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Risk |
| Poverty |
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| Unemployment |
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| Discrimination |
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| Pro-drug-use message in the media |
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| Low cost of alcohol products |
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| Low cost of tobacco products |
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Risk |
| Community disorganization |
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| Lack of community bonding |
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| Lack of cultural pride |
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| Lack of understanding of cultures |
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Community attitudes favorable to |
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| Underage alcohol use |
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| Underage tobacco use |
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| Marijuana use |
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| Ready
availability of alcohol to youth through |
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| Ready
availability of tobacco to youth through |
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| Lack of opportunity for youth for
positive involvement |
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Risk |
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Policies, rules, regulations |
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| Not clearly defined or communicated |
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| Not uniformly enforced |
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| Favorable staff attitudes toward
substance use |
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| Favorable student attitudes toward
substance use |
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Availability on school grounds |
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| Of alcohol |
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| Of tobacco |
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| Of other drugs |
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| Lack of bonding to school |
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| Harsh or arbitrary student-management
practices |
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Risk |
| Family
problems |
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| Serious family conflict and domestic
violence |
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| Family disorganization/management
problems |
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| Lack of family cohesion/family bonding |
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| Family
attitudes favorable to alcohol, tobacco,
and/or other drug use |
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| Adults who provide alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs to minor |
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| House parties for minors where alcohol
is served |
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| Parents who excuse or deny use |
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| Parent's/care giver's high risk use of
alcohol |
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| Parent's/care giver's use of tobacco or
other drugs |
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| Parent's involving youth in use of
alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs |
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| Unrealistic expectations for youth
development |
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| Poor
child supervision and discipline |
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| Ambiguous, lax, or inconsistent rules
and sanctions regarding substance use |
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| Unclear expectations of parents for
children (schoolwork, behavior, etc.) |
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| Lack of parental knowledge of child's
friends, free-time activities, and
whereabouts outside the home |
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| Unsupervised, latch-key children |
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| Failure to take action on early signs of
use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs |
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| Harsh or erratic punishment |
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| Unrealistic expectations for youth
development |
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Risk |
| Inadequate life skills (social
competency, including coping,
decision-making and refusal skills) |
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| Lack of self-control |
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| Low self-efficacy (knowing that one can
do something well and have an effect in the
world) |
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| Emotional and psychological problems |
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| Favorable attitudes toward substance use |
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| Rejection of commonly held values and
religion |
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| Lack of felling bonded to school,
church, or other positive group |
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| Early antisocial behavior, such as
lying, stealing, and aggression, often
combined with shyness or hyperactivity |
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| School failure |
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| |
Risk |
| Strict DUI laws |
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| Difficult for youth to access alcohol |
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| Difficult for youth to access tobacco |
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| Difficult for youth to access marijuana |
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| Underage purchase laws well enforced |
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| Students well-trained in media literacy |
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| Community is caring and supportive |
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| Community has high expectations for
youth |
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| Opportunities for youth participation in
community activities |
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| School is caring and supportive |
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| School personnel have high expectations
for students |
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| School has clear rules for appropriate
behavior |
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| Youth involved in school decision-making |
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| Association with peers who are involved
in positive activities |
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| Positive bonding among family members |
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| Strong parenting skills |
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| Students have strong social and
emotional skills (communication,
cooperation, problem-solving, empathy,
self-discipline, etc.) |
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Students are bonded to positive social
institutions |
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| School |
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| Family |
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| Church |
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Please answer the following questions to the best
of your ability.
1. In your opinion what will make Alcohol and
Other Drug (AOD) consumption decrease achieving
community level change?
2. What specifically to your sector could the
Tipton County Drug Coalition provide that would work
to bring about community level change in decreasing
consumption?
3. Specifically what resources does your sector
need to achieve community level change in AOD
consumption?
4. Specifically what resources could your sector
provide in order to reduce AOD consumption?
