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Education Tools
 
Tools to Help You Teach
These tools are provided courtesy of the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse for you to download.
Please use them to help educate your children, students, or yourself on the dangerous effects Meth and drugs in general can have on you life.

If you need more information please please contact the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse.
• Los Angeles Times Addiction Center Article
At addiction centers, longer treatment programs are proving key to ending the relapse-rehab cycle Thirty days' treatment is the norm, but more facilities are offering programs to patients that extend to 45 days, 90 days and even longer.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-addiction10-2008nov10,0,1225784.story
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LA Times Addiction Center Article
• An Introduction to Mutual Support Groups for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Mutual support (also called self-help) groups are an important part of recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs). Mutual support groups exist both for persons with an SUD and for their families or significant others and are one of the choices an individual has during the recovery process. This issue of Substance Abuse in Brief Fact Sheet will help healthcare and social service providers understand the effect of mutual support groups on recovery, become familiar with the different types of mutual support groups available, and make informed referrals to such groups.
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Substance Abuse in a Brief Fact Sheet
• A Teachers Guide to Meth
Suggested Activities for Middle and High School Students Within the Teacher’s Guide you will find various activities to assist you in educating students about meth.
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A Teachers Guide to Meth
• Meth Stories
A booklet with stories from 40 people about how meth affected their lives.
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Meth Stories
• General Meth Destroys Brochure
A small brochure with general information on Meth, it's effects on your body, and what you can do to help stop it's use.
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Meth Destroys Brochure
• Meth Destroys Pamphlet
A Pamphlet geared toward adults describing what Meth is, how it affects you, your familey, your community and what you can do to stop it's use.
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Meth Destroys
• Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Methamphetamine Interdiction Summary Report
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is a statutorily authorized entity mandated to carry out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions regarding the administration and management of criminal justice programs in Arizona.
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Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
• Anatomy of a Meth User Poster
Poster describing symptoms of meth use and the effect they can have on your body.
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Anatomy of a Meth User
• Meth in the Workplace Poster
Poster with information on signs employers shoudl look for, effects meth can have on people at work, and why employees should not use Meth.
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Meth in the Workplace Poster
• Meth Bugs Poster
Poster showing what Meth can make you do to your skin.
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Meth Bugs Poster
• Meth Mouth Poster
Poster showing the effects of Meth Use on your teeth.
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Meth Mouth Poster
• 2008 Arizona Youth Survey Navajo County
This report summarizes some of the findings from the 2008 Arizona Youth Survey (AYS) administered to 8th, 10th and 12th grade students during the spring of 2008. The results for your county are presented along with comparisons to 2004 and 2006 survey results where applicable, as well as to the overall results for the state. The survey was designed to assess school safety, adolescent substance use, antisocial behavior and the risk and protective factors that predict these adolescent problem behaviors.
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2008 Arizona Youth Survey: Navajo County
• 2008 Arizona Youth Survey State of Arizona
This report summarizes some of the findings from the 2008 Arizona Youth Survey (AYS) administered to 8th, 10th and 12th grade students during the spring of 2008. The results for the state are presented along with comparisons to 2004 and 2006 survey results from the state. The survey was designed to assess school safety, adolescent substance use, anti-social behavior and the risk and protective factors that predict these adolescent problem behaviors.
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2008 Arizona Youth Survey: State of Arizona
• Substance Abuse Treatment Pamphlet
A guide to Resources & Services for Friends & Family, Treatment Facilities, Community Recovery & Support Organizations & Groups in Arizona
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Substance abuse
• CW6 Meth
A video with testamonials from Adults and teens who have overcome the addiction to meth, and from those still working to overcome it's highly addictive effects. 23:55 Minutes Long
Meth 101 Video
CW6 Meth Video
• "Crash" Commercial
A commercial where a teen girl describes what she wishs she'd done instead of going to a party where she first smoked Meth.
Meth 101 Video
Crash Commercial
• A Parents Guide to the Teen Brain
Who is this Kid? Why Does Your Teen Do That? What Can You Do?
New discoveries about adolescent brain development provide insights about teens and risky behaviors as well as new ideas and tips on what parents can say and do when talking with their teens about the risks of drugs and alcohol.
A Teens Brain
A Parents Guide to a Teens Brain
• Arizona Youth Survey 2006 - Prescription Drug Fact Sheet
The Arizona Youth Survey 2006 is a PDF with detailed information focusing on Prescription Drug use among high school students. The study was done in 2006 and published in 2008.
Prescription Drug Use Among High School Students
Arizona Youth Survey 2006
• Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
Information about new federal guidelines regarding the disposal of prescription drugs in your home. This document is also available in Word Format.
Spring Clean your Medicine Cabinet
Spring Clean your Medicine Cabinet
• Arizona Meth Crisis Handout
A PDF with information about the rising problem of meth in Arizona. Includes statistics and general information and statistics about Meth and how dangerous it is.
Meth Crysis
Arizona Meth Crisis
• The Meth Epidemic - The Changing Demographics of Methamphetamine
A PDF released in August 2007 by NaCo with details about Meth use from different states and the increase it has seen recently. Includes a survey issued by NaCo.
The Meth Epidemic
The Meth Epidemic
• Rudy Ramirez Talks About Meth
A brief audio clip by Rudy Ramirez who has given a "True Story" about his use of meth and how it affected his life and those around him.
Also read his full "True Story" Here.
True Stories
Rudy Ramirez Talks
• Meth 101 Video - Windows Media Format
A 25 minuet Video about the basics of Meth, How it is used, Signs of Use, Effects with experiences from real people.
Meth 101 Video
Meth 101 Video