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ASAP Youth Ambassadors encourage peers to be safe, sober on Prom Night

Posted at 12:33 pm April 19, 2019
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This time of year, high school students are looking forward to those wonderful milestone moments like prom and graduation. Regrettably, these milestones can sometimes go hand in hand with tragedy when mixed with drugs or alcohol, a press release said.

ASAP of Anderson Youth Ambassadors Coalition (YAC) are encouraging their peers to be safe and sober on prom night, the press release said. The ASAP YAC is made up of students from Anderson County, Clinton, and Oak Ridge high schools. Students designed posters that will hang throughout their schools in the coming weeks before prom to remind students they can “choose their fate.” This message corresponds with ASAP’s #IAMONE campaign. The campaign encourages youth to declare #IAMONE who will not use drugs or alcohol, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: alcohol, ASAP of Anderson, ASAP Youth Ambassadors, drugs, IAMONE, Prom Night, Tennessee Highway Safety Office, Youth Ambassadors Coalition

ORHS Youth Ambassadors travel to Capitol for substance abuse prevention day

Posted at 3:34 am March 10, 2017
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Eleven Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Youth Ambassadors from Anderson County, Clinton, and Oak Ridge high schools traveled to the State Capitol to take part in Prevention Alliance of Tennessee’s Day on the Hill. On this day, coalitions from all across the state come together to advocate for substance abuse prevention in Tennessee. By joining forces with The Prevention Alliance of Tennessee (PAT), the ASAP Youth Ambassadors are able to further the mission to prevent and reduce substance abuse in Anderson County, a press release said.

During the visit, these students had the opportunity to have private meetings with Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, Representative John Ragan, and Representative Dennis Powers to educate them about the issues that are important to them. Currently, these issues include the desire to have tobacco-free parks in Anderson County, the risks involved with legalizing medical or other uses of marijuana, and support for opioid abuse reduction. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, Health, K-12, State Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention, Anderson County, Anderson County Health Department, Anderson County High School, ASAP, ASAP Youth Ambassadors, Day on the Hill, Dennis Powers, Donovan Harrington, Jenifer Laurendine, John Ragan, marijuana, Mary Tuskan, Oak Ridge Schools, opioid abuse, Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, Randy McNally, Stacey Pratt, substance abuse, tobacco-free parks, youth ambassadors

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