When kids enter high school they have more freedom coupled with increased academic demands and social stress. This can lead to an increased risk of unhealthy behaviors. Plus, they often have the false perception that “everyone is doing it” – particularly around substance use. However, studies show that when youth have regular conversations about substance use with a trusted parent, caregiver, coach, or other adults they are less likely to drink alcohol and use drugs compared to other students. In fact, these conversations are one of the most effective prevention methods against the use of alcohol and other substances.
Category: Alcohol Misuse Prevention
Maine Voices: Pandemic will have lasting effects on our children, teens by Dr. Gita Rao
Thank you to Westbrook Partners for Prevention coalition member, Gita Rao, M.D., clinical director of school-based health centers for Greater Portland Health, for this article published by the Portland Press Herald on 6/18/21. Excerpt: “Youth and the choices they make – both healthy and unhealthy – are tied directly to the interactions and support they […]
What Your Establishment Can Do to Keep Westbrook Healthy and Safe: Help Prevent Alcohol Misuse
We all want to be good neighbors. As a business selling and serving alcohol in Westbrook, your willing participation in keeping our neighborhoods healthy and safe is considered, by many, to be business at its finest. It has been a difficult and challenging year to say the least, but as we head into the summer […]