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  • October 10, 2025 at 1:47 pm #14497

    Lyndi Petty (Washington County Public Health)

    House Bill 3321 establishes Oregon’s first statewide primary prevention strategy focused on preventing, delaying, and reducing youth substance use. The bill directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (ADPC) to develop and implement comprehensive plans addressing the full youth continuum of care.

    The ADPC must:

    • Conduct a statewide inventory of existing prevention programs and workforce capacity.
    • Identify funding sources, service gaps, and areas of unmet need.
    • Outline state agency roles, funding models, and measurable outcomes.
    • Provide a financial accounting of current prevention spending.

    In collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the ADPC will also deliver education and technical assistance for youth substance use treatment and early intervention providers.

    HB 3321 was signed into law in June 2025 and represents Oregon’s first coordinated investment in primary prevention of youth substance use.

    Link to read the full bill.

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Let's Talk Cannabis

Missed the webinar: Supporting Conversations with Parents and Youth?

The recording is now available by request.

The webinar covers how to use Let’s Talk Cannabis Oregon materials to support prevention conversations with parents, caregivers, and youth. A companion toolkit with practical tips, sample language, and strategies for strengthening parent–teen conversations about cannabis and other substance use risks is also available. We are encouraging all organizations that work with families to use Let’s Talk Cannabis materials as a resource to prevent youth substance use.

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This webinar is designed for youth- and family-serving providers, including educators, school counselors, nurses, prevention specialists, community-based organizations, coalitions, and other partners who work with families.

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Participants will learn how to use Let's Talk materials strategically, adapt messages for local communities, and support parent-teen conversations about cannabis, opioid misuse, and other substance use risks.

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The training will also introduce practical behavior-change strategies that providers can use to strengthen prevention messaging, increase resource visibility, and activate trusted messengers across school and community

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Learn strategies to engage partners and strengthen community-driven prevention efforts. Topics include: community readiness, coalition-building, stakeholder engagement, inclusive collaboration, and sustainability.

  • Date:

December 9-11, 2026

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Newport, OR

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Nigel Wranagham

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Nigel Wrangham has been a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor since 2000. He’s been a preschool teacher, counselor for federal prisoners on parole, and a freelance illustrator. When he worked in Uganda studying wild chimpanzees, he taught forest conservation to young people in local villages. He has served as the National Youth Coordinator for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and is a certified Master Level Trainer for CADCA, where he develops curriculum and mentors young trainers in prevention and public health. His passion is supporting young people to build the equitable, just, and healthy society they deserve. He works with groups across the United States, sharing skills in prevention, social justice, brain development, and youth leadership.

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