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April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Check out these articles:
Alcohol Free Weekend April 5-7
Drinking Too Much Too Fast Can Kill You
Self Test for Teenagers
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Link between Alcohol, Drugs and Crime
Helping a Family Member or Friend

 

Kane County Resource Guide

 

Youth Friendly Resources

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) developed this site specifically for 11-13 year olds as a means of conveying information about the motives for and consequences of drinking.
An initiative to prevent alcohol use by children
ages 9-15. 

Gambling Resources

 
  • Gam-Anon, www.gam-anon.org (718) 352-1671
  • Gamblers Anonymous, www.gamblersanonymous.org
    (312) 346-1588
  • Illinois Casino Gaming Association
    1-800-Gambler
  • Illinois Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling
    1-800-GAMBLING
  • National Council on Problem Gambling, www.ncpgambling.org
    1-800-522-4700 ext. 1 
  • The Outreach Foundation, www.outreachfoundation.org
    1-866-LAST-BET
  • Especially for senior gamblers:
    Illinois Department on Aging's Senior Helpline,
    1-800-252-8966

 

 

Resource for talking to
your kids about drugs

 

Drug Disposal Program

The Elgin Police Department has launched a prescription medication disposal program. A permanent prescription drop box is in the lobby of the police department, 151 Douglas Street. Residents should remove identifying information from the labels before dropping them off. Pills, salves and liquid medication will be accepted from their original containers or in sealed plastic bags. For details call the police at 847-289-2700.