Watauga Substance Action & Prevention - WSAP

04/19/2023

Many thanks to our sponsors who are helping make this lunch event possible! Be sure to RSVP so we have enough for everyone. Scan the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/3nY9TPqbfQM8qCHz8 to RSVP.

New River Light & Power Rumple Memorial Presbyterian ChurchNAMI High Country Mohr Fun Events Boone United Methodist Church

06/16/2022

According to the CDC, alcohol use is down 22% among middle schoolers and 24% among high schoolers. To***co use is down 46% among middle schoolers and 45% among high schoolers. Prescription drug use is down 7% among middle schoolers and 27% among high schoolers.

https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/featured-topics/drug-free-communities.html

06/10/2022

Fun Fact Friday:

After participating in the CADCA discussion on Va**ng I have learned that, the addictive nature of vapes has increased due to the chemical formula of the "Salt Nics" and are meant to pass through to the brain much faster.

And...

Disposable Vapes are actually not disposable. They do not have a way to separate the chemical cartridge from the electronic battery device. Therefore, there is not a legal way to dispose of them.

06/03/2022

WYN Community Health Ashe Team is attending "Ashe Safety Day" tomorrow at the Ashe County High School! We will be there with a lot of resources, information, goodies bags, and a fun chalk/bubble table! Please see the event flyer below!

04/05/2022

Go Yolanda! Boone is a better place because of you. Thank you for being a part of WSAP and all you do for us!

"Approved." "Denied." These are the words Yolanda Adams heard as she waited to be approved for residency in the United States.

04/05/2022

Let’s celebrate the businesses in Boone who are doing their part in decreasing underage drinking! 👏

BOONE — The Watauga Substance Action & Prevention Coalition (WSAP) conducted 59 Alcohol Purchase Surveys in Watauga County in November of 2021. WSAP partnered with Appalachian State students who are

03/25/2022

03/16/2022

We have been looking closely at the Watauga High School Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) results from the past few years. From 2018 to 2021 there was a 3.7% drop in use of ma*****na. Our goal with this data is to access trends in substance use and health behaviors of youth in our community!

02/28/2022

It is important to recognize that since the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression are increasing. The data gathered from the Watauga Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) shows how greatly our youth are affected by this as well. We encourage you to reach out and support the youth in our community; they need us now more than ever!