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Strategies

Below are Drug Free Fayette's issues, data, and strategies  that are the current focus of the coalition's work.

ALCOHOL

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ISSUE:

Alcohol is the  most popular drug 
among teenagers.
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DATA

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​STRATEGY:

​- Continue to raise awareness among parents in Fayette County about social host ordinances, through the "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" annual campaign. ​

- Monitor and strengthen the community's social host ordinances.

- Sustain and broaden the alcohol education curriculum taught in our school system.



MARIJUANA

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ISSUE:

​MARIJUANA is the  second most used illicit 
substance by Fayette County teenagers.
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DATA

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STRATEGY:

- Raise teen awareness of potential 
harms. Leverage that awareness to help increase levels of peer disapproval of marijuana use, among teens. 

- Actively participate in educating community stakeholders of the potential risks of certain marijuana policy that may increase teen recreational use of marijuana.

​- Seek solutions that enable marijuana to be more aggressively scientifically researched for medicinal purposes. 

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS​

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ISSUE:

Nationwide, the number of deaths from PRESCRIPTION DRUG overdoses now exceeds the number of deaths from car accidents and homicides- combined. 
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DATA

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STRATEGY:

​- Promote safe storage of  prescription drugs.

- Promote secure disposal of  expired prescription drugs. ​

- Promote parent/teen conversations about the potential risks of the misuse of
prescription drugs.

​- Help Fayette County residents  connect to local resources related to  prescription drug misuse prevention, mental health, and support.  
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TOBACCO/ VAPING

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ISSUE:

Vaping is rapidly becoming the most popular substance being used by teenagers.
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DATA

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STRATEGY:

- Raise teen awareness of potential harms. Leverage that awareness to help increase levels of peer disapproval of vaping/tobacco use among teens. 

- Actively participate in educating community stakeholders of the potential benefits of policies to address vaping.

​- Encourage SBIRT screening of adolescents for tobacco and vaping use.
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  • X Home
  • About Us
    • Coalition Members
    • Organization Sponsors/ Funders
    • Staff Members
  • Strategies
  • News & Events
    • Fayette Safe Rx
    • Breathe Easy Fayette
    • Faith Summit
    • International Overdose Awareness Day
    • 2022 Leadership Breakfast
    • Think Before They Drink
    • DEA Take-Back Day Fayette
    • 2019 Vaping Townhall
  • Conversations
    • Talk. They Hear You
    • For Teens
  • Resources
  • Youth Action Team
  • Contact Us
  • COVID-19
  • Prime for Life