PROGRAM

How many young students use tobacco products or vaping devices?

Among young people in 2022:

An estimated 8.7% of 8th graders and 15.1% of 10th graders, and 24.8% of 12th graders reported any nicotine use in the past 30 days.
An estimated 0.8% of 8th graders, 1.7% of 10th graders, and 4% of 12th graders reported any cigarette use in the past 30 days.
An estimated 7.1% of 8th graders, 14.2% of 10th graders, and 20.7% of 12th graders reported vaping nicotine in the past 30 days.
Source: 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey

How many children should choose a drug free lifestyle, to make any program worthwhile? How can we encourage our youth to make a positive choice and stay away from gateway drugs?

The Reuter's Report, June 24, 2002, states, "A new study says that drug-prevention programs would be more effective if they started in elementary schools rather than middle schools... students who began using alcohol, cigarettes or marijuana in elementary school were five times more likely to be using these substances when they were in middle school compared with their peers". (4)  Dr. Nance Wilson, lead author of the study by the University of California School of Public Health in Berkeley, California said, "That such early use is associated with greatly increased odds of later use, when the children are in middle school, suggests that early prevention programs are of great importance”. (5)  The Robert Wood Foundation indicated that, "after 20 years of researching addiction prevention, the programs that work the best are programs that combine a solid based school program with active learning experience".  (6)

Community Crusade Against Drug Abuse, Inc. is prepared to meet the challenge of educating, motivating and empowering our youth. Community Crusade Against Drug Abuse, Inc. has a vision how our efforts in drug prevention will improve our schools, parents, residents, businesses, but especially our YOUTH. Improving the awareness of harmful effects of "Gateway" drugs and wholesome alternative choices, to live life with a positive attitude.  

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History

Community Crusade Against Drug Abuse (CCADA) is a nonprofit agency that has taken the lead in providing a higher awareness of the dangers of gateway drugs, creating awareness that will prevent youth from starting tobacco, alcohol, and substance abuse. 

CCADA has a long-standing commitment to helping the youth we serve gain the skills they need to lead full, productive drug free lives.  CCADA was founded in 1986 in the State of California as a Private Foundation.  In 1993 CCADA was awarded a Federal 501 (c) 3 status, CCADA then filed as a non-profit Idaho corporation in 1999, as well as registering in Oregon in 1999.  Ran by a board of five members and several volunteers.

For more information on Substance Abuse we have found the following websites very useful:

http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html

http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx

http://www.theantidrug.com/

http://www.preventionnet.com/

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542

Say yes to life, live life drug free!