Casco Bay CANThank You Casco Bay Region Teens!
Members of the community express their thanks to Casco Bay region teens, who are doing their part to keep their community safe and healthy. These times have been particularly difficult for kids as they haven’t been able to attend school, participate in events with their friends, or explore their world in new and exciting ways – all of the things that teens love. Casco Bay CAN Coalition members recognize how strong/resilient youth are and we thank them!
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy 2021!
Vaping & Cannabis Trends Among Young Adults (19-22)
- Past month nicotine vaping rose dramatically over 3 years
- Past month cannabis vaping increased among non-college young adults in 2019
- Past year cannabis remained at historic highs
- Daily cannabis use was more common among non-college young adults in 2019
View the infographic here.
Angst Screening in Community
Life of a Student Athlete: Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week: Just one night of binge drinking will erase 2 weeks of practice.
Binge drinking can be defined as consuming five drinks for males and four drinks for females in about two hours. You may show up to practice but you will not see any gains for two weeks. It will also take 96 hours to rebalance hormones and you will see an 11% decrease in your performance.
Life of a Student Athlete: Tip of the Week
Tip: Being challenged in life is inevitable. Being defeated is optional.
Every time you fail, you move one step closer to succeeding. Embrace failure as part of success and get going. Perseverance will help to overcome challenges; it is easy to become overwhelmed so take it one step at a time.
Alcohol and Developing Teen Brain
This brief video provides information from FCD prevention specialists about the impact of alcohol use on a developing teen brain. We encourage you to share this link as a prevention conversation starter with the adolescents in your life.
Angst Free Virtual Screening & Panel Discussion
This event is hosted by Casco Bay CAN, Choose To Be Healthy, City of Bangor Department of Public Health and Community Services, Healthy Acadia, Healthy Communities of the Capital Area, Project Alliance, River Valley Rising and Somerset Public Health.
Angst is a film-based education program designed to raise awareness around anxiety, with an emphasis on youth and families. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, experts, and parents. Our goal is to help people identify and understand the symptoms of anxiety and encourage them to reach out for help. We will be showing the film, which will promptly be followed by a panel discussion and include access to further resources and materials.
Learn more at www.angstmovie.com
To learn about all of our online, film-based education programs, visit www.indieflix.com/edu
Register here!
Life of a Student Athlete: Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week: It is difficult to reach peak performance and learn new information if under the influence of marijuana.
The effects of marijuana can remain in the body for up to several days and may negatively impact attention, motivation, memory and learning. It can also compromise judgment and affect many other skills necessary to be successful in sports.
