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Social Host Ordinance
an ordinance to increase
penalties for adults hosting
drinking parties or buying alcohol
for underage persons
www.icoe.k12.ca.us/ISC/
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Why are we recommending a
Social Host Ordinance?
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Underage drinking is a bigger problem
than we imagined
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Brain Research
Community Norms
There is a problem right here
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Juvenile Crime Statistics
Healthy Kids Survey Data
 What we can do about it
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The Adolescent Brain is Still Developing
 During adolescence, the brain is being
remodeled (undergoing dramatic
transformations)
 In some brain regions, over 50 % of neuronal
connections are lost
 Some new connections are formed
 Net effect is pruning (a loss of neurons)
Ken Winters, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
CSAP’s Western CAPT
Audio Teleconference
March 18, 2004
Adolescent Brain Changes
 These brain changes help to
explain adolescent behavior
 Prefrontal cortex (PFC) is
pruned; not fully developed
until mid-20’s
judgmen
t
 Amygdala (and n.a.) show less
pruning and tend to dominate
the PFC
reward
system
Ken Winters, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
PFC
Prefrontal Cortex
(PFC)
I hate
school; I am
going to
skip classes
and get
drunk
I like
to use
drugs!
!
amygdala
This imbalance leads to...
 planned thinking
 impulsiveness
 self-control
 risk-taking
more “hot” talking, less “cool” talking
Alcohol and Drugs Hijack the Brain’s
Reward Circuitry
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Immediate effect of substance
use is an increase in dopamine
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Continued use of substance
reduces the brain’s dopamine
production.
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Because dopamine is part of
the reward system, the brain is
“fooled” that the substance has
survival value for the organism.
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The reward system responds
with alcohol or drug seeking
behaviors
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Craving occurs and, eventually,
dependence.
Ken Winters, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
Are adolescents more susceptible
to alcohol than adults?
Most certainly YES
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Reduced sensitivity to intoxication
Increased sensitivity to social
disinhibitions
Greater adverse effects to cognitive
functioning
planne
d
thinkin
g
disrupts the hippocampus
brain damage in the PFC
converts
information
to memory
Ken Winters, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
The Juvenile Crime Statistics
and
California Healthy Kids Survey Data
or
How big is our problem?
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Juvenile Arrest Rates for Imperial County Cities for 2001 and 2003
with Population 10 to 17 years
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California Healthy Kids Survey
Imperial County Compared to Statewide Averages
Perception that Daily Use is Harmful (2002-03 and 03-04)
100%
% of Respondents that believe Dailty use is Harmful
90%
80%
70%
60%
smoking
drinking
50%
marijuana
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
7th - 1,216
7th - 1,160 CA 7th grade
9th - 997
9th - 1,195 CA 9th grade 11th - 882
11th - 810
students 02- students 03average
students 02- students 03average
students 02- students 0303
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03
04
03
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Responses by Grade Level
CA 11th
grade
average
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California Healthy Kids Survey
Data for 7th Graders for 2002-03 and 2003-04
smoke marijuana
1,216 7th grade students in 02-03
Lifetime Use
Use in Last 30 Days
inhalant use
1,160 7th grade students in 03-04
drink 5 drinks in couple of hrs
drink alcohol (glass)
smoke a cigarette
smoke marijuana
inhalant use
drink alcohol (glass)
smoke a cigarette
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
% of Respondents reporting Use
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California Healthy Kids Survey
Data for 9th Graders for 2002-03 and 2003-04
997 9th grade student in
2002-03
Use Last 30 Days
smoke marijuana
inhalant use
1,195 9th grade students in
03-04
drink 5 drinks in couple of hrs
drink alcohol (glass)
Lifetime Use
smoke a cigarette
smoke marijuana
inhalant use
drink alcohol (glass)
smoke a cigarette
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
% of Respondents Reporting Use
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California Healthy Kids Survey
Data for 11th Graders for 2002-03 and 2003-04
882 Imp Co 11th graders
in 2002-03
smoke marijuana
810 Imp Co 11th grade
students 2003-04
Use Last 30 days
inhalant use
binge drinking
drink alcohol (glass)
Lifetime Use
smoke a cigarette
smoke marijuana
inhalant use
drink alcohol (glass)
smoke a cigarette
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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We have a problem.
How do we address it?
Research has shown that
Adolescent Problem Behaviors like
Substance Abuse, Delinquency, and Violence
exist when there are
community laws and norms favorable to
teenage drinking, drug use, firearms, and crime.
We need to change the community norm of
acceptance for underage drinking and pot smoking.
Supporting the Social Host Ordinance is one way to
begin to change community norms.
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What can we do about it ?
The SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCEan ordinance to increase penalties for adults
hosting drinking parties or buying alcohol
for underage persons
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Ordinance Approval Strategy
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ISC assigned to Local Coordinating Committee
ISC to Discuss w/ Local Law Enforcement Chiefs
ISC to Discuss w/ Superintendents
ISC to Discuss w/ Judges
Develop Ad Hoc Committees to Present to each
City and the County and to Market,
6. Present to each City Manager and the CEO
7. Present to the City Councils for Approval
8. Present to High School Boards
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