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Battle of the Badges: Blood Drive
Local representatives from Asheville Police Department, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Buncombe County EMS, Asheville Fire Department, and the NC Highway Patrol will be battling to collect the most donations. This is the 10th year for this blood drive with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s office returning as the defending champions. The blood drive is February 19, […]
13 WLOS ABC NEWS: Students hope opioid summit helps reduce stigma of addiction
Article by 13WLOS ABC New – Students hope opioid summit helps reduce stigma of addiction wlos.com/news/local/students-hope-opioid-summit-helps-reduce-stigma-of-addiction
ABC News 13 WLOS: Red stickers on alcoholic beverages meant to help stop underage drinking
Article by ABC News 13 WLOS https://wlos.com/news/local/red-stickers-on-alcoholic-beverages-meant-to-help-stop-underage-drinking
Reality Check: Local students gather to develop plan to combat opioids – ABC News 13 WLOS
article by: ABC News 13 WLOS https://wlos.com/news/reality-check/reality-check-local-students-gather-to-develop-plan-to-combat-opioids
8 Things about Your Brain that You Never Heard in a Beer Commercial
Addiction/Alcoholism: Anyone’s brain can become addicted to alcohol and there are 14,000,000 alcoholics and problem drinkers in the US alone. The earlier someone starts drinking the more likely they are to have a drinking problem later in life. Risk of Alcohol Poisoning: A person can drink enough to shut off the part of the brain […]
Citizen Times: In the face of an opioid epidemic, make a safer home for the holidays | OPINION
Dr. Blake Fagan and Anne Seaman discuss how you can make your home safer for the holidays. Read the article linked below. https://www.citizen-times.com/story/opinion/2019/12/06/asheville-nc-opioid-epidemic-make-safer-home-holidays-dispose-pills/2592062001/
Alcohol Purchase Surveys
Alcohol use by persons under age 21 years is a major public health problem. Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States, more than tobacco and illicit drugs, and is responsible for more than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth. Although drinking by persons under the age of […]
Project Alcopop Sticker Shock
Project Mission These stickers remind adults to check IDs, not sell alcohol to minors and not purchase alcohol for minors, and provide a way for youth to remind adults they are key to helping prevent underage drinking. What are Alcopops? Alcopops are a category of alcoholic products that are full of sugar and flavorings and […]
Know the Law – Underage Drinking
OVER 21 IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE (EVEN PARENTS) TO GIVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS DRIVERS LICENSE REVOKED FOR 1 YEAR 25+ HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE POSSIBLE JAIL TIME ANY ADULT WHO HOSTS OR PROVIDES ALCHOL TO MINORS CAN BE HELD CRIMINALLY AND CIVALLY LIABLE […]