Alcohol is the third most common cause of preventable deaths. In Asotin County, 40% of fatal car crashes involve alcohol. Children who begin drinking before the age of 15 are more than 3 times more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder as adult compared to those who waited until age 21 to drink. Teenage brains are still quickly developing and alcohol use at a young age has an impact...
Talk to your teens about impaired driving as we reach the end of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. December typically sees an increase in deaths from impaired driving, especially around Christmas and New Year’s Eve (source). In the United States, about 29 people die each day due to drunk driving and about 800 people are injured (source). Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for teenagers. In 2020...
In 2011, the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) was formed in Washington. CPWI focuses on providing substance use prevention strategies through local coalitions. EPIC was formed in 2012 after a survey identified Clarkston as having an above average rate of youth substance use compared to the state of Washington. The annual Community Survey helps to guide our work as we continue to work on lowering the rate of youth...
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