Wood County Prevention Coalition
Uniting For A Drug-Free Community Since 2004
WCPC Newsletter for December 21st, 2015 Volume #1 issue #4
Ohio House Bill 68
Thank You For A Great 2015
We are proud to be with a group of diverse community members who care about the future of our children in Wood County. However, our work is not done and we continue to ask for your continued support moving into the future.
Drug Use By Young People Is Going Down, Report Says
Finally, some good news on the drug front: A national report shows decreasing use by high schoolers of alcohol, prescription painkillers and synthetic marijuana.
However, 12th-graders now are smoking more marijuana than tobacco, and many say they feel it poses little or no health hazard, according to the 2015 Monitoring the Future annual survey released on Wednesday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The survey, funded through the National Institutes of Health, gauges drug use and drug attitudes nationally by students in the eighth, 10th and 12th grades.
The rest of the article can be read here: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/12/16/drug-use-by-young-people.html
About Us
Our Vision: Helping youth be drug-free, productive and responsible citizens.
Our Mission: We are a coalition of compassionate community members working together to coordinate high quality programs for the prevention of youth substance abuse in Wood County.
Email: mkarna@wcesc.org
Website: wcprevention.org
Location: 1867 Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419)-354-9010
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPCoalition
Twitter: @woodpccoalition
Wood County Prevention Coalition Meeting
Friday, Jan 29, 2016, 08:30 AM
Wood County Educational Service Center 1867 N Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.