To our Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (TCYSAPC) family, membership, and community: TCYSAPC has been working with Kids Living Well (KLW) for the past year and this partnership has been one that has brought about a tremendous amount of good to the community. For all future endeavors, the 2 coalitions will no longer operate separately but will merge. Kids Living Well incorporates a whole health approach to address youth substance use prevention in our community. We are excited about this transition. To learn more, please visit: https://kidslivingwell.org/.
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YSAPC December 4th Meeting to Focus on Substance Abuse and Suicide
Click Here to Register – At the December 4th meeting of the Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Laura Gold with Integral Care and the Austin Travis County Suicide Prevention Coalition will present on Substance Abuse and Suicide. Reverend Daryl Horton will the share about his work in the … Continue to full story .......
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FDA Cracks Down on JUUL and Other E-cigarette as Teen are Exposed to More Nicotine
Nov. 9, 2018 — E-cigarette startup Juul Labs Inc., faced with a regulatory crackdown and criticism that its marketing has attracted underage users, plans to stop selling most of its flavored nicotine liquids at bricks-and-mortar stores, according to people familiar with the matter.
Juul plans to keep selling menthol- and
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Following Midterm Elections, 3 States Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Or Medical Use
Nov. 7, 2018 – Huffington Post — Three more states legalized marijuana for recreational or medical use on Tuesday following Midterm Elections. Voters in Michigan legalized recreational marijuana, making it the 10th state in the nation and the first state in the Midwest to do so. In both Utah and
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Advocates Seek to Open 24-Hour Opioid Drop-In Center in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — According to the Travis County Plan for Substance Use Disorders, there are more than 85,000 youth and adults who abuse alcohol or illicit drugs every year in the county. Components of the program would include: 24-hour walk-in center with recovery coaches and public health providers on
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The Dangers Of ADHD Medication When Teens are Misusing, Sharing and Abusing the Drug
Nov. 5, 2018 – VALUEWALK – Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is one of the most chronic disorders among teenagers. And yes! Sharing ADHD medication is a crime. It can even land a kid behind bars. What’s more surprising? And if ADHD itself wasn’t enough of a problem,
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment
WASHINGTON – The DEA announced results of the 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
“This report underscores the scope and magnitude of the ongoing opioid crisis in the United
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Texas state panel recommends expanding opioid drug treatments for Medicaid patients
Oct. 26, 201 8 – AAS – State health officials Friday recommended adding several drugs that treat opiate addiction to the Medicaid preferred drug list, which could give addicts more treatment options, something doctors and lawmakers say is direly needed amid Texas’ growing opioid crisis.
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DEA to present at October 2nd YSAPC meeting
October meeting of the Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC) is: Tuesday, October 2 at 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at LifeWorks East, 835 N. Pleasant Valley Rd., 78702. Presentation by Austin DEA Tactical Diversion Squad. RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ysapc-october-2-2018-meeting-tickets-50404290590.
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- DEA current strategies/funding to
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CAN to Facilitate Community Dialogues on the Opioid Crisis
Beginning on October 9th, CAN (the Community Advancement Network in Austin) will host a series of Community Dialogues focused on the issue of how to address the Opioid crisis. Drug abuse in the Unites States has taken a sharp and lethal turn with the rise of Opioids – legal pain
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Susan’s Brain – The Science of Addiction
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 .......
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One in 11 students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, report says
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 .......
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Number of new heroin users drops dramatically, but meth, marijuana use up, survey says
Sept. 15, 1018 – USAToday — Far fewer people in the United States started using heroin last year, but the decline among young new 18- to 25-year-old heroin users was almost imperceptible – and that age group saw a big jump in methamphetamine and marijuana use, a new survey finds.
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