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Important mental health habits—including coping, resilience, and good judgment—help adolescents to achieve overall well-being and set the stage for positive mental health in adulthood. Mood swings are common during adolescence. However, research suggests one in five adolescents will suffer from a mental health disorder, such as depression, anxiety, substance use, or eating disorders. The goal of Tonka CARES is to build partnerships, increase education and awareness, and improve accessibility to resources surrounding mental wellness among youth in our community.

Opioidi

As the both the nation and our community face the opioid epidemic, Tonka CARES is committed to changing the conversation and the outcome of opioid misuse and addiction in our community. Improving education and awareness, supporting appropriate medicinal use of prescribed medications, diminishing access, supporting early intervention, and medication assisted treatment, Tonka CARES is focused on improving prevention and to breaking down stigma and removing barriers for treatment of this deadly and preventable disease.

Tobacco, Vaping, & E-cigarettes

Tonka CARES je posvećena rješavanju problema sve veće prevalencije upotrebe elektronskih cigareta među mladima u našoj zajednici. Upotreba duhana među mladima porasla je prvi put u 17 godina u saveznoj državi Minnesota tokom 2017. godine kao rezultat upotrebe elektronskih cigareta/e-cigareta. S obzirom na to da je 95% odraslih pušača počelo pušiti prije 21. godine, neophodno je poboljšati strategije za sprječavanje ovog rastućeg trenda. Podržavanje politika poput "Duhan 21", ograničavanje prodaje aromatiziranih proizvoda i povećanje cijena duhanskih proizvoda, važna je ekološka strategija protiv ovog rastućeg trenda.

Marihuana

Despite the fact that research supports that marijuana is a gateway drug, and that use in adolescents can result in diminished IQ, increased susceptibility of mental health issues, and increased prevalence of substance use disorders later in life, many states are adopting laws for the legalization of this harmful product. Tonka CARES is committed to addressing the perception of marijuana harms by providing accurate, data-driven research about the use of marijuana and its associations with mental health and substance use disorders.

Alkohol

Iako je stopa upotrebe alkohola u opadanju, ova supstanca je i dalje jedna od najčešće korištenih hemikalija među mladima. Akutno prekomjerno pijenje, svakodnevna zloupotreba i rizična ponašanja, uključujući vožnju pod utjecajem alkohola i nezaštićeni seks, omogućavaju ovoj hemikaliji da negativno utiče na živote miliona ljudi svake godine. Rješavanje problema vezanih za dostupnost, propise o socijalnom smještaju i poboljšanu svijest/obrazovanje ključni su ciljevi za poboljšanje ovog kontinuiranog i štetnog problema.