What's New articles share information to help event organizers plan, host, and evaluate events aimed at mobilizing a community around evidence-based strategies to prevent alcohol and other drug misuse.
From May 12–18, SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week: A Celebration of Possibility (NPW) is showcasing the work of organizations across the country that are preventing substance use and misuse and promoting positive mental health in their communities. Learn more about how you can get involved throughout the week and join SAMHSA for the following virtual events and activities:
See the full National Prevention Week 2024 agenda and register for events.
Help amplify the power of prevention leading up to, during, and after NPW by sharing your #MyPreventionStory on social media, downloading our planning toolkit, and spreading the word about NPW. Join the prevention conversation using the hashtags #MyPreventionStory and #NationalPreventionWeek24 on social media.
Date: 05/09/2024
It’s the time of year for end-of-school celebrations and graduation parties, and parents and other caring adults need to know the social host laws or host party policies in their state.
Consider holding a Communities Talk event about the risks involved with hosting parties for anyone under 21. You can learn from what other communities have done by reading success stories. Here are a few examples:
Learn more about social host liability and host party laws with these resources:
Learn from your colleagues about their successful prevention strategies by attending the next Communities Talk webinar and these PPTC webinars.
An analysis of data from the 2023 Monitoring the Future survey, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), shows that approximately 11 percent of 12th grade students across the United States reported past-year use of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC, or delta-8 for short). Delta-8 is a psychoactive substance that is typically derived from hemp, a variety of the cannabis sativa plant. Delta-8 has intoxicating effects similar to delta-9-THC (delta-9), the primary THC component responsible for the “high” that people may experience from using cannabis.
Date: 04/11/2024
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