Four Loko, Moonshot, Joose, and other caffeine-infused alcohol products (also known as Alcoholic Energy drinks) exploded onto the scene several months ago and quickly became one of the biggest new threats to public safety.

Since the UBHCHY Coalition began collecting data in 2002 on the level of Developmental Assets in Upper Bucks youth, one of the least reported asset categories has been “Creative Activities.” If the The Upper Bucks Alliance for Creative Expression (UBACE) has anything to do with it, this level will change in the next decade.

The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition’s First Student Support Card survey results were revealed to an audience over over 100 attendees on October 19, 2010. Indian Valley was mentored by Upper Bucks Healthy Community Healthy Youth (UBHCHY) Coalition, and used funding from a recent grant from the federal Drug Free Communities Support Programs of $150,000.

As digital drugs, also known as “i-dosing,” has popped up in some parts of the nation, drug experts and school officials are warning parents to beware. Last year, students at Mustang High School, OK, who appeared to be high were sent to the principal’s office, where they claimed they’d tried something called “i-dosers.”

Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth (UBHCHY) Coalition together with justCommunity, Inc. is proud to announce a second Prescription Drug Take-Back day scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2010. 

Over 150 community service leaders, non-profit organizations, and local governmental leaders attended the Foundations Community Partnership (www.fcpartnership.org) “Partnership in Youth Services” luncheon ceremony held at the Doylestown Country Club in Doylestown yesterday. 

The first nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back event was held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Multiple locations throughout Upper Bucks County were manned by police officers, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration, board members, staff and volunteers of Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition. justCommunity Executive Director Lee Rush talks about the event with WFMZ-TV.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is partnering with government, public health, community, and law enforcement partners on a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative which seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft.

It’s back-to-school time…a stressful time for kids and teens as they’re faced with new academic challenges and social pressures.  Research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows the number one reason teens report for trying drugs is to help them handle school-related pressures.

For the third year, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition is sponsoring the Parents Who Host Lose the Most campaign in Upper Bucks County. During the month of June 2010, letters were mailed to parents of high school students from Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown high schools informing them about the campaign.