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Community
Outreach Prevention Education
TO ALL WASHINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTS Please, come join our alcohol prevention coalition!!!!!!!! This coalition is about protecting a child’s life. The statistics at this
time do not show that Washington County has much of a problem with alcohol/substance abuse. One purpose
of this coalition is to find a way to gather the data needed to show the problem that we all know exists in this county.
We all need to make sure we are brutally honest in the gathering of these figures. There is a definite
problem but unless we show the data to support the problem, the funding we have received to save the young people of this
county will be lost before we can even get started.
All
parents in the community are at risk of losing their young people to alcohol/substance abuse. The disease
of addiction does not care who you are or whether you are rich or poor. It simply takes control and renders
everyone it touches powerless with a life that becomes unmanageable in every aspect. The disease not only
ruins the life of the young person but also breaks the heart of all those people who love them. For these young people academic performance, spiritual purpose and meaning of life, health, family,
friends, socialization skills, and their actual freedom are just a few of the things that are at risk. Please volunteer your time and expertise. Let’s save
our young people!!!
Sincerely,
Sally Loner C.O.P.E. Project Coordinator Washington County Community Partnership 104 Hickory Potosi, MO. 63664 573-438-8555
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Vision Statement: C.O.P.E. will create a healthy and alcohol-free environment
for Washington County youth through Community Outreach and Prevention Education. Mission
Statement: COPE takes a leadership role in the prevention of underage and binge drinking in Washington
County by: Creating a COMMUNITY coalition with others similarly concerned,
Reaching OUT to individuals and families with information, alternative
options and solutions, and Providing PREVENTION EDUCATION
about how to build a protective environment to reduce the risks of underage and binge drinking.
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WHAT ARE THE
SIGNS OF ALCOHOLISM?
The NCADD SELF-TEST
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS
OF ALCOHOLISM?
Here
is a self-test to help you review the role alcohol plays in your life. These questions incorporate many common symptoms of
alcoholism . This test is intended to help you determine if you or someone you know needs to find out more about alcoholism;
It is not intended to be used to establish the diagnosis of alcoholism.
Do you ever drink heavily when you are disappointed, under pressure or have had a quarrel with someone? Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink? Have you ever been unable to remember part of the previous evening, even though
your friends said that you did not pass out? When drinking with other people, do you try
to have a few extra drinks when others won't know about?
Do you sometimes
feel uncomfortable if alcohol is not available? Do you sometimes feel a little guilty about
your drinking? Are you in more of a hurry to get your first drink of the day than
you used to be? Has a family member or close friend ever expressed concern or complained
about your drinking? Have you been having more memory 'blackouts' recently? Do you often want to continue drinking after your friends say they've had enough? Do you usually have a reason for the occasions when you drink heavily? When you're sober, do you sometimes regret things you did or said while drinking? Have you tried switching brands or drinks, or following different plans to control
your drinking? Have you sometimes failed to keep promises you.made to yourself
about controlling or cutting down on your drinking?
Have you ever had
a DWI (driving while intoxicated) or DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) violation, or any other legal problem related
to your drinking? Do you try to avoid family or close friends while you are drinking? Are you having more financial, work, school and/or family problems as a result of
your drinking? Has your physician ever advised you to cut down on your drinking? Do you eat very little or irregularly during the periods when you are drinking? Do you sometimes have the "shakes" in the morning and find that it helps
to have a "little" drink, tranquilizer medication of some kind? Have
you recently noticed that you can't drink as much as you used to?
Do you sometimes
stay drunk for several days at a time? After periods of drinking do you sometimes see
or hear things that aren't there? Have you ever gone to anyone for, help about
your drinking? Do you ever feel depressed or anxious before, during or after of
heavy drinking?
Any "yes" answer indicates that you may be
a greater risk for alcoholism. More than one "yes" answer may indicate the presence of an alcohol-related
problem or alcoholism, and the need for consultation with a alcoholism professional. WHAT IS ALCOHOLISM? Alcoholism is a disease which there is impaired control over drinking,
preoccupation with alcohol, continued use of alcohol in the face of adverse consequences and distorted thinking. Generally
speaking, alcoholism is repeated drinking that causes trouble in the drinker's personal, professional, family or school life.
When alcoholics drink, they can't always predict when they'll stop, how much they'll drink or what the consequences of their
drinking will be. Denial of the negative effects of alcohol in their lives is common among alcoholics and those close
to them.There is no known cure for alcoholism. The disease can be arrested through complete abstinence from alcohol and other
addictive drugs. Once abstinent, most alcoholics recover from the damage caused by their drinking. More than 1.5 million Americans
are currently in recovery from their own alcoholism. WHAT
CAN BE DONE ABOUT ALCOHOLISM? If you or someone you know appears to have a problem with alcohol or other drugs, NCADD and Its Affiliates
have additional literature. NCADD's Affiliates offer information and referral to community-based programs and services.The self-help fellowship of AA has chapters in nearly every community to help those who
want to stop drinking. Al-Anon/Alateen groups, for people affected by someone else's drinking, and Adult Children of Alcoholics
(ACOA) meet in most communities. Local telephone directories usually list NCADD Affiliates, AA and Al-Anon, and may list other
resources under "alcohol.' Adapted from "What Are the Signs of Alcoholism - The NCADD Self
-Test"NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE
12 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
1-800-NCA-CALL
(212) 206-6770
Quick Quiz Widget
Ready
for a challenge? The Quick Quiz widget is an interactive and periodically updated feature that tests users’ knowledge
about underage drinking and its impact and consequences. Quiz questions are culled from research sponsored by member agencies
of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking. The questions and answers are intended to
dispel myths and stimulate action to prevent and reduce underage alcohol use.
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Military OneSource
SAMHSA has partnered with Military OneSource to offer underage
alcohol use prevention resources through a 24/7 toll-free information and referral telephone service and Web site available worldwide to active duty, Reserve, and National Guard military members and their families. Military OneSource links
to two SAMHSA underage drinking prevention Web sites.
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