Today, National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske released the following statement in response to survey data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showing significant declines in the non-medical use of prescription drugs: “These results are encouraging, but we cannot afford to take our [...]

According to local addiction professionals and teens, synthetic drugs like Spice/K2 (synthetic marijuana) and bath salts are still readily available in smoke shops, head shops, grocery stores and online, even though federal laws ban the ingredients used to make them. Spice has been around a bit longer than baths salts – we became aware of [...]

The Coalition for a Drug Free Nevada County is celebrating National Recovery Month with a collaboration of community and civic organizations that recognize treatment and prevention efforts. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover. Recovery Month [...]

The Coalition for a Drug Free Nevada County and the Grass Valley Police Department would like to remind you to commit to keep our community safe this holiday season, don’t drink and drive.  Always have a designated driver, call a friend or a cab. The good news is that there has been a steady decline [...]

Did you know that 96% of Nevada County youth think it is relatively easy to get alcohol? It’s up to us to change that! Take the Pledge and commit to not serve alcohol to minors. Just click the link, it will only take 30 seconds of your time, but it can make a world of [...]

The primary objective of this report is to provide an overall perspective of substance abuse in Nevada County for service providers, community stakeholders, and policymakers. Download the 2010 AOD Report