Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services, Inc.

12/20/2025

It is National Impaired Driving Awareness Month! Keep the season’s festive lights in front of you — not flashing in your rearview mirror. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. ❄️🎁

12/20/2025

Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, here are some prevention Family Resources from
Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Can Help You Protect Your Child from Substance Use and Addiction - Increase knowledge and awareness
To protect ourselves from COVID-19, we’ve had to become well informed on which factors increase risk for contracting or transmitting the virus. Likewise, being well informed on risk factors for substance use and addiction will help you better protect your child.

12/20/2025

It is gift giving season . Research shows that early exposure to gambling increases a child’s risk of problem gambling later in life. Don’t risk their future – keep gambling away from kids.

12/19/2025

It is National Impaired Driving Awareness Month! Being pulled over for driving high will put your holiday plans on hold.🎄If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive High, Get a DUI.

12/19/2025

It is gift giving season . Many young people report that their first gambling experience occurs around 9-11 years of age. Children who have early exposure to gambling experiences, including lottery tickets, are four times more likely to develop a gambling problem.
This holiday season, . Lottery tickets aren’t for kids.

12/19/2025

Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, here are some prevention Family Resources from
Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Can Help You Protect Your Child from Substance Use and Addiction - Lessons learned
So, what is the answer? Many of the skills you’ve applied to meet the challenges of the pandemic can help you find the right balance in your family. These skills can also keep your child safe from the harm of youth substance use.

12/18/2025

It is National Impaired Driving Awareness Month!
• Coal in the stocking might be the least of your worries if you decide to get behind the wheel after drinking. Call a sober friend 😎, ride share 🚗, or taxi 🚕 to get you home safely. Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.

12/18/2025

Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, here are some prevention Family Resources from
Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Can Help You Protect Your Child from Substance Use and Addiction - Balancing needs
The surefire way to prevent children from contracting or transmitting the virus is to isolate them completely. However, most of us have made concessions so they don’t suffer emotionally and socially for the sake of guaranteeing their physical health. Similarly, there is no absolute way to keep kids completely safe from substance use or its harms.

12/18/2025

It is gift giving season . If they’re , your child is also:
* Too young to help you pick out a parlay
* Too young to scratch off numbers on your ticket
* Too young to press the ‘spin’ button for you
Gambling isn’t for kids. Don’t leave their futures to chance.

12/17/2025

12/17/2025

It is National Impaired Driving Awareness Month!
*Keep track of those eggnogs! Even one drink can be one too many. Plan for a sober driver to get you home safely. Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.

12/17/2025

It is gift giving season . Pull-tab games, lottery tickets, and scratchers all have one thing in common: they’re not for kids.
This holiday season, remember to .