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The Athena website is created for prevention professionals to develop, update, and sustain their substance abuse prevention work.

You can find general information about substance abuse prevention on this site or get specific documents and tools like sample agendas and surveys. You can also access prevention discussions and online training opportunities.

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Olympian Editorial: State Should Not Enourage More Alcohol Consumption

4 days 2 hours ago

The Olympian Although there has been an alarming increase in the consumption of deadly and addictive drugs in the United States, it is a legal and socially acceptable drug — alcohol — that is most widely abused and commonly linked to social problems. There’s no disputing that fact, as those who work in substance abuse, homelessness and domestic violence programs know. And yet, politicians in states such as Washington continue to cater to those who push for... Read more...

Shared Documents

LDTL - Registration form 2014 (Final) 6 days 18 min ago
LDTL 2014 Materials Order Form 6 days 5 hours ago
CPWI Brochure - March 2014 Update 1 week 1 day ago
National Prevention Network Research Conference Save The Date 1 week 3 days ago
Marijuana Impacts and Research Overview - CADCA 1 week 3 days ago
Underage Drinking InfoGraphic 1 week 3 days ago
CANS Survey 2014 (Community Assessment of Neighborhood Stores) 1 week 3 days ago
Prevention only A-19 Webinar Link 1 week 4 days ago

News and Announcements

Suicide in the Military: Army-NIH Funded Study Points to Risk and Protective Factors 5 days 3 hours ago
"Today Show" Airs Story on Adults Buying Alcohol for Minors 5 days 3 hours ago
Seattle Times Reports Retailers’ Profits Squeezed by I-1183 5 days 3 hours ago
Health Officials Urge Tobacco Companies to Stop Menthol Cigarette Sales 5 days 3 hours ago

Discussion Activity

Asotin County would like to push our local leaders to Opt-out of selling recreational marijuana in our community 3 weeks 6 days ago
SPORT Curriculum 16 weeks 18 hours ago
Community Survey Recruiting Ideas - Hosted by Linda Becker 1 year 9 weeks ago

Upcoming Events

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 8:30am - Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 4:30pm
Nurturing Parenting Programs - Three Day Seminar & Facilitator Training (Fee charged)

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 9:00am - Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 4:00pm
Suicide and Crisis Intervention

Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Job Opportunities

4-H Program Coordinator – WSU Thurston County Extension Posted: 03/12/2014 - 12:48pm
DBHR - Prevention System Manager Posted: 03/06/2014 - 5:23pm
Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Grant Project Coordinator Posted: 02/25/2014 - 5:47pm
Prevention Intervention Specialist Posted: 02/10/2014 - 4:03pm

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