Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

This Is What Happens to Your Brain on Opioids:  
Driven by opioid addiction, drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Opioids are part of a drug class that includes the illegal drug heroin and powerful pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, … Continue to full story .......

A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening health concerns about the new popularity of vaping among teens.
E-cigarettes typically contain nicotine, but many of the battery-powered devices can vaporize other substances, including marijuana. Results published Monday mean 2.1 million middle … Continue to full story .......

Sept. 9, 2018 – AAS — By Mary Huber —- For many chronic pain patients, the day doesn’t start until the afternoon.   They say their joints are especially stiff in the morning. It takes a couple of hours of movement and stretching to feel even close to how healthy folks … Continue to full story .......

Sept. 10, 2018 — Some experts have suggested that e-cigarettes can help wean people off regular cigarettes; others believe that they reinforce the smoking habit and increase the user’s exposure to nicotine.  But there’s no dispute that e-cigarettes have grown popular since their introduction in 2004. Now a nationwide survey … Continue to full story .......

Sept. 9, 2018 — The Green, a gathering place in New Haven, Connecticut, near Yale University, looked like a mass casualty zone, with 70 serious drug overdoses over a period spanning Aug. 15 to 16.

The cause: synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, Spice, or AK47, which induced retching, … Continue to full story .......

Registration is open to attend the AAA Texas Summit on the 4Ds of Driving: Distracted, Drunk, Drugged and Drowsy on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm at Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin.  This event is free and lunch will be provided. Law enforcement … Continue to full story .......

Aug. 8, 2018 — AUSTIN (KXAN) —  “Our family suffered the loss of our son, he was 21 years old,” Dr. Rudy Morales Urby said. “We lost him to this opioid crisis. So it’s a very personal issue for us, but it’s also a professional issue.”  Lawmakers got an earful… Continue to full story .......