A new study finds a link between mothers’ belief that it is acceptable to let their children sip alcohol, and their children’s reported alcohol use. The study found one-quarter of mothers of young children believed allowing children to sip an alcoholic drink would likely deter them from drinking in the future. The study of 1,050 [...]

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 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 [...]

Stomp Tobacco Out of Movies! Catch a FREE showing of Home alone at the Del Oro theater this Friday, December 2nd at 3pm. The movie is being shown in an effort to create awareness about the effects of smoking in movies.  Atendees will be asked to STOMP when they see someone smoking in the film.  [...]

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 [...]