Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Programs
Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Programs
The Castro Valley Unified School District is committed to helping
parents meet the challenges created by drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Our
first line of defense is prevention. Research tells us that if students
have an underlying background of family and community support they will
be more likely to make good choices about unsafe behavior.
Parents and guardians do make the difference. Be involved in your
child’s life. Express your family’s values clearly. Listen to
your children, and act as a positive role model. If you think your
child is using alcohol and/or drugs, seek help immediately, but also
make sure that your child knows that he or she is still loved and that
solutions can be found.
Our schools dedicate time and resources to teach our children about how
to make healthy and safe choices to be tobacco, alcohol and drug
free. School programs include:
Too Good For Drugs (5th grade)
Too Good for Drugs was developed under scientifically rigorous
conditions, demonstrates consistently positive results, is innovative
and effective, and responds successfully to the needs of the
students. This is a comprehensive drug prevention education
program designed to teach youth that they are too good for drugs and to
equip them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to remain
drug-free. The 10 weekly lessons also focus on teaching goal
setting, decision making, and effective communication. Too Good
for Drugs is taught by a uniformed Deputy Sheriff of the Alameda County
Sheriff’s Office. Each instructor of the program attends a
three-day training program, which is taught by representatives of the
Mendez Foundation, who developed and wrote the curriculum for Too Good
for Drugs.
QUEST (6th grade)
This Research-Validated program promotes positive social behaviors
including self-discipline, responsibility, good judgment, respect for
self and others, and an ethic of service, as well as positive
commitments to family, school, peers, and community to support young
peoples' healthy development. One of the seven units focuses
specifically on knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to preventing
or delaying substance use. Students learn and practice skills to
understand normative beliefs and make personal commitments not to use
drugs; to recognize social pressures that influence substance use, to
have self-management, problem-solving, stress reduction, and
assertiveness/refusal skills to resist drug use; to have accurate
information about the impact of drug use; and to build bonds with
pro-social peers and caring adults at school and in the community.
Project ALERT (7th and 8th grades)
Project ALERT is a drug prevention curriculum that addresses alcohol,
tobacco, marijuana, and inhalant use in eleven core and three booster
sessions. It uses a social influences approach emphasizing critical
thinking about media and peer influences, resistance skills, accurate
information about consequences of drug use, benefits of not using
drugs, and alternatives to drug use. A session on smoking cessation is
included. A DVD with eight classroom lesson videos and guided program
tour is provided.
Project Towards No Drugs (9th grade)
This Research-Validated curriculum motivates students to use their
decision-making skills to refuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
Twelve, 40-minute sessions refine students' active listening,
decision-making, and refusal skills. Students critically evaluate the
effect of stereotyping on self-fulfilling prophecies, distinguish myths
from facts, practice stress management techniques, and overcome
negative thought and behavior loops. Students also learn about the
negative consequences of chemical dependency on themselves and their
families. In the final session, students make a commitment to their
desire to avoid drug use.
Adolescent Treatment Programs
Castro Valley Unified School District works in partnership with the
following programs to provide students with free drug and alcohol
assessments.
Axis Community Health
4361 Railroad Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: 925-201-6201
Project Eden
22646 Second Street
Hayward, Ca 94541
Phone: 510-247-8200
Fax: 510-247-8202
Thunder Road
Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital and Group Home
390 40th Street
Oakland, Ca 94609
Phone: 510-653-5040
FAX: 510-653-6475
Castro Valley Community Action Network (CV CAN!)
In addition to educational programs for students, Castro Valley Unified
School District directs a community and school based coalition that is
dedicated to creating a future free of substance abuse for Castro
Valley youth. The goals of the coalition are to (1) Reduce
substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults in the
community; and (2) Establish and strengthen collaboration and
partnership among various community groups and agencies to support
efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
For information about CV CAN call: Traci Cross, Project Director -
510-537-3335 ext 1936
Or go to the CV CAN website at: http://www.cvcan.net
