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  2010 Parent Survey's were sent to every household with 1-12 graders. Please fill yours out to help us determine strategies for the next 2 years! 

  Download the Parent Survey (PDF)- Send in to GCSAPP today: 
  200 E. Virginia, Gunnison, CO 81230

You really do hold a great deal of power to reduce the odds that your kids will begin to use drugs or alcohol. GCSAPP works to equip parents with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. With the help of our coalition as well as the school district, we hold informational events and programming to assist parents in addressing specific parent/child drug-related topics. Using local media sources, we work to maintain a consistent message for parents and community members on these issues. 

Kids who learn about drug risks from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use.

Parents of Gunnison County students were surveyed in 2010 about substance use. Here are some key findings:

• 97.7% of parents report having talked to their 6-12 grader about drugs and alcohol. Congratulations parents!!!
  
• But, most parents don't think THEIR kids are using. Only 10.5%% of parents of children grades 6-12 believed their children used alcohol. In actuality 28% of all students reported having used alcohol in the last 30 days (2010 HKCS).
• 43.4% of parents agreed that alcohol use by 9-12 graders is a big problem in the community.
• 76.7% agree or strongly agree that our community needs to be more aware and involved in addressing the issues of alcohol and drug abuse.

News Links:

• Parenting Style Plays Key Role in Teen Drinking. NPR 12/27/10
• Do you think your teen is using? Check out this link and take the survey.
• The Teen Brain: Learn how alcohol, marijuana, and prescription painkillers – three of the most commonly abused drugs by teens – affect the brain
• NPR : With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices
• NPR: Binge Drinking May Cause Irreversible Brain Damage
• Chicago Tribune: Police Use Social Host Laws to Combat Underage Parties
• Did You Ever Smoke Pot? New York Times article on getting that question from your kids, and how to answer.

 Web Links for Parents: 

• Time To Act - How to tell if you your teen is using.
• Parents.The Anti-Drug- Tips to Keep Your Child Drug Free. Sign up for their bi-weekly newsletter.
• White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Blog
• Teen Safe- advice on talking with teenagers.
• Safety 1st - A reality based approach to prevention targeting parents and educators.
• Parents. The Anti-Drug
  
• Alcohol Free Children - for parents, community and educators.
• MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Kid Source - provides a parent's guide to prevention issued by the Department of Education.
• NIDA for Teens- the science of drug use- geared towards teens.