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- Prevention Brochure - English
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- Prevention Brochure - Tagalog
- Prevention Brochure - Vietnamese
San Diego County's substance use prevention strategy uses a community-change model to prevent substance use problems throughout the region.
The prevention strategy focuses on four primary Countywide initiatives:
- The Alcohol Policy Panel of San Diego County (1995), which addresses underage drinking issues in our communities and across the Border;
- Methamphetamine Strike Force (1996), which addresses the personal, community and environmental impact of methamphetamine;
- The Marijuana Initiative (2005), which focuses on youth use of marijuana, and
- The Prescription Drug Task Force (2008), which addresses the illicit use of prescription drugs in the region.
Providing a targeted focus on these issues allows the County to develop long term, strategic and sustainable prevention plans for each initiative, provides coordination and shared resources where possible, and provides flexible prioritization in each region regarding how each initiative will be tailored to individual community needs.
Accomplishments include:
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Advanced Social Host Ordinances approved in all 18 cities within the County, as well as unincorporated areas
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Created a Methamphetamine Report Card
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Created the Prescription Drug Report Card
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Worked with Tijuana officials to establish and allocate funds for Responsible Beverage Services and Sales training to reduce U.S. youth drinking in Tijuana
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Worked with community members to pass permanent alcohol-free beaches
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Provide Responsible Beverage Service training to over 1000 persons annually and train over 700 volunteers to serve alcohol responsibly at special events around the County
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Created the Marijuana Prevention Initiative to educate the community about harms to public safety and youth use
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Created the Safe Pain Medication Prescribing in Emergency Departments guidelines
- Developed a Prescription Drug Abuse plan
The following list of sites provide prevention services throughout the County, grouped by geographic location.
Central San Diego County | |
Mid-City for Youth
4275 El Cajon
Blvd, Suite 101 |
North City Prevention Coalition
4775 View Ridge
Avenue |
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East County Community Change Project 2615 Camino del Rio South,
| |
North San Diego County | |
North Inland Community Prevention Program (NICPP) 12344 Oak Knoll Road,
Suite C-1 |
North Coastal Prevention Collaborative
465 La
Tortuga |
South San Diego County | |
South Bay Community Change Project
2615 Camino del
Rio South, Suite 300 | |
County-Wide Services | |
Countywide Media Advocacy Project 2615 Camino del Rio South, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92108 Tel: (619) 476-9100, ext 307 Fax: (619) 476-9104
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Methamphetamine Strike Force & Prescription Drug Task
Force 8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 111 San Diego, CA 92108 Tel: (619) 684-5108 Fax: (619) 919-0027 |
Prevention Evaluation Project Center for Community Research (CCR) 8885 Rio San Diego, Suite 111 San
Diego, CA 92108 |
Responsible Hospitality Coalition
2615 Camino del
Rio South, Suite 300 |
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force (PDTF)
8885 Rio San
Diego, Ste 111 |
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda
Vista Road |
Binge/Underage Drinking Initiative Alcohol Policy
Panel 2615 Camino del Rio South, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92108 Tel: (619) 476-9100, x125
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Marijuana Initiative Facilitation 8885 Rio San Deigo, Ste 111 San Diego, CA 92108 Tel: (619) 528-2235 Fax: (619) 528-2297 |
All programs listed in this site receive funding by contract with the County of San Diego.
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The material provided on this page is for reference only. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 9-1-1. If you need support or are actively seeking services, please call the ACL at 1 (888) 724-7240 (TDD/TTY Dial 711) and an experienced counselor will provide you with a referral to meet your needs and help determine eligibility.
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