Regional Prevention Program (RPP)

Did you know?

• Delaying the onset of first use of cigarettes to age 21 has been shown to drastically reduce the chances a person will EVER smoke?
• JUULing (use of a JUUL vaping device) has led to a staggering increase among youth e-cigarette use? At the same time, we are seeing for the first time in years, an increase in the number of youth tobacco use.
• National Kick Butts Day is March 20
  
• St. Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest holidays on our nation’s roads. During the 2013-2017 St. Patrick’s Day holiday period (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18), 234 lives were lost due to drunk-driving crashes.
• In 2017 alone, 59 people (37% of all crash fatalities) were killed in drunk-driving crashes over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period.
• Between midnight and 5:59 a.m. March 18, 2017, three-fourths (75%) of crash fatalities involved a drunk driver.
• Walking home from the bar after a night out partying? That can also be dangerous. In 2017, 32 percent of the pedestrians killed in crashes had blood alcohol concentrations of .08 or higher. Arrange for a sober ride or for a sober friend to walk you home.
• Drug-impaired driving is an increasing problem on our nation’s roads. It is illegal to drive while drug-impaired, period. It’s essential for drivers to understand: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different.

• March 15: Poinsett County Opioid Kickoff Town Hall, Trumann Community Center, 11:30 – 1:00
• March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
• March 20: National Kick Butts Day
• March 21: MATRIARC Seminar, Food Bank, Jonesboro

• March 25: Prevention Ethics Class, Jonesboro
• March 28: Youth Mental Health First Aid Class, Jonesboro
• April 4: Craighead County Opioid Kickoff Town Hall, Jonesboro Municipal Building, 11:30 – 1:00