The next Take Back Day will be on April 30, 2011 from 10am to 2pm throughout Bucks County as a part of the National Drug Take Back Event.
At present, the local police departments are in the process of signing up to participate again.
Teens
Caffeinated Alcohol Beverages: A Personal View
In early December 2010, I attended the Drug Free Communities New Grantee in Washington, DC. Right from the opening of the meetings there was an air of excitement and collaboration as coalitions from all over the U.S. participated.
Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition to launch ‘Parent Chats’
Generations ago our mothers had an occasional Tupperware Party or the Pot Luck Dinner over a card game to catch up on current events, their children’s successes and the latest parenting challenges.
How 'loko' can it get?: Examining the Dangerous New Substance, 4 Loko
Four Loko, Moonshot, Joose, and other caffeine-infused alcohol products (also known as Alcoholic Energy drinks) exploded onto the scene several months ago and quickly became one of the biggest new threats to public safety.
‘Digital drugs’ can send youth down a dangerous path
As digital drugs, also known as “i-dosing,” has popped up in some parts of the nation, drug experts and school officials are warning parents to beware. Last year, students at Mustang High School, OK, who appeared to be high were sent to the principal’s office, where they claimed they’d tried something called “i-dosers.”
Time to Talk? Time To Text!
It’s back-to-school time…a stressful time for kids and teens as they’re faced with new academic challenges and social pressures. Research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows the number one reason teens report for trying drugs is to help them handle school-related pressures.
Results of 2010 Student Support Card Released at Town Hall Meeting
Over 150 community leaders and youth came together at the James Michener Library in Doylestown, PA, to learn the results of the recent 2010 youth survey (UBHCHY Student Support Card) conducted with almost 3,000 teenagers in Upper Bucks County.
Just Say No–or Else. Quakertown, PA Considers Ban on Teen Smoking
While it’s illegal for teens to purchase tobacco products and taboo for them to smoke them in public, Quakertown is now debating how to prevent it from continuing.
Community Accountability Circles come to Upper Bucks, PA
Community Accountability Circles are newly implemented in Upper Bucks County, PA to serve as a bridge between delinquent minor to criminal offenses and their victims.