Drug Take Back Event Collects 3,549 Pounds of Pills
On Saturday October 28th, 1,165 Clark County residents dropped off a total of 3,549 pounds of unused and unwanted medications with local law enforcement officers [...]
Prevent Coalition awarded $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant
In the midst of what many are calling a national crisis, Vancouver-based Prevent Coalition was awarded a $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant from the Division of [...]
WA state marijuana impact report to be shared at fall Prevent Coalition meeting
Marijuana has been legal in Washington for nearly five years, and the impacts may surprise you. The energy used for marijuana growing operations in Washington [...]
ESD 112 wins national communications award
The Educational Service District 112 Communications and Prevention teams received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association. The award recognizes the [...]
You’re invited on June 6 to a Community Forum on Youth Suicide
SMART invites the community to participate in a forum to discuss youth suicide, depression and mental health. A panel of four experts will be [...]
Prescription drug take back event collects over 2,454 pounds of pills
Over 1,000 Clark and Skamania County residents dropped off their unused and unwanted medications with local law enforcement officers and volunteers on Saturday, April 29th. [...]
“Life-changing” youth development program has 60 openings
Last August Marissa Riddall and her two daughters, now age 6 and 1, were homeless. They were living in a tent when Marissa was referred [...]
Youth substance use rates decline as Prevent Coalition celebrates 10 years
Over the past 10 years, Clark County youth culture has changed. Alcohol use has decreased from 30% to 20% and cigarette use has gone from [...]
Klickitat Teens host senior citizen’s prom
Klickitat school district Teens Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse (TADAA!) hosted a senior citizen’s prom on February 11, 2017. The theme was “A Night Under [...]
Washougal students educate peers about the dangers of vaping
Students at Canyon Creek and Jemtegaard Middle Schools in Washougal have stepped up recently to help educate their peers to the dangers of vaping by [...]
PREVENT! receives state award
PREVENT! received a statewide Exemplary Prevention Award at the Washington State Prevention Summit in Yakima on November 7. Members of the PREVENT! Steering Committee and [...]
Drug take-back event collects unwanted medications to protect families and environment
Last year, 92 million prescriptions were filled in the state of Washington. With two-thirds of prescribed medications going unused, the amount of medicine accumulating in [...]
