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May 2012

Linn County Linn County StrategiesStrategiesToo Good For Drugs Curriculum

Class Action Curriculum

Linn County Before and After SPF-SIG

CTC Survey Participation Rates Overall

2008 51%

2009 77%

2010 73%

2011 86%

2012 84%

PROBLEM BEHAVIORS CTC DATAPROBLEM BEHAVIORS CTC DATAOn how many occasions (if any) have you had beer, wine or hard liquor during the past 30 day? AT LEAST ONCE

27.2 26.9 25.63 24.19 23.75

38.435.4

29.94 30.74

23.99

05

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Kansas State Data Linn County Data

The frequency of use as measured by 30 day use reduced by over 14% in the four years of implementation.

We believe students receiving curriculum interventions prior to 6th grade has caused the reductions in 6th grade specific data.

In 2008, 10% of 6th graders reported drinking at least once.

In 2012, only 4% of 6th graders reported drinking alcohol at least once

PROBLEM BEHAVIORS CTC DATAPROBLEM BEHAVIORS CTC DATAThink back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row? AT LEAST ONCE

15.2 14.7 13.77 12.73 12.45

22.620

14.8117.23

15.23

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5

10

15

20

25

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Kansas State Data Linn County Data

Binge drinking – 7% change in data shows an increased understanding of risk related to excessive drinking.

FAMILY CTC DATAFAMILY CTC DATAHow wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to drink beer, wine or hard liquor regularly? WRONG

96.5 96.1 96.07 96.39 96.68

89.7

92.5

95.6396.95

95.73

86

88

90

92

94

96

98

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Kansas State Data Linn County Data

By starting in younger grades and doing community education shows a greater percentage of parents communicating that it is wrong for their children to drink alcohol.

COMMUNITY CTC DATACOMMUNITY CTC DATAIf a kid drank some beer, wine or hard liquor for example, vodka, whiskey, or gin in your neighborhood, or the area around which you live, would he or she be caught by the police? NO

66.9 66.6 65.8 65.2 63.09

76.5 76.8 73.78 69.4962.26

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Kansas State Data Linn County Data

A decrease of 14% of students who reported they would not be caught is evidence that curriculum, community education, and law enforcement presence changes perception.

Party patrols, increased consequences, Class Action, Too Good For Drugs, and Explorer Scouts has changed student perception of law enforcement.

QUOTES FROM THE QUOTES FROM THE KIDSKIDS

I like doing the role playing activities in the curriculum.

I enjoy the activities.I like playing the games.The students in our school thought

our posters were cool. We took the way companies use to make us want to purchase items and used them to advertise not using alcohol.

I wish we could do more of the curriculum like everyday.

QUOTES FROM THE TEACHERSQUOTES FROM THE TEACHERS

The curriculum takes a realistic approach to the fact that students will be around drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

The teaching techniques for dealing with peer pressure is great!

It was great to have a platform to be able to teach students the facts about what drugs, alcohol, and tobacco can do to them.

It is nice to see that we are starting to teach this information to the younger grades so we can hope they will not use later in life.

QUOTES FROM THE TEACHERSQUOTES FROM THE TEACHERS

I tried to make it enjoyable, fun but yet still serious.

The curriculum is very easy to teach. Everything is ready for me without having to prep too much for the lessons.

We have used some of the lessons in many activities in my classroom. Lessons are good life lessons!

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