Jul 28, 2022 | Drugs, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Substance Use, Trends
These printable handouts are available now by saving from this post and printing them yourself, or contacting raysacorg@gmail.com with a request to have them printed and delivered to you, absolutely free. Help us get the word out about this rising trend in Fentanyl...
Feb 14, 2022 | Drugs, Healthy Behaviors, Life, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Substance Use, Trends
It is no surprise that youth and young adults have faced new challenges to their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that, in the past year, nearly half of 10th and 12th grade students in the Roanoke...
Dec 16, 2021 | Bullying, Healthy Behaviors, Life, Mental Health, social media
Smartphones and social media have revolutionized the ways we interact with technology and with each other. Social media can be a beneficial technology. It allows us to find news and information, share fun content, and connect with old friends or make new ones. For...
Nov 29, 2021 | Drugs, Healthy Behaviors, Life, social media, Substance Use, Trends
RAYSAC would like to congratulate all of the 2021 Red Ribbon Week Student and School Award Winners! We had several submissions for the media contest from all over the valley, and some great talent! As always, our valley area schools rose to the occassion, and blew us...
Jan 1, 2020 | Drugs, Healthy Behaviors, Substance Use, Uncategorized
Teenage years can be an exciting time for growth and learning, but it can also be one of the most difficult. As they try to find their place in the world, they face pressures of changing times, changing norms, and never ending peer pressure. It is often at this time...
