WASHINGTON , The Federal Interagency Coordinating
Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking, chaired by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in partnership with
state and local agencies and organizations, is spearheading a nationwide
campaign to curb underage drinking before it starts.

Organizations Conducting Underage Drinking Prevention: Town Hall Meetings

Oregon
[This list includes Town Hall meetings reported as of 3/20/06 and, thus, may
not be a complete list]

Albany , Oregon
Organization Name: Linn County Oregon Together
Email: dburgey@co.or.washington .

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1 percent of 12-year-olds reported using
alcohol at least once in their lifetimes.org
Address: 2500 E St.or.

Organization Name: The Next Door Incorporated
Email: claudiam@nextdoorinc .org
Address: 1005 E. Box 383

Newport, Oregon
Organization Name: Lincoln County Health + Human Services/Partnership
Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Email: wrudy@co.us
Address: 610 Court Street
Location: The Dalles Wahtonka High School
Address: 1100 E.

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State and local officials, parents and youth will
join community leaders and organizations (spanning health, education, law
enforcement, highway safety, and alcohol control) to encourage parents to talk
with their children early and often about the negative effects of alcohol.
Research shows that parents of teens generally underestimate the extent of
alcohol used by youth and its negative consequences, with parents viewing
underage drinking as "inevitable.or.us
Address: 616 N, Davis Street

Medford, Oregon
Organization Name: Jackson County Commission on Children + Families
Email: Heathsb@jacksoncounty. Main

Moro, Oregon
Organization Name: Sherman County Prevention Coalition
Email: deelk@sherman-county."

Nationally recognized , not-for-profit Caron Foundation offers residential
treatment and outpatient programs for adults and adolescents, as well as
families affected by the disease of addiction.

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Drug Use and Health, roughly 10.orednet.org
Address: 201 S.or.org.

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participate in town hall meetings in Florida, Maine, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Ohio , Oklahoma and Wyoming.us
Address: P.O.O.

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Address: P.k12.us
Address: Lane County HHS Admin, 125 E 8th Ave.org
Address: 212 2nd Street

Jefferson, Oregon
Organization Name: Jefferson Together
Email: jefferson_together@jefferson.k12.org
Address: 548 SE Jackson St.

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Town Hall Meetings to Confront Underage Drinking in Oregon Communities

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Astoria, Oregon
Organization Name: Take the Time: Be the Difference Substance Abuse
Coalition + Reduce Underage Drinking Task Force
Email: jillr@lifeworksnw.or.
The Caron Foundation, a national leader in chemical dependency treatment,
advocates using these medications as an adjunct to sobriety, but not as an aid
to decreased social use for people who are addicted.

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Lakeview, Oregon
Organization Name: UPIC- United Prevention Intervention Coalition
Email: bvandenberg@lcsnw .com
Address: P. Box 1234

The Dalles, Oregon
Organization Name: Wasco County Prevention Coalition
Email: debbyj@co.

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Town hall meetings, with
the theme "Start talking before they start drinking," are being convened on
and around March 28, 2006, in approximately 1,200 communities across the
country.O.

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Cascade Locks, Oregon
Organization Name: City of Cascade Locks
Email: karen@clbb.curry.D.

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Address: 1140 NW Harriman Street, Suite A
Location: Sister's High School
Address: 1700 W.org
Address: 604 S 2nd

Clatskanie , Oregon
Organization Name: Clatskanie Together Coalition
Email: fouche@clatskanie.O. Box 97
Location: Community Education Center
Address: 555 Bryant Street
City: Clatskanie
Date: 04/03/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Robin Fouche, Executive Director

Coquille, Oregon
Organization Name: Coos County Commission on Children and Families
Email: judy_mcmakin@class.narayan-wold@co.
Location: Catholic Community Services of Lane County
Address: Health and Human Services Admin
City: Eugene
Date: 04-06 -2006
Town Hall leader: Martin Klos, MD, Physician, Coalition Chair

Location: Catholic Community Services of Lane County
Address: 1025 G Street
City: Springfield
Date: 04-06-2006
Event Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Brinda Narayan-Wold, Certified Prevention Specialist

Gold Beach, Oregon
Organization Name: Curry County Drug Free Communities Coalition
Email: barberm@co.oregonvos.or.

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Location: Cascade Locks Community Church
Address: 5 Benson
City: Cascade Locks
Date: 03/28 /2006
Town Hall leader: Karen Peck, Coalition Chair

Central Point, Oregon
Organization Name: Southern Oregon Drug Awareness
Email: shawn@sodweb.us
Address: 155 North First Ave , MS 5

Hood River, Oregon
Organization Name: Faith Connection Hood River County Alcohol , Tobacco,
and Other Drugs
Email: maija_yasui@class.net
Address: Department of Community Service, 555 Liberty St.

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Address: 309 State St.

Pendleton, Oregon
Organization Name: Umatilla County Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking
Email: sena@oregonvos. SE
City: Salem
Date: 4/20/2006
Event Time: 9:00-11:45 AM
Town Hall leader: Jan Calvin, Chair, Salem-Keizer Together Community Drug
Prevention Network

Silverton, Oregon
Organization Name: Silverton Together , Inc.

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SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.us
Address: 595 Main St.turley@dayton.
Location: Newport High School Boone Center
Address: 322 NE Eads
City: Newport
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Wendy Rudy, LCHHS AOD Prevention Coordinator

Oregon City , Oregon
Organization Name: Clackamas County Commission on Children + Families
Email: rebeccasta@co . WERNERSVILLE, Pa.

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By age 13 the percentage doubles,
and by age 15 it is over 50 percent. In fact , alcohol is responsible for six times the
number of youth deaths than can be attributed to all other drugs combined.gov; click on "town hall locations" and click on
any state for town hall information .lane.O.lincoln.

Salem, Oregon
Organization Name: Salem-Keizer Together
Email: jcalvin@cityofsalem.
Email: bergin_ob@silverfalls.com
Address: P. Box 2613

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In more than 3 dozen rural and urban Oregon communities, residents will
come together to learn more about the latest research on the impact of
underage drinking on both individuals and the community , and to discuss how
their community can best prevent underage alcohol use by reducing demand,
availability and access.O.O. Box 1441

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than give up alcohol completely.caron.

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Address: 526 Ferry St. box 97
City: Paisley
Date: 04/05/2006
Event Time: 2:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Ronne Lindsay, family center director

McMinnville, Oregon
Organization Name: Yamhill County Prevention Program
Email: jonesj@co., P. states, "In our extensive
experience with addiction treatment, using drugs, such as naltrexone,
topiramide and acamprosate to decrease cravings can be helpful for many
individuals.

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were ages 12-17. In addition to its negative impact on health,
alcohol use among youth is strongly correlated with violence, risky sexual
behavior, poor academic performance , alcohol-related driving incidents, and
other harmful behaviors.

Eugene, Oregon
Organization Name: Lane County Coalition to Prevent Substance Abuse
Email: brinda.or. Box 746
Location: Gold Beach High School
Address: 29516 Ellensburg Ave
City: Gold Beach
Date: 04/27/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Myrna Barber, Director

Location: Pacific High School
Address: 45525 Hwy 101
City: Port Orford
Date: 03/14/2006
Event Time: 6:30 PM
Town Hall leader: Robert Bare, Executive Director

Hillsboro, Oregon
Organization Name: Washington County Commission on Children + Families
Email: mary_nunnenkamp@co.net
Address: 416 SE 4th St.
Location: Pendleton City Hall Council Chambers
Address: 501 SW Emigrant Ave. Water St. In our opinion they are not a substitute for 12-Step recovery,
nor do these mediations that the NIH are recommending generally allow people
with addictions to moderate their use of addictive substances; once use
begins, control of drinking is lost despite use of these medications.

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Baker, Oregon
Organization Name: Baker County Prevention Center
Email: dscheler@newdirectionsnw.com
Address: P.or.yamhill. SE, 300
Location: Best Western Mill Creek Inn
Address: 3125 Ryan Dr.

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Of these underage drinkers, 4 . Approximately 11. Governors will join their spouses in
Oklahoma and Maine.
More detailed information about date, time and location of town hall
meetings in Oregon is appended.

Town hall meetings are sponsored by the Federal Interagency Coordinating
Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking, which includes the
Administration for Children and Families, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Trade Commission,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Office of the Surgeon General ,
and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.linn., Suite B

Aumsville , Oregon
Organization Name: City of Aumsville
Email: lora@amusville. Humbolt Street, Suite 299

Carlton, Oregon
Organization Name: Carlton Together Cares
Email: carltontogethercares@earthlink .clackamas.

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The town hall meetings will feature recently released public service
announcements , developed in collaboration with the Ad Council, that bear the
theme "Start talking before they start drinking.org
Address: 12500 SW Allen Blvd # 5

Bend, Oregon
Organization Name: Prevention Partners Coalition
Email: robin_marshall@co., According to an article in The
Wall Street Journal by Jane Spencer on August 23, 2005, the NIH recently
issued updated guidelines for the treatment of alcohol-dependent patients,
encouraging family practitioners to consider drugs in addition to traditional
therapies. Caron operates a residential
treatment center in Wernersville , in southeastern Pennsylvania and Renaissance
Institute of Palm Beach, an extended care treatment center in Boca Raton,
Florida.

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S. Department of Health and
Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and
availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental
health services in the United States.us
Address: 29805 Mary St.or.us
Address: 421 S.com
Address: P.O. 12th St.
City: The Dalles
Date: 4/11/06
Town Hall leader: Debby Jones, Prevention Coordinator

Location: Dufur High School
Address: Dufur High School
City: Dufur
Date: 3/22/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Debby Jones, Wasco County Prevention Coordinator

Winston, Oregon
Organization Name: Winston Area Community Partnership
Email: healtywnston@yahoo. For more information visit http: //www.

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To learn about town hall meetings elsewhere
across the country, see the Stop Underage Drinking federal partners website:
http://www.org
Address: 2911 Marine Dr.net
Address: 226 East Main St.O.org
Address: 526 Center Street
Location: Lakeview
Address: 11 North G
City: Lakeview
Date: 4/5/2006
Event Time: 12:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Tege Phillips-Hotchkiss, prevention coordinator

Location: Paisley High School
Address: P.
City: Pendleton
Date: 3/23/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Shelley Ena, Chairperson

Roseburg, Oregon
Organization Name: DC Caps
Email: paulinem@adapt-or.k12.or.
Caron's medical director, Joseph Troncale, M.

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Address: P. McKinney Butte Rd
City: Sisters
Date: 04-12-2006
Event Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Al Boyette, Think Again Parents (Member)

Canyon City, Oregon
Organization Name: Grant County Safe Communities Coalition
Email: kerryann_woomer@class.net
Address: 250 Baxter

Dayton, Oregon
Organization Name: Dayton Together Coalition
Email: jamie.us
Address: 36 SW Nye St.us
Address: Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Rd. Helens, Oregon
Organization Name: Columbia Community Mental Health
Email: jilld@ccmh1.

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Beaverton, Oregon
Organization Name: Beaverton Together
Email: jill@beavertontogether., P.O.