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Education

Schools must play a role in substance abuse prevention by educating their faculty, staff and students and by implementing a multi-faceted program that must involve partnering with the community.

Objectives:

The following objectives are aimed at developing a multi-faceted, community program for substance abuse prevention instituted by the Board of Education.

1. Staff in service.  To provide a drug awareness program for all school system employees and to focus on their role in prevention.
2. Curriculum development.  To design and implement curriculum, activities, and special programs which emphasize the dangers and devastating effects of illegal drug use.
3. Student involvement.  To solicit student input and to provide opportunities for them to contribute their energies to prevention.
4. Parental and community involvement.  To involve the services of community agencies in supporting programs services in working in the schools to combat/treat drug abuse.
5. Community agencies.  To involve the services of community agencies in support programs that deal with drug abuse.
6. Utilization of media.  To solicit the media to promote, publicize and report on programs that deal with drug abuse.
7. Utilization of community businesses.  To provide opportunities for community businesses to assist in the promotion of drug education and prevention through special programs.

Activities:

• Youth Summits
• Just Say No Clubs
• Red Ribbon Week
• Project Graduation

2007 Maryland Adolescent Survey:

Conducted by the Maryland State Department of Education, with joint support from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Maryland Highway Safety Office.

The Maryland Adolescent Survey (MAS) is completed every 2 years by Maryland's 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders to determine the nature, extent, and trend of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse among adolescents.  The survey investigates current use patterns, information, and attitudes that are believed to be associated with substance abuse.  To view or download the 2007 Maryland Adolescent Survey, please Click Here. 

CAASA has compiled MAS information from 1994 through 2007 and created charts for both Calvert County and the State of Maryland, by grade level, so you can easily see the trends among adolescents.  These charts also allow you to see how the results for the youth of Calvert County compare to state-wide results.  To view these charts, please Click Here.