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Substance Use Prevention
HCCA works in the community to create environmental, policy, and systems changes to reduce alcohol and substance misuse in Kennebec and Somerset County, Maine.
HCCA works with community partners to:
Develop and strengthen substance use policies.
Provide training and education to various audiences and organizations around substance use prevention (e.g., youth, schools, municipal leaders, parents, etc).
Provide Responsible Beverage Server training.
Share information and resources on evidence-based best practices for youth substance use prevention.
Promote safe storage of prescription medications and cannabis.
Responsible Beverage Server/Seller (RBS) Training
Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training gives the workers who make decisions about IDs, age, sobriety, and their worksite safety (on top of a host of other responsibilities on their shoulders) the best skills and information possible to protect their customers, their staff, and their community.
Participants will receive RBS certification through the ME Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) that is valid for 3 years after the training date.
The Student Intervention Reintegration Program (SIRP) is an evidence-based program for Maine teens, ages 13-18, who may be experimenting with alcohol or drugs, making questionable decisions, or engaging in risky behavior. The program empowers teens to make healthy decisions and reduce risk, all without judgment or shame.
Prime for Life is used to teach students what causes and prevents problems with alcohol and drugs. It is designed to help students understand the risks related to substance use and how to make healthy choices at their age. The program will take time to raise awareness of the pressure to make high-risk choices and how to make low-risk choices moving forward.
Alternatives to Suspension Programs
Resources
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Tips for Teens
The Truth About Marijuana.
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Natural High: Fentanyl
How to talk to your kids about Fentanyl.
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Eyes Open for ME
Tips for parents on youth prescription drug misuse.
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Natural High
Drug prevention and life skills to help kids thrive.
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Sources of Strength
Evidence-Based youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention program.
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RBS Trainings
Responsible Beverage Seller/Server training for businesses that hold Maine Liquor Licenses.
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Prime for Life
Prevention Research Institute is reducing problems related to high-risk alcohol and drug choices.
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Project Alert
Classroom program that teaches seventh and eighth graders how to resist drugs and alcohol.
Interested in learning more?
CONTACT
Susan Johnson
Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: s.johnson@hccame.org
SUBSTANCE USE
Success Stories
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