WHY CHOOSE

11 ways to keep your kids addiction free >>>here!

'Extreme Drinking,' Alcohol Abuse Common Among College Students

YOUTH STUFF

PARENT STUFF

COMMUNITY STUFF

THE LAW

Youth is fleeting.
Enjoy it
with your kids, while you can.

talking to your kids

CONNECT WITH KIDS

 Risk Inside the Teenage Brain

PARENTS
ARE
THE
POWER

THE LINKS ETC.

WE CHOOSE

Here's
how >>>

"The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it."
Author:
John Dryden

Right here in
Mesa County:
City Youth Council

Contact
YouthIsAllThat:
(970) 244-3920
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WHO IS THIS KID!?!

PARENTS: The Anti-Drug

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Mesa County Places for parents to get help with mentoring and building healthy relationships:

http://www.mesapartners.org/
http://www.chipetags.org/mentoring.htm
http://www.wccbsa.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=26
http://www.kintera.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dJGKNNsFqG&b=428585
http://www.boyslife.org/
http://www.thefactfoundation.org/index.php
http://www.treehousegj.org/ 

Youth Exposure to Advertising
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Television and in National Magazines, 2001 to 2006 Press reports1 and data from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) indicate that alcohol companies are increasingly shifting their advertising from magazines to television, the Internet and other 'new media.' Looking at magazines and television from 2001 to 2006 reveals that youth2 exposure to alcohol advertising has indeed fallen in magazines, but this decline has been accompanied by an increase in youth exposure to alcohol advertising on television. The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth asked Virtual Media Resources to analyze 19,466 alcohol advertisements placed in national magazines and 1,693,594 alcohol advertisements placed on cable and broadcast network television and local broadcast television from 2001 to 2006. Full report here>>>

Guage Your Child's Exposure to Alcohol Ads
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You can protect your children from the risks associated with drinking by maintaining open communication and expressing a clear, consistent message about alcohol. Building a close relationship with your kids will encourage them to come to you for help in making decisions that impact their health and well-being. Read more>>>
 

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