Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

A study published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that prevalence of e-cigarette use in England among young adults between 2007 and 2018 did not appear to be associated with substantial increases or decreases in the prevalence of smoking uptake. Several longitudinal observational studies have previously pointed towards a … Continue to full story .......

Feb. 2022 (KXAN) — A Cedar Park mother whose son died from a pill laced with fentanyl organized an event Monday night to answer other parents’ questions about the deadly drug.   Becky Stewart started “A Change for Cam,” named after her son, after he died in March 2021. The goal … Continue to full story .......

Cannabis can impair a person’s ability to drive up to 4 hours after the drug is used, according to a recent study.  “Although performance was improving at 3.5 hours, recovery was not fully seen until 4.5 hours post smoking’” researchers stated in the report published in the JAMA Psychiatry.… Continue to full story .......

Austin American-Statesman — When Becky Stewart hadn’t heard from her 19-year-old son in several hours, she decided to check on him at his Leander apartment.  But when she got there on March 20, Cameron Stewart wouldn’t answer the door.  Officers found him dead inside and later said he had died … Continue to full story .......

Austin Monthly – Deaths went up in Travis County, too, which ranked fourth among Texas counties for accidental opioid fatalities in 2019. A report from the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance revealed 262 people died of a drug overdose in Travis County the following year, a 36 percent increase. That December, … Continue to full story .......

Jan. 10, 2022 – (KXAN) — A stop to the enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and the end of “no knock” warrants will be on Austin’s May ballot.  Ground Game Texas announced on Monday that the Austin City Clerk’s office has qualified the ballot measure.

Enough signatures were obtained to … Continue to full story .......

Jan. 4, 2022 – NPRAustin –  What if our cars could prevent drunk driving?  The recent infrastructure law included a provision mandating that, in a few years, all new cars must include technology to detect and prevent drunk driving.

Some companies were already racing to figure out how to do … Continue to full story .......

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a year and a half of drug addiction without treatment, Anisa Madero spent her 17th birthday in a rehabilitation facility.  Today, Madero is 20 years old, sober and a community guest specialist at an adult drug treatment program. Her time in treatment as a teen … Continue to full story .......