Prevention

Participate in Our Red Ribbon Week 2020 Contest!

We are excited to announce a brand new Red Ribbon Week campaign, “What’s Your Vision?” This year’s campaign challenges community members to think about prevention in a new way AND offers big prize opportunities for those who choose to enter the...

Generation Rx: Safe Medication Practices

Use these steps to follow safe medication practices: Only use medications as directed by your healthcare professional Never share your prescription medications or take someone else’s medication Safely secure medications and dispose of them when no longer needed...

50 Things to Do Besides Drink Alcohol: Stay-At-Home Edition!

While many teens and young adults perceive drinking alcohol to be the norm, it’s important for our youth to hear the message that MOST teens actually choose NOT to drink. Even though most youth don’t drink, alcohol is still the #1 drug of choice for our teens....

Conduct A Virtual Alcohol Free Gets Me Campaign

Whether you are project planning for Alcohol Awareness Month, Red Ribbon Week or another time of year, this is a great campaign that can be used in many situations! Many Youth Action Teams and other youth groups may be wondering how to complete a project if school is...

Prevention in Gwinnett: What’s Going On? How Can We Fix It?

Contributed by Ari Russell After years of gradual but steady declines in youth and young adult use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, the past two years have seen sharp increases in vaping and marijuana use. When the 2019 national drug use survey results were...