Longtime RDFA friend, Jack Claypoole, is leaving the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to return to his roots. Jack has left an remarkable footprint and long list of accomplishments in his role as Associate Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Alliance wishes Jack the very very best and congratulates South Carolina on getting back one of its native sons.
RDFA Developing Prescription Drug Awareness Presentation
RDFA has completed shooting about 20 hours of video footage and is currently preparing a 40 minute program Prescription & Over-the-Counter Drugs: Understanding the Need for a Community Response (working title). The footage will also be edited into a five minute and fifteen minute presentation for multiple community uses.
ABC Regulations Under Review
Local prevention officials will
be reviewing existing ABC regulations this month to insure that they are consistent with prevention principles. Recommendations will be presented to Virginia ABC on administering policies that will work most effectively in reducing the harm done to society by alcohol.
Congratulations to Hanover Cares Coalition and Chesterfield SAFE Coalition for receiving SPF-SIG Grants.
Both coalitions will use their newfound resources to combat drunk driving in their respective counties.
Henrico Too Smart 2 Start Coalition prepares for Teen Job Symposiumclick here
Marijuana smokers twice as likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents click here
ONDCP establishes the Marijuana Resource Center
The Office of National Drug Control has packaged its information on marijuana into a user friendly resource available to all. It's basic and it's useful. Click here
Chesterfield County puts the laser beam on prescription drugs
SAFE recently held its second prescription drug community meeting at the offices of the National Counseling Group in Richmond to continue the process of addressing prescription and medicine abuse in the area. Work teams are now crafting work plans in several areas to address the problem on multiple fronts. For more information, contact SAFE at 796-7100.
Chesterfield County Youth Survey Scheduled for February
Chesterfield County Public Schools, Chesterfield County government
and SAFE, Inc., are partnering to administer a Prevention Needs
Assessment Survey. The survey will be administered to a randomly
selected sample of CCPS eighth, 10th and 12th grade classrooms by the
end of February. Parents have the option of not giving permission for
their child to take the survey. Review the survey questions here. Some additional questions to the survey had been added. See them here. Read the the school superintendent's letter regarding the survey.Questions? Call 796-7100
A report by doctors at New York’s Bellevue Hospital describes how 11 young people –10 of them under the legal drinking age of 21—were rushed to the emergency room after drinking the “alcopop” Four Loko.
Governor signs new laws into effect: underage drinking, small community preference for alcoholic beverages, "Bring your own wine" law allowing restaurants to charge corkage fee.
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.
