Prescription medications can be dangerous if misused. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), there were more than 2 million ER visits related to non-medical use of prescription drugs in 2017. As parents and caregivers...
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By creating ongoing opportunities for parents to talk to their teens about drugs, schools can ensure they will always be a resource for students when facing exposure to substances by their peers. Ideally, conversations need to be started BEFORE...
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Teens and young adults are using flavored tobacco at an alarming rate, which is much higher than other age groups. Flavored tobacco has become more enticing than traditional cigarettes, vapes, hookah, and chewing tobacco products. More and more...
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Alcohol Use in Early Teens Peer pressure is nothing new. You can most likely remember the first time you were pressured into making a choice you knew you shouldn’t. Some children admit to having their first exposure to alcohol as early as...
Learn more High school students have a lot of pressure on them throughout the school day. They may be feeling stressed and just plain out done by the time the dismissal bell rings. However, participating in extracurricular activities can serve as an outlet...
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JUUl, vapes, vape pens – there’s a variety of terminology thrown around but they all mean the same thing: e-cigarettes. No matter what term you hear being used, they’re all dangerous. A huge misconception is that vapes are just water...
Learn moreWhat in the heck is going on with this drug “epidemic”? What’s causing all of this stuff we hear about skyrocketing drug use, overdoses, and heroin addiction? Watch at least the first 10 minutes of THIS VIDEO. Watch a little...
Learn moreAbout a year ago, my sister-in-law told me a story. She was watching one of her favorite cooking and traveling shows. The words that ended the Colombia episode made her pause the show and frantically look for a piece of paper and pen to jot...
Learn moreHi, my name is Angie. I have a teenage daughter and I have been working with DFCA for 11 years now. All of this has shown me how really, (really, really, really) important it is to have solid info to help people stay away from drugs. Whether...
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FBI CJIS Division Presents Director’s Community Leadership Award to Drug Free Clubs of America On Thursday, February 2, 2017, the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division presented the Harrison County Chapter of the Drug...
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Nonprofits to pitch goals and strategies to the public at SVP’s Fast Pitch On March 1, 10 area nonprofits will compete for $30,000 in award money at Social Venture Partners’ fourth annual Fast Pitch competition. Much like startup pitch...
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The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (Photo Provided: Ben Shuman, Parkersburg Boys and Girls Club executive director, left, Boys and Girls Club board member Dave Lewis, center, and Rotary’s Drug Free Clubs of America coordinator Bob Newell, right...
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