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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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Corrupting Citizens For Fun And Profit

4 days 20 hours ago

By Michael Gerson, Washington Post Opinion writer Two of the larger social trends of our time — the growth of payday gambling and the legalization of marijuana — have two things in common: They are justified as the expansion of personal liberty, and they serve the interests of an expanding government. The ideological alliance behind these changes is among the strangest in U.S. politics. Libertarians seek to lift governmental restraints on consensual acts. State governments... Read more...

Shared Documents

Marijuana in Seattle Public Schools 4 days 20 hours ago
Training Opportunity for CPWI Communities - GGC Facilitator Training 2 weeks 3 days ago
Parent Guide to Substance Abuse Treatment - DBHR 2014 3 weeks 3 days ago
Youth Substance Abuse Treatment and Referral Guide - DBHR 2014 3 weeks 3 days ago
Mental Health Peer Leadership - Eastern Washington 3 weeks 4 days ago
Mental Health Peer Leadership - Western Washington 3 weeks 4 days ago
Environmental Prevention Strategies and Marijuana 3 weeks 4 days ago
Mercer Island Marijuana License Rejection Response - example for use by other communities 3 weeks 4 days ago

News and Announcements

NIH Study: Research-based Strategies Help Reduce Underage Drinking 4 days 6 hours ago
Marijuana Dependence Alters the Brain's Response to Drug Paraphernalia 4 days 8 hours ago
Seattle Times Starts Blog About Marijuana-Related Issues 4 days 20 hours ago
Little Known Medical Marijuana Loophole Allows Teens To Get Lots of Pot 4 days 20 hours ago

Discussion Activity

Asotin County would like to push our local leaders to Opt-out of selling recreational marijuana in our community 23 weeks 7 hours ago
SPORT Curriculum 35 weeks 2 days ago
Community Survey Recruiting Ideas - Hosted by Linda Becker 1 year 28 weeks ago

Upcoming Events

Substance Abuse - Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators?

Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 9:00am - 10:00am
Webinar - The Power of Youth Development & Recovery Supports

Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
SMAHRT Conference 2014 - Using Social Media to Improve Health, Catalyze Research & Empower Communities

Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 7:00am - Saturday, August 2, 2014 - 12:00pm

Job Opportunities

Director of Substance Abuse Treatment Services Posted: 06/25/2014 - 5:11pm

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