Navajo County Coalition
Against Drug Abuse
 
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Meet Jessica & Riley
Jessica the Anti-Meth Mascot
Riley the Anti-Meth Mascot
Methamphetamine and drug detection dogs. Jessica, Riley and other working dogs help in the battle against drugs in Navajo County.

For more information, contact their trainers at:
Extreme K9 Solutions
(928) 587-1719
E-mail: trzrus@frontiernet.net

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Arizona Youth Survey Released!!!
Navajo County Meth Use Rates Cut in Half!!!

Download the Navajo County Survey and the State Survey Here!

Arizona Youth SurveyArizona Youth Survey
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission 2008 Arizona Youth Survey was released Oct.1. On page 28 of the Navajo County Profile is attached you will see the most relevant results. We would like to think that the Coalition has had an impact on the results you will see!
  1. Lifetime meth use reported by Navajo County 8th, 10th and 12th graders has been cut about in half over the 2006 report--and except for 10th graders use being double state average....we are at the state average!!! So we are no longer #1 meth users in Arizona (at least our youth).
  2. Prescription drug use/abuse is also across the board parallel to state averages (except our 12th graders where we are 3% higher), however, our county numbers for 2008 are about double the 2006 figures.....emphasizing the need for our current focus on prescription drug abuse prevention.
  3. 8th grade drug experimentation, on the other hand has dropped in all areas except prescription drugs. 10th graders have dropped in most areas except increases in marijuana, ecstasy, heroin, steroids and prescription drugs. It seems they may be hearing our general messaging.
  4. There are significant jumps in 12th grade use of alcohol, tobacco, hallucinogens, cocaine, heroin, steroids, ecstasy and double for prescription drugs. Perhaps we have been ignoring our older students.
The Coalition Steering Committee will continue to analyze these results in comparison to state and national successes and strategies to plan our ongoing efforts. Our analysis will be reported in the media with their cooperation.

For more details on the statewide report or individual counties, visit http://azcjc.gov/sac/AYS.asp where you can download reports by county.

Comments

“THANK YOU for all your efforts to help our kids. It is nice to see such a significant drop! We will keep working to bring about further improvement. Thanks again for everything! ”
Neil Westover
Assistant Principal
Snowflake High School

2008 Anti-Drug Summit a Huge Success!

SNOWFLAKE, AZ—Prescription drug abuse, community coalition building and engaging youth in their communities were topics discussed at the Sept. 17 Second Annual Northeastern Arizona Summit Against Drug Abuse at Northland Pioneer College’s Silver Creek Campus. The event was hosted by Pinetop-Lakeside Alliance Against Drugs and organized by Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse.
Get The Full Press Release Here
2008 Anti-Drug Summit
2008 Anti-Drug Summit
Arizona Attorney General Visits Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard visited with the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse on August 11, 2008, to discuss issues of mutual concern pertaining to meth, drugs and treatment.
Did you miss our "Into The Light" Event? Watch it Online at
www.ShowLowTV.com!
Head to the Archives section and look for it under "Special Events".
Drugnet Don't forget to listen to DrugNet! The White Mountain's only Radio source for information and help on drugs for the community, businesses, family, friends, addicts and alcoholics who want to know more.
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Navajo County Black Out $10 T-Shirt Purchase
Drug Free Fridays—Wear A “Not Even Once” T-Shirt
Make a community statement by creating “black outs” in work places by all employees/students wearing “Not Even Once” T-shirts on Fridays! Companies can buy or encourage employees to buy & wear T-shirts on Drug Free Fridays—employees can lobby by wearing T-shirts!!
Support Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
Choose Friends of the Coalition as your United Way donor agency, join the Coalition as a volunteer, join a Coalition committee or make a tax-deductible contribution to The Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse to support the Coalition’s education and community efforts.
1 for 2 T-shirts—$20
Adults pay $20 for a T-shirt, automatically donating one T-shirt to a county foster child, a Little Brother/Little Sister, or an at risk/needy child identified by Salvation Army/Child Protection Services/ Fire Departments/ schools, etc. Adult donor will fill out a self-addressed envelope for recipient child to write the donor a thank you note.
Join Hands Across the County
Wear your T-shirt and join other Coalition supporters wearing their T-shirts to form a human link across the county to express your commitment to fight drug use and abuse in Navajo County. Look for future details for this Spring event!
Fund Raising opportunities available for groups who wish to sell T-shirts on our behalf. Earn $2.50/shirt for sales over 50 shirts!! Great for school projects
Tax-deductible proceeds benefit Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse
(26-0468100) and its Coalition programs that served more than 15,000 county citizens in 2007.
According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, every day, 2,500 kids age 12-17 abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time and more people are getting addicted to prescription drugs. Drug treatment admissions for prescription painkillers increased more than 300 percent from 1995 to 2005. Teens are abusing prescription drugs because many believe the myth that these drugs provide a "safe" high. Especially troubling is that the majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs say they are easy to get and are often free.
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