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E-Cigarettes –are they safe?

Electronic devices are all the rage lately, with everything from tablets to smart keys to e-cigarettes readily available on the market.

Happy Father's Day

Dads play such an important and meaningful role in children’s lives.  Spending quality time with your kids will help create wonderful memories for years to come.

Powdered Alcohol

When you think of powered drinks, what do you think of? Kool-aid packets? Lemonade? Sports drinks? What about alcohol? It might be time to start worrying about your teen getting ahold of this new alcohol trend.

Hope and Healing

In Arizona, kids start experimentation with alcohol and drugs at a young age; in fact the average age for first time drug use is just 13-years old. Current research also shows that marijuana use is three times more likely to lead to addiction for teens than for adults. Because of this it is important to talk with your children often and early about drugs and alcohol.

National Prevention Week 2014 is May 18-24

Our Lives. Our Health. Our Future.

Because summer is a season filled with celebrations and recreational activities such as graduation, proms, sporting events, and outdoor activities, substance use and abuse can happen, now is the time to learn important prevention strategies.

One Sister's Love

“Drugs don’t hurt anyone but me.”

“No one cares if I use drugs or not.”

These are some of the things that parents, teachers, friends and family might hear when someone they care about is using drugs.

Hannah Morgan is one of those family members.

Reality check: Parents remind teens about the dangers of marijuana use

With each that year that passes, it seems marijuana use is becoming less and less stigmatized in our society.

Some statistics:

Summertime Fun Time

It’s not too soon to start planning family summer break activities. Although Arizona gets a bad reputation for scorching  summer temperatures, that doesn’t have to stop families from having fun together. Need some ideas?

Check out what DrugFreeAz.org team members are looking forward to this summer:

Rx Take-Back Day

It’s lurking in your bathroom cabinets, on your kitchen counter and maybe even on your nightstand. In Arizona, one in five 10^th-graders report having used one without a doctor’s prescription (2012 Arizona Youth Survey results). What’s this close to home and dangerous to our kids? Prescription and over-the-counter medicine.

While medicine abuse is a problem in Arizona, the community has the power to make a difference.

What’s the Latest on Synthetic Drugs?

It’s safe to say synthetic drugs are currently the fastest-changing drug category. With attractive code names and unpredictable side effects, it can be a challenge for parents to keep up on the latest synthetic drugs that pose a threat to our kids.

How Well do You Know Synthetic Drugs?

·         What are bath salts?

·         What are unique dangers that set synthetic drugs apart?

·         What are common street names for synthetic drugs?