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| 11 December 2000 Grossmont Union High School District Launches First Parent/Student Resource Center at El Cajon Valley High Students, parents, community leaders and school officials launch the first parent/student resource center for the Grossmont Unified High School District. The center, a partnership between local community agencies, social service providers, and schools, offers access to FREE service that the school district generally does not provide such as drug and alcohol counseling, parenting and family involvement classes and community leadership training. more details… 29 November 2000 Santa Arrives Early for 15 East County Students Teens Present Policy Recommendations at Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking Fifteen students from Cajon Valley Middle School and their families receive free personal computers donated by area companies and organizations. more details… 27 November 2000 Teens Continuing to Turn Away From Marijuana, But Small, Increasing Number Take to Ecstasy Progress in Overall Positive Drug Trend Holding; Ecstasy Use Doubles Since 1995 NEW YORK, NY – Continuing a trend that began three years ago, fewer teenagers in America are smoking marijuana – the most widely used illicit drug – but at the same time, a small, increasing number of adolescents is embracing Ecstasy, according to a new, national study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA). more details… 31 October 2000 Female Meth Use Raging Countywide SAN DIEGO, CA – Four out of every ten women arrested for crimes in San Diego County test positive for meth at the time of arrest. And that's actually the good news. more details… 31 October 2000 Lemon Grove Receives $300,000 to Fight Substance Abuse Community advocates, law enforcement and health professionals kick off the LEMON GROVE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM. Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), at nearly $100,000 per year, the three-year program of the LEMON GROVE PROJECT will address substance abuse in the community and the problems associated with it. Project representatives will unveil statistics relating to Lemon Grove substance abuse problems. more details… 26 October 2000 East County Teens Launch "Operation Stop 'N Bust" Ask Local Liquor Stores to Display Posters to Stop Adults from Providing Alcohol to Minors and Law Enforcement to Bust Those Who Provide East County students canvas local liquor stores in Santee and El Cajon, urging owners to post posters warning adults that is against the law to furnish alcohol to a minor. Youth will also ask local authorities to cite and prosecute adult providers. This marks the Southern California kick-off of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shoulder tap enforcement campaign. more details… 24 October 2000 Recovering Drug Addicts Blast Prop. 36 Judges, treatment professionals and graduates of the San Diego County Superior Drug Court will highlight deceptive details of California's Proposition 36, which would make it illegal for judges to send non-violent drug offenders to jail. With no money for drug testing and no threat of jail for addicts who continue to use drugs, recovering addicts say Proposition 36 provides no incentives to make the difficult life changes necessary to give up drugs. more details… 20 October 2000 Drug-Free Websites Launch During Red Ribbon Week Partnership for a Drug-Free San Diego/California/America Wage On-Line War on Drugs SAN DIEGO, CA – Communities Against Substance Abuse/A Partnership for a Drug-Free San Diego, Partnership for a Drug-Free California, and Partnership for a Drug-Free America are waging the war on drugs on-line with two, easy to navigate websites: www.drugfreesandiego.org, and www.drugfreeamerica.org. The non-profit, drug abuse prevention organizations are announcing cutting edge destinations that put visitors at the center of information, user-generated content, community-based initiatives, and forums to prevent substance abuse. more details… 3 October 2000 California Youth Confront Their Number One Killer Teens Present Policy Recommendations at Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking RIVERSIDE, CA – Armed with their own solutions, students from all over the state gathered at the Riverside Convention Center today to present policy recommendations to the state's and the nation's Number 1 youth killer: Underage Drinking. more details… 2 October 2000 Youth Challenge Politicians to Address Underage Drinking Present Policy Recommendations That Would Save Lives San Diego County delegates to California's Youth Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking in Riverside come home armed with LIFESAVING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS to PRESENT to local and state LAWMAKERS. more details… |
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