Substance Use Prevention and Recovery GeneralMajor Program

1444

Total Hours

Contributed.

7141

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

451

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of program participants who intend to change behavior to use destigmatized language

812

Number of program participants undergoing the Botvin LifeSkills Training

179

Number of program participants that improved their understanding of substance use by attending “Addiction 101”

670

Number of community partners that have gained awareness of the problem and impacts of substance use in the community as a result of Extension efforts

942

Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance use (legal, health, emotional, and financial)

3679

Number of program participants in Recovering Your Finances

149

Number of students that completed the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program

3170

Stories

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

According to the most recent KIP (Kentucky Incentives for Prevention) data 2,010 students in the Four Rivers area think drug use is a problem at their school.The Graves County Cooperative Extension Service in partnership with the GCMS Youth Service Center implemented Truth & Consequences: The Choice is Yours, a scenario based role-play activity designed to help students learn more about the physical, legal, financial, and emotional consequences of substance abuse, for 174 eight grade students. 4...

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