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| 2022 - Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022.12) | 0 |
Number of community partners that have adopted/enforced substance abuse prevention policies |
| 2022.13) | 0 |
Number of students who know peers that are no longer engaging in substance abuse as a result of what they learned from the program |
| 2022.11) | 0 |
Number of additional substance abuse education and/or prevention activities that occurred as a result of the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.10) | 150 |
Number of students that completed the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.9) | 240 |
Number of total volunteer hours completed through the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.8) | 12 |
Number of community partners/agencies involved in the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.1) | 100 |
Number of parents that have gained awareness of the problem and impacts of substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension efforts |
| 2022.2) | 100 |
Number of parents that have gained knowledge of the resources that are available for substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension programming. |
| 2022.3) | 16 |
Number of community partners that have gained awareness of the problem and impacts of substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension efforts |
| 2022.4) | 16 |
Number of community partners that have gained knowledge of the resources that are available for substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension programming |
| 2022.5) | 150 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial) |
| 2022.6) | 150 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm of substance abuse |
| 2022.7) | 150 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of where to access help in the community for a substance abuse issue |
Author: Lora Howard
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Truth and Consequences - Clay County Kentucky has an ongoing problem with drugs, methamphetamine, oxycodone, opioids and other various illegal and prescription drugs. Clay County is 5th out of 220 counties in opioid use or potential use of the substance. Nineteen years ago our county hosted a March on Drugs; on a rainy day in the Fall. We had over 200 marched through town. Many of our arrests for DUI are drug related rather than alcohol related. There is a need for continued substan
Author: Alissa Ackerman
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Clay County, along with many other counties, has an ongoing challenge with the use of drugs such as methamphetamine, oxycodone, heroin and other various prescription drugs. Many of the arrests in Clay County are drug related, which calls for a need for intervention and continued substance abuse prevention programs. Drug prevention was also a reoccurring response when conducting the community needs assessment.FCS, 4-H and Agriculture Agents partnered with Clay County Middle School, 14 local organ
