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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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Cannabis Taxes: Promises and Pitfalls

2 days 8 hours ago

By Beau Kilmer, RAND Center In less than three months, Californians will vote on legalizing production, distribution and possession of recreational cannabis. Tax revenues are central to that debate, but the really important question is not so much what taxes would be best today but how those taxes should evolve over time. What many people don't realize is that even if voters reject Proposition 64, state and local officials will still need to deal with cannabis taxes because California... Read more...

Shared Documents

Addressing Youth Marijuana Use: Research Brief 2 days 8 hours ago
Marijuana, Other Drugs, and Alcohol Use by Drivers in Washington State 5 days 16 hours ago
NPN 2016 - Closing Plenary PDF - Marijuana Laws - Mariani, Piper, Girard, Segawa 1 week 2 days ago
NPN 2016 - Closing Plenary PPT - Marijuana Laws - Mariani, Piper, Girard, Segawa 1 week 2 days ago
NPN 2016 Presentation - Mariani - A Conversation on Lessons Learned from Marijuana Legalization in Four States (Washington) 1 week 6 days ago
NPN 2016 Presentation - Mariani - Partnerships For Success 1 week 6 days ago
Health Care Providers Encouraged to Use SAMHSA Suicide Prevention App 2 weeks 1 day ago
World Suicide Prevention Day Awareness and Activities Packet 2 weeks 3 days ago

News and Announcements

Cyberbullying linked to increased levels of depression among female college students 2 days 8 hours ago
Adolescent Cannabis Use: Etiology and Treatment webinar available 2 days 8 hours ago
Tobacco companies get partial win in FDA labeling fight 2 days 8 hours ago
IC&RC Seeks Prevention Specialist Subject Matter Experts 1 week 1 day ago

Discussion Activity

Looking for Trainer Suggestions 1 year 29 weeks ago
Integrating MH promotion and SA prevention 1 year 30 weeks ago
SPORT Curriculum 2 years 44 weeks ago

Upcoming Events

2016 NAMI State Conference

Friday, September 30, 2016 - 8:00am - Sunday, October 2, 2016 - 4:00pm
31st Annual Washington State Co-Occurring Disorders and Treatment Conference

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 8:00am - Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 5:00pm
Webinar: Why All the Excitement about Logic Models?

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Job Opportunities

Executive Director - The Washington State Essentials for Childhood initiative Posted: 09/18/2016 - 12:15pm
DSHS Prevention Policy and Project Manager Posted: 08/21/2016 - 9:24pm
Student Assistance Specialist (Bilingual English/Spanish) Posted: 08/03/2016 - 9:11am

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