Drug and Alcohol Prevention

Poway Unified, in collaboration with community organizations, shares information with parents, staff, and students to educate our school community regarding the issues of substance abuse.

Raising Awareness

• Synthetic Drugs

• Prescription Drugs & Oxycodone Products

• Alcohol

• Drug Fact Sheet: Bath Salts

• Drug Fact Sheet: K2 or Spice

• Prescription Drugs and Oxycodone Products What Are the Physical Warning Signs?

• What Parents Need To Know About Prescription Drugs and Oxycodone Products

• Tips for Preventing RX Abuse

• Drug Information for Parents

• What to Say to Your Child about Drugs at Every Age

• Help your Teens Party right at Graduation

• Drug Chart

• Alcohol

• Cocaine

• Ecstasy

• Meth

• Health Effects of Marijuana

• Negative Effects of Marijuana

• Should You Snoop?
  

The following list represents programs that are currently in place at sites and/or across the district. Additionally, listed below are the partners that PUSD utilizes for various programs and presentations and the new initiatives that have been introduced this year.

Ongoing Programs

• After School Education and Safety (ASES)  – Middle school program staff offer after school activities and tutoring for students. TOSA’s coordinate Too Good for Drugs lessons
• Too Good for Drugs–PUSD adopted curriculum for grades K-9 with supplemental lessons 10-12
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Violence Prevention Curriculum - Steps to Respect, Second Step, Bullying Prevention Guidebook for sites.
• Canine Detection – Drug dogs at all middle and high schools
• Caring Connection Center – Parent education workshops; assist families in crisis.
• Character Counts – Six Pillars and Acts of Kindness – K-8 class lessons.  Other bullying prevention programs at sites
• Counselors – Grades K-5 Part Time and Grades 6-12           
• Friday Night Live Club – Promotes positive youth development, leadership, advocacy and safe and drug free activities

• Grants
• Primary Interaction Program (PIP) – Grades K-3 – Allows students the opportunity to learn new skills through modeling, practice, and reinforcement
• Tobacco Use Prevention Education – Grades 6-12

• Military Liaisons – Offer support and parent workshops for military families
• Red Ribbon activities -  Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug awareness activities
• Staff Development – Staff training in prevention, crises, drug, alcohol, tobacco prevention, etc
• Student Support Services – Prevention, education, intervention, and assisting families in crisis
• Students and Families in Recovery (SAFIR) – held weekly at Abraxas
• Support Groups – AA, NA, Tobacco Cessation, Eating Disorders, grief, etc
  
  

Collaborations/Partners

• Aurora Behavioral Health
• Law Enforcement (SRO’s)
• Mental Health Agencies/Providers
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• North Inland Community Prevention
• Palomar Family Counseling
• Palomar-Pomerado Health Systems
• Parent Education/Workshops
• Parent Teacher Student Associations (PTSA)
• Reality House – Sober Living
• Safety Wellness Advocacy Community Coalition (SWACC)
• Vista Hill Foundation

New Initiatives include:

• Expansion of parent education workshops at the Caring Connection Center
• HOPE Foundation Presentations (Rubin family)
• Rachel’s Challenge
• Raising Awareness articles on website
• Regional Parent Awareness Forums *** – How to Protect our Kids from the Dangers of Synthetic Drugs
• Superintendent’s Student Forum
• SWACC Parent Awareness Collaborative