Category Archives: MCAP – Medfeild Cares About Prevention

Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) has entered the social media world.  Now you can easily follow MCAP on

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

I had something going on Tuesday afternoon that caused me to need to leave work at 5:30 and so I got home shortly after 6 PM.  When I walked into the house, my daughter said to me, “what are you doing home so early, you usually get home after 9?”

True, Monday night when I got home after 9 PM she was already asleep.

Productive almost two hour Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) (www.MedfieldCares.org) meeting this morning at Medfield High School.  Nice to listen as progress is happening in efforts to deal with substance abuse amongst the youth in town.  Look for the social media campaign to come.  And nice to meet Marcus Hill, the new Youth Minister at the UCC, fresh in from California – David Traub assured him that winter in NE really is mild.

Please join us on Tuesday, March 18^th at 7:00pm at the Medfield High School Auditorium for a forum to learn about the results of the most recent MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey, completed by over 1400 of Medfield’s grade 7-12 students.

• A vast majority of students reported feeling safe in school and having adults in their lives they can talk to about important things.
• However, many reported feelings of sadness, and described their lives as very stressful.
• Too many students are attempting to manage their feelings in harmful ways.
• Despite bullying prevention education at all levels in schools, one in four students reported being a victim of bullying.
• If bullying is to be reduced, parents need to be informed and involved in a collaborative effort.
• The majority of students indicated they had not used alcohol or marijuana in the 30 days prior to the survey, but among those who did, there was a concerning amount of high risk, binge drinking reported.

Also learn about and discuss Massachusetts’ Social Host Liability Law with Jay Campbell, who will present the multi-media program for parents called: Be A Parent, Not A Pal. Jay will illustrate the legal consequences of allowing those under the age of 21 to possess alcoholic beverages and will share stories of well-meaning parents who have allowed parties and have been prosecuted under the Social Host Law.

Help us promote a safer community and healthy lifestyles for our kids!

Jan 23, 2014 Drug type: Marijuana<http://www.cadca.org/category/drug-type/marijuana>

CADCA Responds to President Obama’s Comments on Marijuana

Washington, D.C. – Today, Gen. Arthur T. Dean, Chairman and CEO of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the nation’s leading substance abuse prevention organization, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments on marijuana in an interview with The New Yorker.

“CADCA is concerned that only a portion of what the President said during his interview has made headlines, when in fact the President expressed some serious concerns about marijuana legalization. CADCA believes that substance abuse is a public health concern and has wide-reaching negative effects on our young people and society. So we agree with President Obama’s comment that marijuana use is a ‘bad habit’, a ‘bad idea and a waste of time’. We also echo the President’s sentiment that the case for marijuana legalization is ‘overstated’ and will not solve the many social problems our society faces.

“The President also noted that the marijuana legalization experiments in Colorado and Washington might create a ‘slippery slope’ where people begin suggesting that we legalize harder drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine. CADCA couldn’t agree more.

“However, as an organization that represents community coalitions working to reduce drug use among our nation’s youth, CADCA is deeply concerned with the President’s comment that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. The two leading causes of preventable death in the U.S. are alcohol and tobacco. Can adding another legal drug and creating another legal drug industry really be in our country’s best interest? We think not.

“As Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has often stated, marijuana use is not harmless. Regular marijuana use can have profound negative effects on the teenage developing brain. It can hamper a young person’s ability to learn and affect their development. Smoking the drug at a young age increases a young person’s chances of becoming addicted to marijuana and other drugs into adulthood.

“The President’s remarks and comments carry significant impact. Therefore, at a time when national studies indicate that the majority of high school seniors don’t view marijuana as harmful and marijuana use is trending upwards among teens, we ask that the President consider the wide body of research showing the harms of marijuana use on young people and use the bully pulpit to positively influence teens.”

About CADCA

CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America), is the national membership organization representing over 5,000 coalitions and affiliates working to make America’s communities safe, healthy and drug-free. CADCA’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally.

http://www.cadca.org/pressreleases/detail/cadca-responds-president-obama%E2%80%99s-comments-marijuana

Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) has its own logo, with and without the reference to its website – see below:

Busy MCAP meeting this morning, laying out the plans for the next year, and hearing of the assistance available from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office.  The latter will be filming a public service announcement (PSA) at Gillette Stadium on 7’16 for their upcoming Hero Walk at Gillette, and they invited anyone to come and join in.  The PSA will be shown at Gillette at all preseason football games and the Rev’s games.  Wear you Medfield shirts if you go.