This website aims to provide resources for prevention workers and other stakeholders throughout the lifecycles of prevention efforts.  It is modeled after the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), a five-step, cyclical process to help stakeholders understand and address issues of substance abuse and addiction in their communities. The SPF model includes the following components:

• Assessment – Using current data to understand local needs
• Capacity – Building partnerships and resources to have capacity to address prevention needs
• Planning – Understanding best practices related to these needs and how to effectively implement them
• Implementation – Delivering the best practices or programs selected in the previous step
• Evaluation – Taking a look at how practices were implemented and whether they led to the intended outcome

Regardless of what step a community is at in its efforts to prevent prescription drug abuse, this website will provide the information and resources they need to get started, or to enhance work that’s already being done.

Based on surveys of youth and adults, only small proportions of them reported having used stimulants in the past month, which has remained relatively stable over time. However, the number of admissions to treatment, methamphetamine-related arrests, and overdoses were rising. Ultimately, the report concludes that gathering more data about the risk factors related to stimulant use and misuse would bridge the knowledge gap between these divergent findings. It would also help policymakers and prevention professionals better target their support and interventions to address these concerns.

This report’s information is presented to allow the Wyoming government, community coalitions, and other stakeholders to choose and implement targeted strategies and solutions for prevention and treatment. To read the report in detail, see  https://bit.ly/wystim.  A condensed issue brief outlining the key findings of this report is found at https://bit.ly/short-wy-stim. For a one-page fact sheet highlighting key findings, go to https://bit.ly/wy-stim-fact.

This project is a part of the Wyoming State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) supported by the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division, with funds from the 2015 Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Sucess Grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

This documentary details the history of substance abuse prevention in Wyoming and how it led to a 40% decrease in underage drinking. It includes interviews with WYSAC as well as important state and local stakeholders in the prevention system.

It documents data showing the change in underage drinking, it; but, more importantly, it tells the story of how local coalitions worked with State and Federal funding to impact the problem. It provides context to more than 15 year of work by prevention professionals and local coalitions to keep Wyoming at the cutting edge of prevention.

Additionally, descriptive information about and external links to each data source are catalogued in the appendix. National data are presented here, as well as state and some local level data.

When possible, the state data are compared to the national data. WYSAC at the University of Wyoming completed this project as part of a contractual agreement with the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division (WDH-PHD).

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The results will be compared to the identical survey conducted in 2015 to measure change over time, and will be used to inform policy making efforts and to provide information to the public in social marketing and public service announcements.

The survey is conducted using a mixed mode of survey administration where respondents are given the opportunity to complete the survey online, or using a paper survey sent via USPS.

The survey monitors the percent of students that have used or are currently using alcohol, and/or other drugs. It also measures a wide variety of attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions related to alcohol and other drugs.

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The PNA  is a survey of Wyoming middle and high school students focusing on attitudes, beliefs and perceptions about alcohol, tobacco and drug use.  Data is used by schools, districts, communities and the state of Wyoming to evaluate prevention strategies and policies.

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