Alliance News
Effort to Save Safe & Drug Free Schools & Communities Funds Goes to Washington
Alliance and other Community Coalitions of Virginia leaders met on Tuesday, June 29th with representatives of Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner to make the case for continued funding of a vital and proven substance abuse prevention program. More info . . .
Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims welcomes our 125 guests at the Byrd Theater, Wednesday, June 10 for a special showing of The Wrong Family - Virginia Fights Back Against Gangs.
VIDEO
Click here to view the NBC 12 Story that aired June 10th.
The Office of the Attorney General provides customized community training in gang prevention and awareness. Contact us for more information at rick.mckeel@drugfreealliance.org.
___________________________________________________
NEW! Robert Woods Johnson Foundation/Trust for America's Health Poll shows vast majority of Americans favor health care spending on prevention Full story . . . (posted 6/9)
Youth Drug Use May Be Making a Comeback (CADCA)
16 area middle schoolers arrested in prescription drug case
Updated research on underage drinking and the minimum drinking age from NIAAA more . . .
Anna Rice-Wright prescription drug interview - Channel 6
WHAT MAKES YOUNG PEOPLE HAPPY? Click here for the answer . . . a must read article
Cracking Down on Adults and Cool Parents Who Serve Kids Alcohol . . . click here for CNN story
Hanover County Beach Week presentation a success
See the coverage . . . click here
Marijuana, Inc.: Inside America's Pot Business
Preview is available by clicking here
National Gangs Take Root In Area, by Mark Bowes, Richmond Times Dispatch, January 26, 2009
Chesterfield SAFE awarded CADCA's Got Outcomes Award for success in inhalant prevention
The Alliance Supports Keeping the Legal Drinking Age at 21
RDFA Executive Committee Affirms Support for State's Legal Drinking Age
British Look to Ban Happy Hours Citing Increase in Drinking Related Deaths
British Legal Drinking Age of 18 Hasn't Impacted Out of Control Binge Drinking in that Country
PIRE Research / 21 Drinking Age
CADCA Response to Drinking Age Initiative
SAMHSA Underage Drinking Report
CBS Online Coverage of SAMHSA Report
College Presidents Want to Lower Drinking Age?
American Medical Association Weighs In on the Minimum Legal Drinking Age
Scotland May Raise Drinking Age to 21 Citing
A Response to the 60 Minutes Story on the Amethyst Initiative click here
Other News
Marijuana Most Commonly Detected Drug
Regional Sticker Shock is a SUCCESS - see the celebration video
Increase in Alcohol Related Deaths and Accidents
Richmond Area Coalitions
Too Smart To Start - Henrico County
Hanover I Care - Hanover County
Friends of Prevention - Richmond City
SAFE - Chesterfield County
Comunity Coalitions of Virginia
Virginia's statewide organization of prevention coalitions
Do You Need Help Today?
RICHMOND REGION PREVENTION & SERVICES DIRECTORY
Drugs & the Brain
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Click here for an outstanding online booklet on how brain research is revolutionizing the way we look at addiction.
Brain Drain: Drug Induced Loss of Brain Function
Take a close look at what drugs and alcohol do to your child's brain. This presentation is courtesy of Dr. Sandra Welch, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Exciting Things To Do in Richmond
www.discoverrichmond.com
A great way to keep drugs and alcohol off the table to begin with!