Not a Moment Wasted

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The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) partnered to develop Not A Moment Wasted, an alcohol and marijuana prevention website for college students ages 18 to 20.

Social pressure, boredom, perceived norms, and expectations around partying or experimenting during this time all play a role in underage substance use. The website meets young adults where they are by acknowledging these realities; providing coping strategies to manage emotions; offering refusal skills and healthier alternatives to relieve stress, boredom, and anxiety; and outlining the risks of underage alcohol and marijuana use.

This Not A Moment Wasted toolkit consists of three prevention campaigns including:

Not A Moment Wasted: Helps young adults prioritize their wellness by promoting healthy coping strategies, such as emotion regulation and skills for building and maintaining supportive relationships.

Rethinking College Drinking: Offers healthy alternatives to manage stress and boredom that don’t include alcohol, and tips on how to navigate social situations without using alcohol.

You Are: Educates college students about the health risks and other consequences associated with underage recreational marijuana use.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND + HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT

Partners like you are critical to reducing underage drinking and marijuana use, and helping young adults find healthy ways to cope with stress and anxiety. We’ve developed this toolkit to make participation in the campaigns easier.

Here’s what you can do:

Share the campaigns on social media. Share campaign messages, images, and videos on your organization’s social media channels. You can find prepared posts below. Make sure to include a link to NotAMomentWasted.org.
Distribute campaign materials. There are downloadable posters for the Rethinking College Drinking and You Are campaigns. Work with your contacts at colleges and universities to distribute them—either virtually or on campus. Print ads and a billboard are also available for distribution
Prepare your staff to talk about the campaigns. Talking points and backgrounders for both the Rethinking College Drinking and You Are campaigns available. Download and send to staff with a link to the rest of the toolkit or dedicate time during your next staff meeting to review.

Adapt the campaign. Our materials can be disseminated as is, or tailored to fit your community. Please see the examples below for how a social media post could be tailored.

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To request the password to this toolkit, please contact prevention@hca.wa.gov or Nikki Meline at Nikki.Meline@doh.wa.gov.

Young Adult Alcohol and Marijuana Prevention and Healthy Coping Toolkit

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WHAT YOU’LL FIND + HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT

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