SARG: Substance Abuse Response Guide
Site updated - 6/08/09
A REAL, Practical Guide To Social Marketing to Reduce Underage Drinking in Florida
"Be The Wall" is a statewide social marketing campaign sponsored by the Florida Governor’s Office of Drug Control, Florida Department of Children and Families, and the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant.
To learn more about the "Be The Wall" Statewide Campaign, please view the "Be The Wall" Powerpoint and be sure to visit our new "Be The Wall" section of the website, located under the resources menu.
Congratulations!!!
The following coalitions have won a traveling display for their Be The Wall campaign:
- Drug Free Charlotte County
- Highlands County Community Coalition
- Live Free! Substance Abuse Prevention of Pinellas County
- Palm Beach County Substance Abuse Coalition
Congratulations to Debbie Lees, SARG Coordinator in Highlands County! She has once again successfully gotten the local news media to inform the community about the coalition’s BE THE WALL Campaign! Check out the article at Success Stories
Florida News:
"St. Pete Times" on Pasco County Mobile Operations Center
Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Coalition helps Pasco County Sheriff’s Office refurbish trailer for use at DUI checkpoints as a mobile drunk tank. (read more)
Port St. Joe's "The Star" on Gulf Coast Prevention Coalition Project
Prevention Coalition Urges Parents to “Be the Wall”" (read more)
Orlando Sentinel spotlights Safe Climate Coalition of Lake County
"Be the Wall" campaign article highlights parents' battle against middle school peer pressure to drink alcohol. "The biggest problem, though, will be convincing some parents that it's the right thing to do." (read more)
Sheriffs Alcohol Vendors Enforcement Program for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
We just had Deputy Scott Sitton present his Sheriffs Alcohol Vendors Enforcement program he developed for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Scott far exceeded our expectations for the ideas he brought to our law enforcement agencies in Monroe County. (read more)
Other News:
New Drug-Free Workplace Kit Available from SAMHSA
According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 74.9 percent of all adult illicit drug users and most binge and heavy alcohol users are employed full or part time, which can cause loss of productivity, absenteeism and workplace accidents. A new kit is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help employers develop drug-free workplace policies and programs. The free Drug-Free Workplace Kit provides public and private workplaces with practical evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs. (read more)
Our coalitions are experiencing great successes and we would love to share them with you.
Please make sure to check back frequently as we highlight plenty of new SARG Coalition "Success Stories" on our website in the weeks to come.