A Family Guidance Center of Warren County New Jersey Program
Hidden in Plain Sight is a presentation that allows parents, grandparents, teachers, caregivers and other adults the opportunity to examine a mock teenager’s bedroom to identify and examine paraphernalia and hiding places along with other signs that may indicate alcohol or other substance use by a teen.
This interactive educational tool shows intoxication levels after drinking under different scenarios that include gender, weight, number of drinks consumed over different periods of time, blood alcohol levels and the time it takes levels to reach zero.
Users are able to see how long alcohol stays in the bloodstream after just one drink or after several drinks at different intervals and also by gender and weight, as alcohol metabolism rates for males and females are different with females taking more time to metabolize a drink.
The Intoxiclock also shows how even “harmless” drinking, i.e., one drink before dinner and then one glass of wine during dinner, can affect a person for more than an hour after they leave a restaurant after dining. The levels from binge drinking can also be seen.
How Intoxiclock Works – short video
The Intoxiclock can be used throughout the community and could even be set up at an after-prom party for entertainment and education.
Scheduled demonstrations of the Intoxiclock can be arranged by using the contact form below, or visit https://www.fatalvision.com/
This program encourages parents and the ENTIRE community to send a unified message that teen alcohol consumption is unhealthy, unsafe and unacceptable.
The program takes place at state and local levels, concentrating on celebratory times for youth, such as homecoming, holidays, prom, graduation and other times when underage drinking parties are prevalent.
Parents who host teenage drinking parties face a variety of unpleasant consequences.
Are you willing to…
1. pay a $1,000 fine per person served?
2. spend 180 days in jail per person served?
3. pay a $15,000 fine if an injury occurs?
4. spend 5 years in prison if an injury occurs?
We didn’t think so! Don’t make a “Big Mistake”! Watch this short video clip.
Help us spread the word to all parents in Warren County
Project Medicine Drop provides the opportunity for anyone to discard unused household and prescription medications any day throughout the year. There are now 9 locations throughout Warren County. (And while you’re at it, don’t forget about Grandma’s stash!!)
Each Project Medicine Drop box is affixed to the floor or a wall in a secure area within police department headquarters, well within view of law enforcement officers, in an area where members of the public may dispose of their unused medications. The prominent “Project Medicine Drop” logos make the boxes highly visible and recognizable.
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has developed Project Medicine Drop as an important component of its effort to halt the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. Police departments in Warren County interested in joining Project Medicine Drop should be aware of the requirements. Details are provided in the “Project Medicine Drop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).”
This initiative builds on the success of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take Back Initiative and the American Medicine Chest Challenge, which is sponsored in New Jersey by the DEA, Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey and the Sheriffs’ Association of New Jersey. Both programs provide opportunities to drop off unused medications at pre-identified, secure locations.
This vital project, led by teenagers and adult volunteers, is funded by Community Trials Intervention (CTI) to reduce high-risk drinking in Warren County. Each year, in April and November, this coalition places high-impact stickers displaying the legal consequences of purchasing and providing alcohol to minors. With the support of retailers, warning stickers are placed on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers, hard lemonades and other “alcopops” known to appeal to minors. In addition to the stickers, participating stores are also placing prominent signs in their windows.
If you are interested in taking part of the NEXT Sticker Shock Campaign please fill out the form below
Every teen’s life is filled with pressure…some of it good, some of it bad. The goal of this organization is to help teens stand up to negative pressures or influences. The more aware kids are of the influences around them, the better prepared they will be to face them, including the pressure to use drugs and alcohol. Above the Influence isn’t telling kids how to live their lives; it gives them another perspective and the latest facts.
Interested in having an Above the Influence campaign at your school?
Fill out the form below.
