Local Experts Address Latest Trends and Tips for Preventing Youth Substance Use
WHAT: Local professionals will share their knowledge of underage drinking, vaping and illegal
substance use to parents and students in the Youth Substance Use.
This educational forum will help encourage students, parents and the public to prevent alcohol, vaping, marijuana and other drug use among youth. Participants will learn about the long-term consequences of
substance use on adolescent brain development. Information and resources will be available on the current trends in substance use, social host ordinances and local prevention resources.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Morris Vance Community Rooms: 200 Civic Center Dr., Vista, CA 92084
WHO:
Haley Guiffrida, Vista Community Clinic Tobacco Control Program
Cristi Walker, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Dr. Joanna Jacobus, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Craig Wiblemo, Vista Unified School District Student Services
Facilitated by Aaron Byzak, Tri-City Medical Center and NCPC Board member Panelists: Q & A Format
Presentation. Spanish translation will be provided. Spanish speakers will be available for reporters.
WHY:
The City of Vista joined several cities throughout the County in revising its social host ordinance
to specifically include marijuana. The ordinance, adopted September 13, 2019, holds party hosts responsible for ensuring minors do not have access to alcohol, marijuana or other controlled substances at their gatherings.
“Social hosts” may be subject to fines of up to $1,000 and/or jail up to six months, and liable for
cost recovery. Party hosts can avoid citations by: 1) controlling access by minors to alcohol, cannabis or other control substances, 2) verifying the age of persons attending the gathering, 3) supervising the activities of minors at the gathering.
Over 1 in 5 young adults in North County reported providing alcohol to minors in the past year,
according to a survey of 266 respondents age 18-25 conducted by NCPC in Spring 2019.
The most common sources of alcohol and marijuana for teens are parties and events outside of
school, and friends and other teens (CA Healthy Kids Survey, Vista Unified, 2016-17).
A recent study showed adolescents who vaped were 3.5 times as likely to smoke marijuana.
(https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2748383).
Among the 29.8% of students nationwide who currently drink alcohol, 43.5% had usually received the alcohol by someone giving it to them.
(https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2017/ss6708.pdf).
Youth who drink alcohol are more likely to experience alcohol-related car crashes and other
unintentional injuries, such as burns, falls, and drowning.
(https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm).
Substance abuse and problematic patterns of substance use among youth can lead to problems at
school, cause or aggravate physical and mental health-related issues, promote poor peer
relationships, cause motor-vehicle accidents, and place stress on the family.
(https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substance-abuse).
