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COMMUNITY-COALITION ON DRUG AWARENESS
Educating the Community Through
Awareness-Acknowledgment-Action
The Community Coalition On Drug Awareness (C-CODA)
in Bozeman, Montana is a community-based program that
is providing resources and evidence-based strategies to
reduce underage drinking, tobacco use, and illegal drug
use.
The abuse of drugs is not a harmless personal decision:
there are real, long-lasting, and devastating outcomes for
those who abuse drugs and for their families, friends, and
communities. And for some, the outcome may be lethal.
Whether you purchase drugs from a pharmacy, or you get
them from a friend, knowing the truth about them will help
you understand the dangers they pose.
UNDERAGE DRINKING
Underage drinking is the leading contributor to
death from injuries for people under 21 and
continues to be a public health concern with
serious consequences for youth, their families,
and their communities.
-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
SMOKING & SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Each day in the United States, more than
3,200 people younger than 18 years of age
smoke their first cigarette, and an estimated
2,100 youth and young adults who have been
occasional smokers become daily cigarette
smokers.
If smoking persists at the current rate among
youth in this country, 5.6 million of today’s
Americans younger than 18 years of age are
projected to die prematurely from a smokingrelated illness.
This represents about one in every 13
Americans aged 17 years or younger alive
today.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
E-CIGARETTES
Harmless Water Vapor?
Think Again!
It contains nicotine and other toxins.
In 2014, more teens use e-cigarettes than
traditional, tobacco cigarettes or any other
tobacco product—the first time a U.S. national
study shows that teen use of e-cigarettes
surpasses use of tobacco cigarettes.
BINGE DRINKING
Alcohol use is one of the most serious public
health issues for young people in the United
States, creating various negative
consequences for adolescents, their families,
and the nation as a whole.
More than 24 percent of underage kids
(between 12 and 20 years old) are drinking,
and 15 percent of them are binge drinking,
according to the National Survey on Drug Use
and Health conducted by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
The 2014 National Drug Threat Assessment
(NDTA) Summary addresses emerging
developments related to the trafficking and
use of primary illicit substances of abuse and
the nonmedical use of controlled prescription
drugs (CPDs).
Overview
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Threat from CPD abuse is persistent
Heroin abuse and availability increasing
High levels of meth production in Mexico
Cocaine rebounded slightly in 2013
Abuse of marijuana concentrates
Abuse of synthetic drugs
The threat from Controlled Prescription Abuse Drugs (CPD) is
persistent and deaths involving CPDs outnumber those involving
heroin and cocaine combined.
There was a 37 percent increase in heroin initiates between 2008 and 2012.
Increased demand for heroin is largely being driven by a subset of CPD abusers
switching to heroin because heroin is more available and less expensive.
Further, some OxyContin abusers switched to heroin after the reformulation of
that drug made it more difficult to abuse.
Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug in the United States.
High availability levels are due to a large-scale marijuana importation from Mexico.
There was a 62 percent increase in marijuana-related emergency department visits between
2004 and 2011.
Marijuana-related visits were second only to cocaine in 2011, and nearly matched the number
of cocaine-related emergency department visits.
The abuse of marijuana concentrates (“wax,” “butane honey oil” etc.) is increasing throughout
the United States.
Marijuana concentrates can be abused using e-cigarettes or consumed in edibles, and have
significantly higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels than leaf marijuana.
• The abuse of synthetic cannabinoids
(“K2,” “Spice,” “Herbal Incense”) and
synthetic cathinones (“bath salts”) remain
a concern, as these drugs are still
available in convenience stores, head
shops, gas stations, and online.
Fewer people driving drunk, but
drug use on the road is rising.
JustThinkTwice.com
Family Agreement Form
The Agreement states:
As your mom/dad/caregiver, I pledge to do my part in helping to keep you alcohol free. I promise to talk with you about
the dangers and harmful effects of underage drinking. I pledge to create an alcohol-free environment that is fun and safe
for you and your friends. I also pledge to pick you up at any time or place if you find yourself in any uncomfortable
situation where underage drinking is involved.
By signing this pledge, I agree that I will engage in constructive conversations with you about the dangers of underage
drinking.
As your son/daughter, I understand that alcohol can harm my body and my mind and make me say and do things I might
regret. I pledge to avoid situations where my friends and peers are drinking underage, and I promise to call or text you to
help remove me from those situations, if they arise.
By signing this pledge, I agree that I will not engage in underage drinking.
The site is designed for parents, educators and
caregivers and provides information on identifying
drugs and drug paraphernalia; physical,
developmental and legal consequences of drug
use; and talking to kids and teens about drugs.
The “Avengers” are helping the Elks combat
Bullying, Under Age Drinking and the Abuse
of Pharmaceutical Drugs.
The Avengers battle alien robots to show our
children that if are being Bullied and
pressured to use Alcohol and Pharmaceutical
drugs you can always find help and that you
are “Never Alone” because help is available
and do not be afraid to ask for that help.
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