Other Drugs
FACT BOX...CLICK TO EXPAND: DRUG FACTS in NORTHEAST IOWA
- 25% of Fayette County 8th graders think it is easy or very easy to get marijuana; 46% of Fayette County 11th graders think the same. (Iowa Youth Survey, 2002)
Goals:
1. Decrease prescription drug misuse/abuse
2. Increase the perception of harm of illegal/illicet drugs
3. Decrease us of marijuana
Community Initiatives
Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions
The county substance abuse prevention coalitions are committed to making changes in their community in order to improve the health of youth and adults and to increase awareness of the dangers of illicit drug use.
Northeast Iowa Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions:
- Dubuque Area Substance Abuse Coalition
- DDAC
- Fayette County Substance Abuse Coalition
- Howard County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
- Winneshiek County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition




