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December 2009 ENews
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| December Prevention Focus Give the Gift of Your Positive Influence This Holiday Season As a parent, you have tremendous influence on your child, especially when it comes to their decision to use or not to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. According to research, for better or worse, the things you do and say matter. Click here for full article. SPCA Announces Supporting Funds for Know! Award Winners In an effort to empower parents to raise their children to be substance-free, SPCA (Statewide Prevention Coalition Association) awards six school communities with funding support to implement the Know! program. Click here for full article Presidents from the Ohio College Initiative Convened at the Ohio Governor’s Residence to Discuss Reducing High-Risk Drinking Twenty-eight colleges and universities were represented at the annual Presidents’ meeting of the Ohio College Initiative to Reduce High-Risk Drinking. This year it was held at the Ohio Governor’s Residence. First Lady of Ohio, Frances Strickland, welcomed 35 individuals to her home on December 10 to discuss the importance of modifying student drinking behaviors. Click here for full article Drug-Free Action Alliance Welcomes New Communications Director Drug-Free Action Alliance is pleased to announce Michelle Morse as the agency’s new Communications Director. Michelle Morse, Drug-Free Action Alliance Communicaiton Director Drug-Free Action Alliance Photograph Youth Philanthropy Grants are Awarded to 6 Youth Groups Grassroots Organization to Change Ohio's Revised Code on Social Hosting Laws The Coalition to Amend Ohio’s Social Host Law (CAOSHL) is proud to announce the introduction of HB 351 - their proposed amendment to Sections 4301.69 (B) and 4301.99 of the Ohio Revised Code, which changes the culpability standard (criminal liability) of the Statute to now hold adults (other than parents/legal guardians) accountable in cases where they should have known that underage alcohol consumption was likely to occur or recklessly allowed it to happen. HB 351 is sponsored by Rep. Bolon, and co-sponsored by Reps. Williams, S., Phillips, Amstutuz and Gardner. Click here for full article. 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey Released The University of Michigan issued a press release on its latest findings from the 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey. This annual survey monitors youth use of marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription drugs and inhalants in addition to the perceptions of risk and perceived availability of the substances. Click here for full article.
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