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Judge Bryan K Murray, Magistrate Judge with the Juvenile caseload in Idaho's Sixth Judicial District Court: THE POWER OF PARENTS
Introduction
Welcome to BeTheParents.org, Idaho’s prevention website. The content of this site is designed with a single goal in mind - to equip parents and those who care about youth with strategies and resources to eliminate underage drinking in our state. Death and injury caused by underage drinking have devastated too many families, schools and communities. It is preventable. Everyone can play a role in helping youth make positive choices; explore this website to learn how to be part of the solution.
“Funding for the development of the website was provided by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, Idaho State Department of Education and the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.”
News
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Cops raid 13 ‘head shops’ in synthetic marijuana bust
Law enforcement agencies from around the valley raided 13 so-called "head shops" and other retail stores on Thursday in a crackdown that landed 14 suspects in jail on drug charges related to illegally selling synthetic marijuana, or "spice."
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TV Ads Influence Underage Drinking and Obesity in Youth, Studies Say
Two new studies found that kids who recognize fast-food advertisements on TV are more likely to be overweight and kids who are familiar with TV ads for alcoholic beverages are more likely to drink, Health Day reports.
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A Troubling Trend in teenagers drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk
Teenagers are showing up in Los Angeles emergency rooms after drinking inexpensive liquid hand sanitizers to get drunk.
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Events
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May 01
Sun Valley Road Rally
Beginning May 1, 2012, raffle tickets will be available online! Win your very own 2012 Porsche Cayenne and support the Drug Coalition's efforts to create a healthier community by reducing drug and alcohol use among our youth. Only 1500 tickets will be sold and you do not have to be present to win. Winning ticket will be drawn at the Road Rally Gala Dinner in Sun Valley on July 28, 2012.
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Jun 09
Youthfest 2012 - June 9th - at the Wa-A-Yas
The purpose of Youthfest 2012 is to create an innovative youth town hall meeting to deliver a message about alcohol and substance abuse prevention primarily to youth but to adults as well. Secondarily, Youthfest is an opportunity to create community based recreation and enrichment activities that focus on family bonding and substance abuse prevention and education.
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Jul 19
5th Annual Northwest Alcohol Conference
When: Thursday, July 19th and Friday, July 20th 2012 Where: The Boise Centre on the Grove Early Bird Registration: http://www.northwestalcoholconference.org/
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Documents
Browse DocumentsIdaho Underage Drinking Pamphlet
Share your successes, ask the hard questions, and discover how other parents are battling underage drinking here in the forum. Combating underage drinking is a community effort. Through knowledge and cooperation we can eliminate underage drinking in Idaho.
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We are proud to announce the creation of the PREVENTION IDAHO FOUNDATION, our very own public-private partnership in coordination with Idaho Office of Drug Policy and the State Prevention Partnership.
Foundational Purpose: "Idaho seeks to raise awareness of and promote action on preventing and reducing the illicit use and misuse of drugs and alcohol with a unified, committed effort among state, federal, and local agencies, civic groups, and businesses and assist communities in addressing this important public health and safety concern."
With the Prevention Idaho Foundation in place, the Office of Drug Policy and State Prevention Partnership are very excited to move forward with our business approach to Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention.
The McClain Companies helped us execute a "presentation plan" and "go-to-market strategy" for a campaign surrounding the internal and external communications and marketing of a statewide program targeting parents and kids. This program will motivate and teach best practices as it relates to alcohol and drug abuse.
