• reduce the early onset of alcohol use among 9 to 20 year olds
• reduce the access to alcohol and binge drinking among 9 to 20 year olds
• reduce binge drinking among 18 to 25 year olds within the Bartow and Polk Communities

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The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) is a model used to plan community level programs or projects. Members of the CPMA along with community leaders will use this model to help guide strategies as they relate to specific goals. The five steps of the SPF model:

• Assess their prevention needs based on epidemiological data
• Build their prevention capacity
• Develop a strategic plan
• Implement effective community prevention programs, policies and practices
• Evaluate their efforts for outcomes

Throughout all five steps, implementers of the SPF must address issues of sustainability and cultural competence.

Rethink the Drink is a media campaign designed to educate youth and parents on the following:

• That alcohol is a drug and to 'rethink the drink' before making decisions involving the misuse of alcohol.
• That parents with minor children should 'rethink the drink' when it comes to having alcohol accessible in their home.
• That youth should begin to 'rethink the drink' when making choices about drinking alcohol for the first time and to wait until they are 21 before deciding to drink.
• That young adults should 'rethink the drink' when it comes to binge drinking (having multiple alcoholic drinks at one sitting).

For Adults: Please text PREVENT to 25399 to receive information about strategies for the prevention of the misuse of alcohol in minors and adults.

This FB link will take ADULTS to our "pledge" where you can support our cause by choosing to "LIKE" our page

This FB link will take YOUTH to our "pledge" where you can support our cause by choosing to "LIKE" our page

In Rockmart City with our second Youthful 21 compliance check we came out with the same results. Ten businesses received a reward card and chose not to sell to our youthful over 21 individual without an ID. Only one business received a reminder card because the clerk opted to sell alcohol to our individual without […]

If you’re looking to take one of our school surveys, click the link below for your school: Rockmart: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2MNHBL6 Cedartown: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2XPL8MX Woodland: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NYYVMV Cartersville: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NS7XKN Adairsville: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NFPWX7 Cass: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2N62RJR   For many of you, it’s back-to-school time and you’re either excited, dreading it, or somewhere in between. Whatever your feelings are, we sincerely wish you […]

The 4th of July is tomorrow and we at Rethink the Drink know how much fun it is to cook out with friends and family and enjoy the holiday. However, you can have just as much fun, if not more, without alcohol! Here are our top three tips for celebrating Independence Day safely and alcohol-free! >> 1) […]

Rockmart High Students conducted a survey among their classmates and found out that 78% of Rockmart High students drink SODA, WATER, or TEA when hanging with friends! Contrary to popular teen beliefs, everyone is NOT drinking. Most kids choose NOT to drink alcohol in their underage years. If you’re a teen struggling with peer pressure to […]

According to some reports, alcohol and other drug use is declining among minors as the years progress. This is terrific news and we hope that the minors in Polk and Bartow Counties will contribute to these statistics! Please rethink the drink during the holidays and throughout all year! Your life is not benefited by illegally […]

Check out our Youth Action team members at Woodland High School creating a giant red ribbon for Red Ribbon Week! It’s fabulous to see such conscientious youth in our community! Go Youth Action Team! Rethink the drink and stay away from drugs! If you are a parent looking to take our survey, click here. Want […]

BARTOW FOR HEALTHY MINDS (BHM)* invites you to complete a survey which seeks to identify gaps in systems and gathers information to aid in planning for improving behavioral, mental, and emotional health in Bartow County. The survey is for people who live and/or work in Bartow County.  It is very brief and can be completed […]

Below, you can see Bartow County’s Woodland High School students hard at work on the AlcoholEDU curriculum. AlcoholEDU is a program for teens and their parents designed to help prevent alcohol abuse in the participants using project-based learning and evidence-based information. Want to connect with Rethink the Drink? Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, […]

Rockmart High Students conducted a survey among their classmates and found out that 78% of Rockmart High students drink SODA, WATER, or TEA when hanging with friends! Contrary to popular teen beliefs, everyone is NOT drinking. Most kids choose NOT to drink alcohol in their underage years. If you’re a teen struggling with peer pressure to […]

The following images were taken at Rockmart High School in Polk County, GA, as a part of the Positive Social Norming strategy being employed by the student body there. A focus group of students selected a message representing results from surveying their student body and shares the actual number of students who admit to not using […]

According to some reports, alcohol and other drug use is declining among minors as the years progress. This is terrific news and we hope that the minors in Polk and Bartow Counties will contribute to these statistics! Please rethink the drink during the holidays and throughout all year! Your life is not benefited by illegally […]

Today, I wanted to share with you some of the exciting efforts Rethink the Drink supports and takes part in within Polk county. We’ve got some pictures to share and we hope you’ll see that your support helps us to do these great things in our communities! Here we have the CHAMP graduation of Eastside […]

Feel free to share these graphics with your friends and families! Want to connect with Rethink the Drink? Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and our CPMA Website! ?Like? us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Pinterest to show your pledge to rethink the drink.

Feel free to share these graphics with your friends and family! Want to connect with Rethink the Drink? Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and our CPMA Website! ?Like? us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Pinterest to show your pledge to rethink the drink.

Feel free to share these graphics with your friends and family! Want to connect with Rethink the Drink? Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and our CPMA Website! ?Like? us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Pinterest to show your pledge to rethink the drink.

Feel free to share these with your friends and family! Want to connect with Rethink the Drink? Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and our CPMA Website! ?Like? us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Pinterest to show your pledge to rethink the drink.