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December Newsletter

CASA, CCAAD and Flagstaff Mall are once again partnering to bring Celebrate Youth Day to the mall on January 28th from 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Many businesses, services and youth organi-zations will set up booths and demonstrations to remind Flagstaff families how many options our community has to offer as alternatives to drug and alcohol use for young people. CASA/CCAAD has invited The Movement Bataan Twirlers, Maximum Martial Arts, Flag-staff Unified School District, Ponderosa Head Start, and other interested groups….

Elder Substance Abuse: Be Careful!

Co-authored with Kimberly A. Williams) Gladys became a drug addict at the age of 82 when the pain of arthritis got to be too much for her and she became dependent on opiates to get through the day and to sleep at night. Frank became a dangerous, problem drinker at 66 after he retired from his job as a maintenance man in a local school. Every day he drove to a bar where he hung out with a few buddies and drank a few too many beers before he drove home. Samuel grew up during the era of drugs, sex

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Thanksgiving Eve – Biggest Day for Underage Drinking

Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and a day of remembrance for the blessings we have experienced this past year.  It is a time for family, faith, friends, fun and yes, for food and plenty of it.  Unfortunately, according to the National Center on Addictions and Substance Abuse, more young people drink on the day before Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year. As adults are in a rush to usher in the holiday season they often overlook the fact that their homes are stocked with an assortment of alcohol for the holidays.  And as older friends and

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CAO

Nov. 4th – Final Day for Signing CADCA Petition

  Pride Surveys would like to join CADCA in promoting their petition to raise awareness to President Obama and his Administration about effective drug prevention and the DFC program. Please go to the “We the People” website created by President Obama to view and sign the petition to show your support. This is a great opportunity to show the President how important it is to hear and know how citizens feel about the dangers of legalizing medical marijuana and the overall importance of continuing drug and substance prevention. CADCA is challenging each of its members to get at least 100

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United Way of Northern Arizona

COUNTY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CITIZEN PROSECUTOR ACADEMY

COCONINO COUNTY ARIZONA OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY For More Information contact: Tami Suchowiejko FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Executive Assistant (928) 679-8229 COUNTY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CITIZEN PROSECUTOR ACADEMY September, 22, 2011 (Flagstaff, AZ) Coconino County Attorney David Rozema is pleased to announce that his office will conduct its fourth Citizen Prosecutor Academy on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.. The academy will be taught by various experts from the Coconino County Attorneys Office as well as other professionals from the criminal justice system. Attendees will learn how criminal cases are handled from intake/grand jury through trial to

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Gummy Bears In Alcohol

One of the scariest things about raising teens is the possibility that they might be influenced to drink. You can warn them of the dangers and consequences until you’re blue in the face, but sometimes, peer pressure gets the best of them. The American Academy of Pediatrics found that more than four million adolescents drink alcohol in any month. And what’s more frightening, is how clever they’ve become about hiding the act from parents. Once upon a time, teens stole alcohol from their parents, so keeping a close watch on your own liquor cabinet was a fine way to curb

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Feds to target newspapers, radio for marijuana ads

Story by Michael Montgomery Previously Feds seek closure of medical marijuana dispensaries Federal prosecutors are preparing to target newspapers, radio stations and other media outlets that advertise medical marijuana dispensaries in California, another escalation in the Obama administration’s newly invigorated war against the state’s pot industry. This month, U.S. attorneys representing four districts in California announced that the government would single out landlords and property owners who rent buildings or land where dispensaries sell or cultivators grow marijuana. U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy, whose district includes Imperial and San Diego counties, said marijuana advertising is the next area she’s “going

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CCAAD October Newsletter