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Underage Drinking in North San Diego County
A Forum for Teens and Parents
Join us for a forum on Underage Drinking in North San Diego County. This forum will provide parents and teens with an opportunity
to discuss solutions and actions to underage drinking. One forum will be conducted in Spanish, another in English.
Youth from Rancho Buena Vista High School and Vista High School Youth Leaders have joined forces for this event. The Keynote Address for the Spanish-Speaking forum will be delivered by Cesar Mora, Assistant Principal at Cesar Chavez Middle School. The program will begin with the showing of a DVD produced by the North Coastal Prevention Coalition.
Spanish-Speaking Forum: Tuesday March 16th from 6pm - 8pm
English-Speaking Forum: Thursday March 25th from 6pm - 8pm
Where: Visa Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Address: 600 N. Santa Fe Road, Vista 92083
Why is this important?
- Youth who drink before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependency than those who begin drinking at the legal age of 21.
- 15% of 7th graders and 33% of high school juniors report drinking alcohol in the past 30 days. (VUSD CA Healthy Kids Survey, 2009).
- Alcohol is the most abused drug by youth, and alcohol is associated with the leading causes of death for teens and young adults, including motor vehicle crashes, homicides and suicides.
For more information, please contact Taneil Canaday, Prevention Specialist at 760-631-5000 x 7146 or tcanaday@vistacommunityclinic.org.
About North Coastal Prevention Coalition (NCPC)
The mission of NCPC is to reduce the harm of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs in the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista through community action, education, support and collaboration. Funded in part by the County of San Diego, HHSA, Alcohol and Drug Services, and by SAMHSA through the STOP Act with grants to Vista Community Clinic.
For more information visit: www.northcoastalpreventioncoalition.org. |
