Drug Free Communities ProgramFunded 2009

7,800 Placer 9th & 11th graders surveyed

2009-2010 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) 2010-2011 Placer County Youth Surveys

What Placer Youth Have SaidWhat Placer Youth Have Said

Youth say parental disapproval of

underage drinking is the key reason they have chosen not to

drink.

Parent Influence

Talked With Parent or Guardian in past 12 months about the dangers of alcohol use compared with alcohol use

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Parental Disapproval Addiction Starts in the Teen Years

any alcohol use regular alcohol use

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% said their parents would feel it was very wrong for them to drink alcohol

9th 11th

More than half (52%) of Placer 11th graders said

having 5 or more drinks of alcohol 2-3 times a

week was NOT HARMFUL.

The only norm is that it is normal for teens to drink.Placer County Youth

Don’t Give Up On Your Power As A Parent

Children who learn about drug risks from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use alcohol

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Join CPY’s efforts working to make Placer County a Drug Free Community for our youth.

Community Norms Drive Behavior

The way our community looks at drugs and alcohol influences youths’ attitudes and behaviors around drinking and drug use.

Attitudes such as:• drinking is a “right of passage”• all teens drink• it’s safer for them to drink at home

Working together, Drug Free Communities programs across the nation are having an impact, reducing underage drinking and teen drug use.

• Forming and supporting community partnerships• Strategies for effective and sustainable community change• Social Host Ordinance• Continued efforts to raise awareness• Parent engagement / resources, networking• Youth development / Youth Commission, Latino Youth• Permanent Rx disposal sites• SBIRT

CPY ‘s mission is to work to reduce substance abuse among youth by promoting healthy community norms and behaviors and by advocating for policies and practices through community collaboration and partnership.

Looking to the FutureLooking to the Future

How YOU Can Make a Difference Be a parent not a PAL – don’t serve to teens Talk EARLY Talk OFTEN to youth about the dangers of alcohol, Rx, OTC and other drugs Network with other parents Secure, Monitor, Dispose Register in Responsible Host Database Schedule parent presentation in your neighborhood

Be a Partner - Join our Coalition• Participate in our quarterly partnership meetings• Sign up for our CPY e-newsletter • Get others involved - help organize parent presentations; community forums; change our community norm• Partner with other community groups, schools, parents to reduce youth access to alcohol and drugs

Contact Information:Shari Crow, Coordinator

(530) 889 - 7238

info@coalitionforplaceryouth.org

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