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November 13, 2008 - Community Survey Tracks Drug Awareness In Navajo County, 75 percent of survey respondents recognize the widespread nature of drugs in the community, especially methamphetamine. Further, 90 percent recognize the seriousness of meth. The drug’s addictive nature...	Word Document	PDF
November 12, 2008 - Aaron’s Sales & Lease Show Low Donates to Coalition Friends of the Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Inc., President Barbara Bruce, left, receives a donation from Aaron’s Sales & Lease Show Low Store Manager Josh McPeak...	Word Document	PDF
November 6, 2008 - Coalition Honors City 4 Television Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse recently presented a plaque to Mel West at City 4 Television of Show Low in appreciation for support. City 4 cooperated ...	Word Document	PDF
October 30, 2008 - Navajo County Meth Use Declines, But Drug Battle Is Far From Over Teen use of methamphetamines declined 50 percent in Navajo County over the past two years, according to the 2008 Arizona Youth Survey, recently released by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. More good news is that less than 1 percent of teens...	Word Document	PDF
October 29, 2008 - Coalition Honors White Mountain Radio Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse recently presented a plaque and celebration cake to the staff at White Mountain Radio (WMR) of Show Low...	Word Document	PDF
October 21, 2008 - Make it a Day On, Not a Day Off The King Day of Service was initiated by Congress in 1994, King Day of Service is a nationwide effort to transform the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. into a day of community service, grounded in Dr. King's teachings...	Word Document	PDF
October 10, 2008 - Community Methamphetamines Survey Available On-line Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse is conducting a survey of community members regarding their perceptions about methamphetamines. The survey, now available on line, will be compared to baseline data collected by the Coalition in 2004	Word Document	PDF
October 8, 2008 - Coalition Extends Appreciation to Majik Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse presented to KQAZ Majik Radio 101.7 FM in Show Low a plaque in appreciation for custom recording public service announcements and technical support at town hall meetings. Pictured from left are Majik on-air personality...	Word Document	PDF
September 25, 2008 - OPERATION DRUG DROP EDUCATES PUBLIC ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, SAFETY LAKESIDE, AZ—White Mountain Radio (WMR) hosted Operation Drug Drop Sept. 23, broadcasting information from 8 am until 8 pm about prescription drug abuse and safety. Sponsored by various community businesses, KRFM 96.5 hosted Pinetop-Lakeside police chiefs and officers...	Word Document	PDF
September 24, 2008 - SHOW LOW POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS DONATE TO COALITION SHOW LOW, AZ—Show Low Police and Firefighters raised $475 during a fun day paintball competition Sept. 20...	Word Document	PDF
September 17, 2008 - SECOND AREA SUMMIT ATTRACTS 100 PARTICIPANTS, STATE SPEAKERS AND DISPLAYS Nearly 100 participants from Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake-Taylor, Pinetop-Lakeside, Heber-Overgaard, Show Low, the Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe attended the five-hour event. Participants included police chiefs, school superintendents, educators and counselors, housing authority counselors, librarians	Word Document	PDF
September 12, 2008 - Coalition Supports Beautification with Aspens Coalition Supports Beautification with Aspens Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse purchased 30 aspen trees to contribute to Blue Ridge Porter Mountain Campus’ 9/11 Commemoration event, for landscaping the new campus. The funds came from a state civil rights grant...	Word Document	PDF
September 11, 2008 - Blue Ridge Parents, Students Learn About Drug Prevention A community speakers’ panel address 120 parents and students at Blue Ridge Middle and Junior High schools’ parent-student Drug Awareness Date Nite, Sept. 10. Panelists included Pinetop Lakeside Police Sgt. David Sargent, Summit Regional Healthcare...	Word Document	PDF
September 4, 2008 - Study Shows Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among Young Adults While overall rates of illicit drug use among youth continued to decline in 2007, there was a significant increase in prescription drug abuse among young adults ages 18-25, according to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The findings were released...	Word Document	PDF
September 3, 2008 - Coalition Represented in National Parent Prevention Program Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse Support Group Chairman Sandy Brimhall-Tarbet, of Snowflake, recently participated in filming a segment that will become part of a national drug prevention program targeted to parents...	Word Document	PDF
August 17, 2008 - ‘Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.’ Aggressive Impaired Driving Crackdown Seeks to Save Lives Aggressive Impaired Driving Crackdown Seeks to Save Lives - Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2005, nearly 13,000 people were killed in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with an illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher...	Word Document	PDF
August 15, 2008 - ARIZONA SEES A DECREASE IN METH LABS, RELATED CRIMES PHOENIX – A report released this week by Governor Napolitano’s Methamphetamine Task Force shows a dramatic reduction in the number of clandestine methamphetamine labs in Arizona. Methamphetamine lab incidents in Arizona have decreased from 254 in 2002 to only eight in 2007. The reduction of methamphetamine labs is credited...		PDF
August 4, 2008 - New Partner Up, Arizona Web Site Unveiled to Help Parents Phoenix, AZ – August 4, 2008 – A new study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America reveals a troubling new insight into the reasons why teens use drugs. According to the 2007 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study of 6,511 teens (PATS Teens), the number one reason teens see for using drugs is to deal with the pressures and stress of school. In this nationally projectable study...	Word Document	PDF
August 1, 2008 - Research Links Energy Drinks with Substance Abuse New research by the University at Buffalo´s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) found a link between energy drinks and public health concerns like substance abuse and other risky behaviors. The research...	Word Document	PDF
July 28, 2008 - 2nd Northeastern Arizona Anti-Drug Summit Opens Registration, Names Keynote Speaker Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ–Plans for the second Northeastern Arizona Anti-Drug Summit is gaining momentum as online registration opens and the keynote speaker is named. Several agencies have come on board with Pinetop-Lakeside Alliance Against Drugs...	Word Document	PDF
July 28, 2008 - GOODBYE SUMMER, HELLO SCHOOL Its back-to-school time! For parents that means school-supply shopping, sack lunches and busy schedules with band, sports and other extracurricular activities. With all the hustle and bustle...	Word Document	PDF
July 7, 2008 - New Report on Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers Misuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana as the nation’s most prevalent drug problem. The annual average number of people using pain relievers non-medically for the first time in the past 12 months...	Word Document	PDF
July 1, 2008 - Dr. Bertha K. Madras, Deputy Director for the White House Office Of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), live on DRUGNET Early in June Deputy Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Dr. Bertha K. Madras, announced new Federal grants for school-based random student drug testing programs. The State of Arizona...	Word Document	PDF
June 26, 2008 - 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults. A new federal report reveals that more than 40 percent of the nation´s estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers obtain their alcohol from adults of legal drinking age...	Word Document	PDF
June 18, 2008 - Coalition Underwrites Show Low Bus Shelter Coalition Underwrites Show Low Bus Shelter. Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse cooperates with the City of Show Low to complete one of four community projects funded under an $8,000 civil rights grant from Arizona Governor’s Commission...	Word Document	PDF
May 2008 - Arizona Youth Survey 2006 Prescription Drug Fact Sheet In the 2006 administration of the Arizona Youth Survey (AYS) questions were added to capture lifetime and past 30-day prescription drug abuse. Specifically, the prescription drug use...		PDF
May 28, 2008 - WMR Gives Away Cart to Support Coalition LAKESIDE, AZ-- White Mountain Radio (WMR) concluded its five-month-long “Drive Away Drugs” campaign by drawing the winner of an electric golf cart...	Word Document	PDF
May 15, 2008 - Dump Prescription Drugs to Prevent Abuse Teens are abusing prescription drugs they find at home. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), every day, 2,500 kids age 12-17 try a painkiller for the first time...	Word Document	PDF
April 28, 2008 - Coalition Launches Comprehensive Website Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse cooperates with Navajo County Board of Supervisors to launch the Coalition’s new comprehensive website. The launch will be announced...	Word Document	PDF
April 28, 2008 - New Report Estimates Older Teens Driving Under the Influence Impaired driving continues to be a severe and persistent threat to public safety, and the number of deaths from traffic crashes involving impaired drivers is higher...	Word Document	PDF
April 18, 2008 - Into the Light Raises $7,236 for Coalition Volunteers raised $7,236 for Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse in a local April 15 telethon. Held in conjunction with the statewide...	Word Document	PDF
April 4, 2008 - Jessica Campaigns for “Into the Light” Against Meth Meth detection specialist Jessica (center) works with trainer Michelle Denton (right) to encourage shoppers at Safeway in Pinetop-Lakeside...	Word Document	PDF
March 31, 2008 SHOW LOW, AZ – Navajo County residents can look “Into the Light” April 15 to expand their local knowledge about problems, treatment and resource options and people in our community affected my methamphetamines. A live, one-hour, local program...	Word Document	PDF
March 10, 2008 - Navajo County Youth Draw the Line on Alcohol Navajo County Youth Draw the Line on Alcohol Underage drinking is illegal!! The Governor of Arizona has indicated we need to “Draw the Line!” Research regarding the serious impact of alcohol...	Word Document	PDF
March 6, 2008 - SUNDIAL Petition Supports Critical International Anti Drug Law In 2009, countries from around the world will convene at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, to discuss important international laws against drug use...	Word Document	PDF
February 21, 2008 - Treatment Admissions Rising for Methamphetamine, Prescription Drug and Marijuana Abuse While alcohol abuse accounted for 40 percent of the 1.8 million admissions in 2006 for substance abuse treatment in the United States, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...	Word Document	PDF
February 19, 2008 On April 15, 2008, from 6:30p.m. – 7p.m., nearly every network-affiliated and independent Arizona television station will simultaneously broadcast a shocking and in-depth documentary on the dangers of Crystal Meth...	Word Document	PDF
February 1, 2008 This week Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), introduced a resolution designating the week of February 10-16, 2008 as National Drug Prevention and Education Week...	Word Document	PDF
January 31, 2008 During the early evening hours of January 29, 2008, Winslow Police Department Officers and Detectives from the Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team advanced on a room at THE LODGE motel...	Word Document	PDF
January 24, 2008 Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse marked this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday, Jan. 21, as a DAY ON—rather than a day off—for service to community through volunteerism. School students across the county explored through essays, posters and speeches...	Word Document	PDF
January 24, 2008 Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse has teamed with the White House to become a Certifying Organization for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national program recognizing Americans...	Word Document	PDF
January 24, 2008 Navajo County Coalition Against Substance Abuse and The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Arizona Affiliate, host a video contest to engage students in a fun and creative way. The U B The Rent contest is about giving teens a voice...	Word Document	PDF
January 24, 2008 Launching its t-shirt fundraiser this month, Friends of Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse has garnered support from companies large and small...	Word Document	PDF
January 10, 2008 More than 3 million adolescents and young adults have used non-prescription cough and cold medicines to get high.....	Word Document	PDF
January 02, 2008 Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Coalition and Community Counseling Centers (CCC) now partner in promoting helpline services in Navajo County. Utilizing existing counseling services...	Word Document	PDF
December 28, 2007 Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse addressed more than 10,000 residents and achieved widespread media coverage in 2007...	Word Document	PDF
December 27, 2007 Time To Talk™ (www.partnerupaz.org) celebrates the positive influence parents have on the decisions their children make for themselves. With access to conversation starters, partnerupaz.org empowers parents...	Word Document	PDF
December 3, 2007 Navajo County Anti-Drug Coalition Supervisor Kirk Grugel pins a “No Meth” badge on Navajo County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Alison Kolomitz...	Word Document	PDF
November 7, 2007 Show Low Police Department Union contributed $250 in support of Friends of the Navajo County Coallition Against Drug Abuse...	Word Document	PDF
October 26, 2007 The nicotine in tobacco products poses a significant danger of structural and chemical changes in developing brains that can make teens more vulnerable to alcohol and other drug addiction and to mental illness...	Word Document	PDF
October 26, 2007 A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers a comprehensive look at substance abuse among the typical American adolescent...	Word Document	PDF
October 17, 2007 Methamphetamine use is a real and growing problem in Arizona, especially among young people. According to the 2006 Arizona Youth Survey, 4.3 percent of our state's youth...	Word Document	PDF