Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
Watauga Substance Action & Prevention coalition, formerly known as Watauga Substance Abuse Prevention collaborative - Watauga Substance Action & Prevention (WSAP) is a data-driven, evidence-based, multi-sector coalition with goals to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance misuse in Watauga County, North Carolina. WSAP partners with the community to prevent and reduce the misuse of alcohol, e-cigarettes/electronic smoking, and prescription medication by youth through awareness, advocacy, and action. While continually collecting data, building capacity, and implementing environmental strategies to affect population level change, the coalition seeks to be the sole convener on youth-related substance misuse prevention efforts, and to institutionalize policies and practices that reduce youth substance use. WSAP works to address access and availability of prescription drugs, e-cigarettes/electronic vaping products, and alcohol; lack of awareness about the danger of drugs and alcohol; and social norms related to drugs and alcohol. Since the coalition's inception in 2009, there has been a decrease in youth alcohol and substance use. In fact, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the incidences of alcohol and drug use among Watauga County youth are decreasing more rapidly than the state and national rates. These rates of decline have been particularly strengthened by the Drug-Free Communities Support Program.
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