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Care Coalition presents youth substance‑use survey; board asks attorneys to draft a resolution on retail THC products
Summary
Care Coalition and district staff presented multi‑year survey data showing lower reported youth substance use than state averages, persistent perception and access concerns and retail availability of novel THC/hemp products. The board asked staff and counsel to draft a formal resolution for downstream advocacy.
Representatives from the Care Coalition of Transylvania County and district staff briefed the school board on substance‑use prevention programs, student incident data and retail trends during the April meeting.
Care Coalition Program Director Kristen Gentry reviewed nearly a decade of locally collected student survey data (grades 6–12) and summarized the organization’s core measures: past‑30‑day use, perception of harm, peer and parent disapproval and ease of access. Gentry said the survey shows long‑term declines in reported past‑30‑day use of alcohol, cannabis and prescription‑drug misuse at the high‑school level compared with 2014, but noted the program’s most recent…
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