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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020

Dear <<First Name>>, 

Studies have proven that talking to our children early about alcohol and other drugs can help prevent youth substance use. Here are some questions from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), administered to students at Cohasset High School and Cohasset Middle School last spring.   

  • During your life, on how many days have you had at least one drink of alcohol, other than a few sips?
  • During the past 30 days, on how many days did you drink one or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage?
  • In the past 30 days how many days did you have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row (i.e., within a couple of hours)?

Check out the results in the infographic below.  For more results of the YRBS and additional infographics, please CLICK HERE

TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS & YOUTH ADULTS
Service Options provided by Child-Mind Institute

Evaluations, individual treatment and group services are now offered fully online, and are available to you via phone, video or text message chat. Child Mind Institute psychologists and social workers will assist you in understanding what services are covered by your insurance provider. 

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UNDERSTANDING TEEN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
3 Minute Video Provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA/NIH)

NIDA explores in this video the intriguing similarities between the processes of brain development and computer programming. The analogy helps us understand why toxic environmental factors like drugs, bullying, or lack of sleep can have such a long-lasting impact on a teenager’s life and can be used to empower your children or students with information they need make better decisions.

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PANDEMIC DISRUPTS ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE, UPENDING BOTH PRODUCTS & PROFITS

By Brian Mann, All Things Considered, NPR, May 2020

"Amid today's pandemic, drug traffickers are already adapting. The U.N. found more local women working in Afghanistan's poppy fields, for example, replacing workers who couldn't travel. Cartels appear to be shifting from air and land transport to shipments by sea to bring product from Mexico into the U.S."

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POST-CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, KEEP METHADONE EASY TO OBTAIN

By The Boston Globe Editorial Board, May 2020

"Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, there was the opioid overdose epidemic to contend with — which has now become a crisis within a crisis. But in a remarkable case of coronavirus silver linings, medications to treat opioid use disorder have never been easier to access, and there are even signs that more patients are seeking treatment."

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NEW SYNTHETIC OPIOID, MIXED WITH COCAINE, DETECTED IN OVERDOSE CASES
By Partnership News Service Staff, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, May 2020

"Health officials in Illinois and Indiana say a new synthetic opioid appears to be linked to some overdose cases, USA Today reports. The drug, isotonitazene, was mixed with cocaine."

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COHASSET LEARNS TOGETHER: VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES
June 1st-4th 6:30pm
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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT MODULES FOR STUDENTS & ATHLETES DURING COVID-19 & BEYOND
First 500 Cohasset Registrations Sponsored by Safe Harbor!
SAFE HARBOR OPEN COALITION MEETING
June 17, 2020, 3pm

All Are Welcome!  Please join Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition for a VIRTUAL Open Coalition Meeting on Wednesday, June 17th at 3:00pm on Zoom. Please CLICK HERE to view the agenda and additional meeting details!

To receive the meeting call & Zoom information, please contact us via email at safeharborcohasset@gmail.com.
 
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
The Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergroup provides an online meeting directory to help provide support for those in recovery.  This website provides links to virtual meetings worldwide as well as confidential help services via email.  Please visit their website at  www.aa-intergroup.org for more information.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
Virtual Narcotics Anonymous is a globally based collaborative service resource whose primary purpose is to provide a meeting search for both Online and Phone line meetings of Narcotics Anonymous hosted from different countries around the world.To find online meetings or phone support, please visit their website at www.virtual-na.org.
SUICIDE PREVENTION
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Please dial 1-800-273-8255 to be connected to the Lifeline. 
For more information, please visit www.suicide preventionlifeline.org.
HELP COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters-including infection disease outbreaks. 
  • To contact via phone, dial 1-800-985-5990
  • To contact via text, Text "TalkWithUs" to 66746
For more information, please visit their website HERE.
Have Feedback? We would LOVE to hear from you!  Please email us at safeharborcohasset@gmail.com.
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This newsletter was developed in part under a grant number 080018 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of ONDCP, SAMHSA or HHS. Copyright © 2018 Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition, All rights reserved.

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