To teach Substance Use Education I utilize Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens (www.drugpolicy.org/resource/safety-first-real-drug-education-teens) . Focusing on a harm reduction approach, I teach how drugs affect the teenage brain and body, addiction and physical dependence, real world consequences as well as mental health, the effects of drug policies and how harm reduction methods can help. Going beyond "Just Say No", I provide information as to why substance use can be harmful and how to prevent harm for themselves and others. 

To coordinate substance use education in your classroom please contact Patty Young at pyoung@alliancemed.org or call 707-494-9990.

Marijuana Prevention and Education materials and trainings, Opioid Harm Reduction materials and training

To coordinate substance use education in your classroom please contact Carla Denner at carla.denner@sonoma-county.org .