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High On Life
Girl Scouts Say No to Drugs, Tobacco, & Alcohol!

Media Contact:
Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR
302-456-7170
avandenhurk@cbgsc.org

Newark, DE, January 10, 2005:  Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council is actively involved in the prevention of problems facing young women today such as substance abuse, teen suicide, and violence. We promote activities that contribute to a healthy mind, body, and spirit of young women.

Girl Scouts has many program opportunities for girls to learn about the dangers of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol use such a High On Life badge program, In the Zone: Living Drug Free, and Girl Scouts Against Smoking patch program. These programs emphasize living a positive, healthy and drug free life and include myth-busting and strategies to resist peer pressure to smoke through role playing, surveying, and physical activities. Hundreds of girls participate in these program at troop meeting, council-sponsored events, and in at-risk community outreach.

The goals of the programs are:

·   To increase girls’ awareness of the dangers of substance abuse/tobacco use

·    Improve their awareness of the pressures to use drugs including tobacco

·    Strengthen their resistance skills

·    Boost personal fitness practices.            

As a part of the High On Life badge program, Junior Girl Scout (girls aged 8-11) created public service announcements of the dangers of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol use: 

Bad Breath, Don't Smoke

Be Smart, Don't Start

Don't Get Caught Smoking

Drugs Can Kill You

Thank to the partnerships with Delaware Community Foundation and the American Lung Association, Girl Scouts can learn to say no to drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.

The Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay, with its 24,000 members on the Delmarva Peninsula, is part of the world’s pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to young women. In an accepting and nurturing environment, young women build character and skills for success in the real world. 

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