AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County coalition is hoping to prevent opioid addiction early when it comes to young girls. The Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition was awarded a grant recently which will be used over the next few years to train school nurses. The coalition says preteen
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The YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include
Jan. 15, 2018 — The risk of dependence among those who use marijuana is nine per cent (it’s 16 per cent for alcohol), and for those who start in adolescence, the risk rises to 16 per cent. For medical professionals, that’s an alarming statistic. Doctors are especially worried about adolescent 
The opioid epidemic is increasing among Americans, with addiction to herion, fentanyl, and prescription painkillers, such as oxydodone and hydrocodone, contributing to the public health crisis. 
Drug overdose deaths are a substantial and persistent public health issue in Travis County. This data brief summarizes drug overdose deaths in Travis County and Austin, and poisonings that resulted in hospitalizations among Travis County residents.
While scanning the latest news, it’s easy to feel as if we’ve traveled back in time to the 1980s. “
The opioid epidemic is now a full-blown national crisis, yet the federal government continues to dawdle. President Donald Trump declared opioid addiction a public health emergency, and he talks a tough game. But he has not taken forceful action. If he will not lead, Congress must — and now, before 
“What is an opioid?” clinical assistant professor of health outcomes and pharmacy practice Lucas Hill asks, scanning the faces in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work auditorium and listening for answers. “Percocet.” “Fentanyl.” “Heroin.”
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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