

 

Beth Mehau-Mayor Billy Kenoi-Lanakila MangauilCADCA Regional Training – August 2009

On August 20 and 21 representatives from community coalitions on 4 Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Palau, American Samoa and Los Angeles gathered at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott for high-quality training by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). The mission: to support the work these diverse groups are doing now, and to help them target strategic solutions for their community’s problems related to drug and alcohol abuse. Read more....

  “Underage Drinking & Teen's Brain” Newspaper insert distributed Statewide 9/24/08
  “Teen Substance Abuse Down in Drug Free Communities” 9/28/08 Join Together Press Release
   
  Media Campaign: U Need 2 Know
 

 
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