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Goal: By 2013, Vermilion students will a 3 percent reduction of the number of sixth, eighth and 10th graders who misuse alcohol and/or prescription medications measured by survey results.

Strategy:

Action steps: 1. Give student survey in May of each school year. 2. create an awareness. Campaign to educate teens, parents, and community leaders about the dangers of prescription medications. (use of school cable,billboards,brochures, local pediatricians and pharmacy reesources) 3. Create more schools/community events that are alcohol and drug free.(engage parents to volunteer as eyes and ears both during after school based events.) 4. educate parents, advisors regarding the adoloescent brain and the dangers of medication use and abuse. (use local pediatrician and pharmacy operators ,operation medicine chest)