Substance Use Wright County MN | Drug Awareness

Intended for Parents, focused on youth

Involvement and support of parents, guardians and other caregivers are critical in preventing youth substance abuse. Conversations are one of the most effective tools adults can use to connect with youth. Youth of parents who talk to their kids about the dangers of substances early and often are 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who do not receive these critical messages at home.

– National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD, 2015)

current campaigns

TALK. THEY HEAR YOU

SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign aims to reduce underage drinking and other substance use among youths under the age of 21 by providing parents and caregivers with information and resources they need to address these issues with their children early and often.

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HOSTING SAFE PARTIES

Tips for a Safe & Responsible Party

As the youth substance use prevention coalition of Wright County, MEADA (Mentorship, Education & Drug Awareness) offers these tips to help prevent youth access to alcohol at social gatherings. Parents have the power to deter youth from using harmful substances at parties such as prom or graduation.

Positive Community Norms

Positive Community Norms is based on “the Science of the Positive,” the study of how positive factors impacts culture and experience. Positive Community Norms closes the gap between what we believe to be true and what is actually true. By talking about positive behaviors rather than emphasizing negative behavior and inadvertently making that seem common or even attractive, Positive Community Norms brings forward the message that the positive is the norm.