Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death in Renville County as a contributor to cancer, heart disease, stroke and lung disease. Nearly 9 out of 10 cigarette smokers first tried smoking by age 18. If we can keep kids tobacco free until age 18, most will never start!
RAPAD News
Responsible Beverage Server Training – July 23rd
Responsible Beverage Server Training Managers ~ Bartenders ~ Waitresses ~ Volunteers Do you have new employees/volunteers or need a refresher training? This training is free of charge and meets the needs of most insurance companies. Sunday July 23rd, 2017 Bart’s Place 313 N. Main Renville, MN 1:30- 3:00 PM Regional Trainers/Minnesota Dept of Public Safety, […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
“Behavioral Health Concerns in Classrooms”, addresses the topic of identifying and managing behavioral health concerns in elementary school classrooms. The panelists provide specific strategies on how students, parents, teachers, and administrators can work together to support positive mental health among elementary. “Finding Help, Finding Hope: What to do if you […]
Importance of Parents
Research shows that parents are the leading influence on their child’s decisions about alcohol. Although it may not seem like it, when parents talk about underage drinking, their children do hear them. 9–15: A Crucial Age To prevent young people from starting to drink, the campaign focuses on ages 9–15. Around 9, children begin thinking […]
Answering Your Child’s Tough Questions About Alcohol
As your child becomes curious about alcohol, he or she may turn to you for answers and advice. Use this opportunity to start an open, honest conversation about drinking. Because some questions can be difficult to answer, it is important to be prepared. The following are some common questions and answers about underage drinking. “I […]
School Stress: Stimulant Abuse – Kids Know About It but Parents Don’t
Many students are stressed out from academic pressure – AP classes, extracurricular activities, homework, college applications, and more. Some think that taking unprescribed stimulants (medications used to treat ADHD, such as Ritalin and Adderall) – will help them with extra energy to study longer, cram for exams and improve their grades. While prescription stimulants do […]
3,000 Community Leaders Convene at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum to Discuss Opioid Epidemic, Marijuana, & Other Substance Abuse Prevention Trends
Approximately 3,000 community leaders, including Annie Tepfer, RAPAD Coalition Coordinator and LaMont Jacobson, RAPAD Coalition Chair united at CADCA’s (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 27th Annual National Leadership Forum. The event was held Feb. 6-9, 2017, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. featuring 75+ training sessions covering topics ranging from the […]
ACES Free Educational Event March 10th
ACES Brain the Biology of Stress and the Adverse Childhood Experience Study Open to the Community & Professionals March 10, 2017 Location: Project Turnabout Education Room Download Event PDF with Full Details OBJECTIVES Trauma and the Developing Brain Neuro-Biology Baseline •Learn the characteristics of the developing brain. •Know what dynamics adversely affect this neuro-sequential process. […]
Is Marijuana Addictive?
Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to addiction or compulsive drug seeking and abuse. Long-term marijuana abusers trying to quit have reported withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, sleeplessness, decreased appetite, anxiety, and drug craving.3 Users do develop a tolerance for the drug-that means they need more marijuana to get the high they once got with smaller […]
How Teens Abuse Medicine
After marijuana, prescription and over-the-counter medications account for most of the past-year use of commonly abused drugs among high school seniors. Data for past-year use of prescription and over-the-counter medicines include the following: Vicodin (8%), Adderall (6.5%), Salvia (5.9%), Tranquilizers (5.6%), Cough Medicine (5.3%), OxyContin (4.9%), Sedatives (4/3%), and Ritalin (2.6%), a combined total of […]