An e-mail newsletter for the education and prevention of ATOD abuse.
An effort by the Coalition Against Drug Abuse of Clay County and Southeastern IL
Counseling Centers, Inc.
June 2013 achieve behavior change. A multi-
strategy approach is used.
Each evidence-based strategy should meet certain criteria:
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Is the strategy effective? Is the
The Coalition Against Drug Abuse of
Clay County is continuing to develop a comprehensive strategic plan.
The fourth in a series of five work sessions in developing the Coalition
Against Drug Abuse of Clay County’s
Strategic Prevention Framework was held at Mt. Vernon, Thursday May 16 th .
The purpose of the five series work sessions is to develop a long-term strategic plan that guides our community in improving the environment and solving identified problems. The first three work sessions dealt with assessment of community partnerships, analyzing local substance abuse data to determine contributing factors, and setting priorities in dealing with substance abuse related problems.
After developing a local strategic plan, work session four dealt with evidencebased strategies. An evidence-based strategy is a program, practice, or policy that is supported by research showing a strong foundation in preventing teen substance abuse. Evidence-based strategies impact local contributing factors from different levels of support to strategy a Substance Abuse
Prevention Program (SAPP) endorsed, evidence-based strategy?
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Is the strategy relevant? Does it have the ability to impact the contributing factors leading to the youth substance abuse?
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Is the strategy appropriate? Do we have the ability to implement the strategy? Do we have the community support to implement the strategy successfully? Do we have the financial capacity to implement the strategy?
There are several evidence-based strategies that meet the above criteria.
They include communication campaign, youth prevention education, school based policy changes, and community based policy changes (merchant training, party prevention and dispersal, social host ordinance, advertising restrictions, event restriction, keg registration).
Each evidence-based strategy should impact the contributing factors. The three local contributing factors that CADA has identified are: Easy social access to alcohol, permissive social norms, and low perceived risk of harm.
The next work session is a two day session
June 13 th and 14 th to be held in
Springfield. The final work session deals with implementation of strategies .

youngsters in particular can purchase the equipment for a relatively cheap price…this has to be made illegal.”
Some college students are experimenting with inhaling alcohol by pouring it over dry ice and “smoking” the vapors, according to an expert who says the practice is dangerous. Young adults are inhaling alcohol to get high without ingesting calories.
Dr. Harris Stratyner, Regional Clinical
Vice President of Caron Treatment
Centers in New York, told the newspaper,
“When you inhale alcohol, it goes directly into the lungs and circumnavigates the liver. The liver is what metabolizes alcohol, but when you inhale it, it goes directly from the lungs to the brain.”
The practice is more likely to lead to deadly alcohol poisoning than drinking liquor, he said. Inhaling alcohol vapors can dry out the nasal passages and mouth, making a person more susceptible to infection, Stratyner added.
“One of the things that prevents alcohol poisoning is that you usually vomit,” he noted. “When you circumvent the stomach and go straight to the lungs, you don’t have that ability.”
Inhaling alcohol has become more popular in the past year and a half,
Stratyner said. “This is a stupid, highly dangerous thing to do. The fact that
Strong connections with parents who advise against drug use reduce teens’ risk of abusing prescription drugs, a new study finds. Positive connections with teachers and schools also reduce the risk.
Students who had connections with peers who disapproved of substance abuse also had a decreased chance of abusing prescription medications, University of
Cincinnati researchers found. They studied more than 54,000 teens in grades
7 through 12, and found 13.7 percent reported using prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription, Science Daily reports.
Having relationships with peers who used alcohol, tobacco and marijuana increased the risk of nonmedical prescription drug use, the study found.
Contact Information
Louie Lusk is a board member of CADA and Prevention
Specialist for Southeastern IL Counseling Centers, Inc. He may be reached by Ph - 618-838-9997 or by e-mail – lusksicci@hotmail.com
Resources: www.drugfree.org
Funding provided in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of
Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMSA)