Committed To Our Community. Motivated By Our Kids. April 2022
April is Alcohol Awareness Month!

Did you know that "Alcohol is the most commonly used substance nationally and in Connecticut"?

This month highlights the dangers of alcohol abuse and the negative effects it can have on someone's life.

For more information and resources follow along on Facebook!

Learn what one drink is by watching this video!
Complete Our Alcohol Awareness Mission Quest and learn more about alcohol, binge drinking and more. http://www.dmyfs.org/mission-quests
Register for our next Local Wellness Coalition meeting on marijuana! This will be a very informative and important meeting.

Join us at our next upcoming NARCAN training on Tuesday, April 26th 2022 at 9:00am. Thank you to Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce and Alliance for Prevention and Wellness for partnering with us! Follow this link to register https://business.middlesexchamber.com/events/details/narcan-training-23600?calendarMonth=2022-04-01
Properly disposing of RX Drugs is an important step in preventing misuse and abuse!
Have you seen our latest billboard on Marijuana? We want to remind community members that marijuana is NEVER safe for kids.

To learn more about the negative effects of marijuana for kids please follow this link, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/NIDA_YR18_INS1_downloadall_508.pdf
Thank you Healthy Futures CT for speaking to the Early Childhood Council! If you are interested in learning more about their FREE services for children under 5 years old please reach out.

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On Tuesdays from 12pm to 2pm a Mobile Van providing Harm Reduction services will be parked at 30 Town House Rd in the parking area in front of Durham Town Hall.

For more information on this program from Alliance for Prevention & Wellness please call (860)778-6325
In The News
Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020,

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.

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Many American teenagers use vaping devices in efforts to control stress and anxiety, but some experts say it only makes it worse.

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