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The celebratory air around New Year’s Eve can intensify the temptation for many teens to drink—Be the Parents has a great suggestion to help prevent #underagedrinking on NYE. https://betheparents.org/blog/idaho-teen-host-new-years-eve-party/
“This year, we see 10-year lows in the percentage of students reporting being bullied, having sex or
smoking cigarettes,” Superintendent Ybarra said. “Other trends are troubling, with increases in
reported use of e-cigarettes, suicidal thoughts and feelings of hopelessness.”
The #Idaho State Department of #Education today released results of 2019 Idaho Youth Risk Behavior Survey; view the results here: http://tiny.cc/ymbbhz
Read our press release https://www.sde.idaho.gov/communications/files/news-releases/12-05-2019-SDE-Releases-Results-of-2019-Idaho-Youth-Risk-Behavior-Survey.pdf
Oregon Cops Can’t Tell the Difference Between Hemp and Pot. That’s Making Life Easy for Black Market Growers. http://www.wweek.com/news/state/2019/12/04/oregon-cops-cant-tell-the-difference-between-hemp-and-pot-thats-making-life-easy-for-black-market-growers/
Thank you to our partners at the School Safety Work Group for generating ideas & action items to advance student safety thru prevention & social-emotional learning! @Nampa131schools @nwnazarene @BSDEducation @kunalearns @BoiseState @JeromeSD261 @IdahoDrugPolicy @cassiaschools
2What’s New
- Order Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention Materials
- ODP October Newsletter
- Truth Initiative report – Behind the Explosive Growth of Juul
- Watch “Chronic State,” a documentary from DrugFree Idaho that looks at the impacts of marijuana legalization and normalization in other states.
- Monitoring the Future Survey; substance use among college students compared to non-college students.