tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18963577128511202032024-03-14T04:39:46.347-04:00Jackson County Anti Drug CoalitionJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-22603898858528588462013-11-08T07:45:00.001-05:002013-11-08T07:45:30.726-05:00Hatchet Game Tailgate Party 2013!!!The Hatchet game has arrived and lots of people plan on going, but before the game, you should come to the tailgate party! Today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we are having a tailgate party before the game in the New Transportation Parking Lot (old Chrysler/Dodge Lot) across from the Board of Education. Everything is <b><i>free</i></b> (food, games, face painting), but donations are accepted. Plan to come, and bring your friends! See you there!JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-68149340495108822522012-04-19T15:43:00.001-04:002012-04-19T15:43:10.223-04:00Underage Drinking Town Hall Meeting in Jackson County<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-77036751498715318912011-12-12T13:57:00.000-05:002011-12-12T13:57:49.092-05:00When hosting a Party...When hosting a Party take into consideration people that have alcohol addiction, if you do plan on serving alcohol remember to also have plenty of other non alcoholic beverage options, and avoid food that has any type of alcohol in them such as "rum balls"JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-85773902796716590362011-11-04T12:00:00.000-04:002011-11-04T12:00:16.447-04:00Alcohol and Drug-Free Tailgate Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY7NulYD9E0ESK2pnnTyRByWLemgk1-uthPhb3L8HYyMYkSHiV4YnDc5OV0QP_7hyphenhyphenCbmnHiFr4C4_mWoFVdELGUvOI43e7fV4XFivEDRBoj4q9-5fbAmG_2iIM7W9kga9n97vtn3WHz8/s1600/Tailegate+Flyer+2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY7NulYD9E0ESK2pnnTyRByWLemgk1-uthPhb3L8HYyMYkSHiV4YnDc5OV0QP_7hyphenhyphenCbmnHiFr4C4_mWoFVdELGUvOI43e7fV4XFivEDRBoj4q9-5fbAmG_2iIM7W9kga9n97vtn3WHz8/s320/Tailegate+Flyer+2011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Planning on going to the Hatchet game today? Then come join us and grab a bite to eat and play a little cornhole before the BIG GAME. Everything is FREE, but we will be accepting donations which will benefit the Christopher James Rhodes Memorial Fund (Dodie's Son)<br />
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HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE, fun starts at 5:30 p.m.!!!!JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-21138363332443583782011-09-14T23:54:00.000-04:002011-09-14T23:54:32.093-04:00FREE COMMUNITY DRUG SUMMIT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you <i>still </i>have questions about what <b>K2, Spice</b> or <b>Bath Salts</b> are? Do you know if they are legal in West Virginia? To find out the answers to these and many more questions about Synthetic Marijuana and Synthetic Cocaine, come to our Community Drug Summit on Friday September 23, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. in the beautiful city of Ripley, West Virginia, hope to see you there!!!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHuAiCZmiMsQNJqf6T9iDSVWowuEQWqttUtnp5jCcROOqbGU1lWCGf03wmr1lV3DL4jMblDA-gYjFSKto2rGmswVtykpete1VRyXlZ-YMTrLUbB-R9mGGPLWPQQG2yMlDXgP_zIgbigU/s1600/Flyer+2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHuAiCZmiMsQNJqf6T9iDSVWowuEQWqttUtnp5jCcROOqbGU1lWCGf03wmr1lV3DL4jMblDA-gYjFSKto2rGmswVtykpete1VRyXlZ-YMTrLUbB-R9mGGPLWPQQG2yMlDXgP_zIgbigU/s320/Flyer+2011.png" width="296" /></a></div>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-41262223449412426922011-05-25T18:04:00.001-04:002011-05-25T18:05:52.160-04:00THANK YOU JACKSON COUNTY, WV<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE IN JACKSON COUNTY THAT PARTICIPATED IN RX DRUG TAKE BACK WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">10 POUNDS</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> IN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">KENNA</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">31 POUNDS</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> IN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">RIPLEY </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">AND </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">58 POUNDS</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> IN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">RAVENSWOOD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">FOR A TOTAL OF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">99 POUNDS</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS SOOO MUCH</span></b></span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-58537981958586210582011-04-19T15:46:00.000-04:002011-04-19T15:46:32.290-04:00Prescription Drug Take BackDon't know what to do with your old medication, thinking of flushing it down the drain, DON'T!!!! Instead bring it to these 3 sites in Jackson County, and don't forget to tell your friends and loved ones!!!JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-89473547283489522302011-03-23T10:23:00.000-04:002011-03-23T10:23:45.719-04:00Belt it out in 2011 by Singing for Safety<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">1st Place: $<strong style="font-weight: 700;">5,000 </strong>for each team member up to <strong style="font-weight: 700;">$25,000</strong></span></em></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; 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font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">3rd Place: <strong style="font-weight: 700;">$1,000</strong> for each team member up to<strong style="font-weight: 700;"> $5,000</strong></span></em></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">All<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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This contest is not open to Ford Motor Company or Ford Fund employees or their immediate families. All entries will become the property of Ford Fund and will not be returned following the contest. Determinations of song appropriateness will be made in the sole discretion of the Ford Motor Company Fund.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e397sjkef380fb47&llr=igcc86cab" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Registration Page</a></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div></td></tr>
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<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">This is the story of Henry Granju, a young man who died at the age of 18 from his addiction to prescription drugs. "That's so sad," I heard myself say as I read the detailed account of Henry's addiction to drugs and untimely death as told by his mother, Katie Allison Granju. Recognize that name? You've probably heard of Granju as the author of "Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child," or seen her posts on Salon, Babble or her own blog, <a class="external" href="http://mamapundit.com/" style="color: #025689; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mamapundit</a>. Granju is a gifted writer whose pain and longing rises up from each post and made me realize just how easy it would be for this tragedy to happen to any family — my family ... my children. This is more than sad. It's tragic.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. According to </span><a class="external" href="http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/prescr_drg_abuse.html" style="color: #025689; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WhiteHouse.gov</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">, "abuse of prescription pain killers now ranks second — only behind marijuana — as the Nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem."</span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Research from the <a class="external" href="http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/TEENS_AND_PRESCRIPTION_DRUGS.pdf" style="color: #025689; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> on deaths in the U.S. due to poisoning (from 1999-2004) shows that nearly all poison deaths in the country are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs. What's more, the number of these deaths increased from 12,186 in 1999 to 20,950 in 2004. That's an increase of 62.5 percent in five years. And the trend is continuing to skyrocket.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">A study published in the <a class="external" href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068010" style="color: #025689; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">New England Journal of Medicine</a> found that teens describe their prescription drug abuse as "responsible," "controlled" or "safe," with the perception that these prescription drugs are safer than street drugs. In fact, data from the <a class="external" href="http://www.drugfree.org/" style="color: #025689; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Partnership for a Drug Free America</a> show that four out of 10 teens feel that prescription medicines are much safer to use than illegal drugs, even if they are not prescribed by a doctor. This study, The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens in grades 7 through 12, found that nearly one in five teens (19 percent or 4.5 million) report abusing prescription medications that were not prescribed to them.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">One in five! </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">That means if you know five teens, it's possible that you know at least one prescription drug user. I don't know about you, but I know a heck of a lot more than five teens. And it breaks my heart to think that any of them could be headed down Henry Granju's path. </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">As parents, the best thing that we can do to put a stop to this epidemic is to talk to our kids — and to each other. So I'm spreading the word about Henry and hoping that his story's tragic ending will help prevent at least one kid from making the same decisions that he did.</div>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-10577430902999674732011-03-17T12:20:00.000-04:002011-03-17T12:20:45.693-04:00Be a positive influence for your kids<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
<h1 class="fontStyle51" style="color: #333333; font-size: 22px; font: normal normal bold 22px/normal Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 Things To Do That Show Your Kids You Care</strong></span></h1><br />
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<ol style="font-size: 12px; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Teach your children to trust you by seeing you as a role model.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be patient, not just tolerant. Apologize when you make a mistake or do something you regret.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ask teens what they need from you - and do whatever you can to meet those needs.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Listen to your teens, a lot. Avoid interrupting.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Teach your children about ethics, values and principles they can apply in choices and decision making.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Help them discover the feeling of gratitude, not just to say thank you.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep the promises you make. If you do not keep your word, acknowledge that. Help your teen understand the circumstances or choices that precipitated the change in your plans.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Answer your teen's questions and be consistent. When you notice behavioral changes in them, make yourself available and encourage them to talk about what is going on in their life.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be understanding when they have a difficult time and let them know you will love them no matter what.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be diligent. Have ongoing conversations with your kids about the risks of drugs and alcohol.</li>
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</div><div>For more helpful hints support, tools, resources and answers visit www. drugfree.org</div>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-13904164417950363932011-01-17T16:38:00.001-05:002011-01-17T16:43:22.092-05:00Prescription Take BackThank you to all those that participated this weekend in Jackson County's Prescription Take BackJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-68090022631090129952011-01-14T16:30:00.000-05:002011-01-14T16:30:50.288-05:00Prescription Take Back<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #d60000; font-family: "ITC Bookman Light","serif"; font-size: 30.0pt; line-height: 112%;">Take Back Program<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">WHEN<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">: January 15 </span></span></b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; line-height: 112%;"></span></i></b></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><i><b><i><b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 10am – 2pm </span></span></b></i></b></i></div><br />
<i> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">WHERE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">: Big Lots, Ravenswood</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> Sheriff’s Department, Ripley</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; line-height: 112%;"></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="display: inline !important; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-left: 42.75pt; text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">WHAT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">: </span></span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;">Drop off any unused, expired, and unwanted medications stored in your home</span></i></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 90%; margin-left: 42.75pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 42.75pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 90%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 90%;">WHY<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">: </span></span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 90%;">Medications should be properly disposed of. This program is secure – all medications will be placed in a locked drop box. The box will then properly disposed of by incineration</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 90%; margin-left: 42.75pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: 'ITC Bookman Light', serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 90%; margin-left: 42.75pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 90%;">WHO<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 90%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> This event is a collaborative effort between the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Ravenswood Police Department, Jackson County Health Department and the Jackson County Anti – Drug Coalition (JCADC)</span></span></div></i>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-21485109910111899742010-12-15T21:00:00.000-05:002010-12-15T21:00:34.709-05:00NHTSA data show that last year, 10,839 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, including 753 in December alone<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Through the "No Refusal" strategy, law enforcement officers are able to quickly obtain warrants from "<b>on call</b>" judges in order to take blood samples from suspected drunk drivers who refuse a breathalyzer test.</span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-35838100566851722252010-12-15T19:43:00.002-05:002010-12-15T19:43:54.947-05:00Moderate Drinkers at Higher Risk of Amphetamine Abuse? Study suggests they are more vulnerable than light drinkersLet us know what are your impressions about this studyJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-28576090245143302682010-12-15T15:51:00.000-05:002010-12-15T15:51:38.181-05:00Over $21,000 in prescription drugs seized, three arrested<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"Florida Sheriff’s Department officers went to Frazier’s house in Satsuma, FL, and found empty pill bottles linked to a Ravenswood pain clinic and appointment cards for the clinic for December 14"</span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-51998329638969788152010-12-14T19:34:00.000-05:002010-12-14T19:34:09.991-05:002010 Monitoring the Future Survey ResultsThis article is very informative on all the drug related trends among our youth, please read and let us know what are your inputsJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-26955889388972394972010-12-14T19:30:00.000-05:002010-12-14T19:30:45.411-05:00Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-gradersHave an eighth grader better yet, do you have a teen? Then you MUST read this articleJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-47723571732295094642010-12-14T11:13:00.000-05:002010-12-14T11:15:22.682-05:00Synthetic marijuana now banned in Huntington<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><p style="line-height: 18px; ">"Huntington City Council members wanted to take swift action on the ban because of concerns that local retailers would stockpile synthetic pot before the federal ban takes effect next week. Although the local ban that was approved Monday does not include possession, it will be amended in the coming weeks, Councilman Scott Caserta said.</p><p style="line-height: 18px; ">The ordinance includes up to a $500 fine and/or 30 days in jail for anyone caught selling synthetic marijuana"</p></span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-70495551912292062622010-12-14T10:55:00.000-05:002010-12-14T11:05:24.988-05:00Ripely Police arrested two Doctor Shoppers with over 900 Pain PillsTwo less drug dealers on the streets of Jackson County, hopefully for good...JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-50353071941428285972010-12-14T10:40:00.001-05:002010-12-14T10:41:49.509-05:00Presidential Proclamation-- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month"I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">n a <a href="http://www.nhtsa.gov/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 64, 127); ">2007 NHTSA Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use</a> by Drivers, 1 in 8 nighttime weekend drivers tested positive for an illicit drug. This number rises to 1 in 6 when you include illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, according to the most recent <a href="http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 64, 127); ">Monitoring the Future</a> report—the Nation's largest survey of drug use among young people—one in ten high school seniors reported that in the two weeks prior to the survey they had driven after smoking marijuana."</span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-69273966764949684802010-12-14T10:31:00.001-05:002010-12-14T10:36:59.252-05:00One in Three Fatally Injured Drivers Tested Positive for Drugs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">The involvement of <b>drugs </b>in fatal crashes has increased by five percent over the past five years... read more at the link and let us know what you think about this information</span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-70786237143647265372010-12-10T16:41:00.001-05:002010-12-10T16:47:02.061-05:00If you watch "if you really knew me..." this might interest you!!!<div>Hey for those of you that watch "if you really knew me..." on MTV, the founders of Challenge Day will be on Tom Brokaw's special tonight at 7pm on USA Network check it out!!!</div>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-43176918112631417202010-12-06T13:27:00.002-05:002010-12-06T13:31:56.836-05:00General Coalition meeting TODAY!!!!Hey everyone remember today's coalition meeting, let's take a step, TODAY, in changing our county's futureJCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896357712851120203.post-16414306283947300122010-12-06T13:23:00.002-05:002010-12-06T13:26:52.863-05:00DON'T FORGET<span class="Apple-style-span" >HEY </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>YOUTH </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" >DON'T FORGET TODAY'S MEETING AT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>5PM </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" >WE HAVE A LOT OF </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >FUN STUFF</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" > TO COVER FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >WE NEED YOUR INPUT</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" >!!!!!!</span>JCADC Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769992954445810247noreply@blogger.com0