The Hamilton County Coalition Youth Empowerment Society or Y.E.S. offers young people ages 13-18 the opportunity to learn, develop skills, advocate, and participate in substance use prevention efforts. Y.E.S. is active throughout the year, promoting the Coalition's mission.
This Guide Can Provide important insights into why Youth and Young People Drink such as peer pressure and how they drink.
What is A Safe Place and How Do They Work?
What’s wrong with JUUL? – It turns out EVERYTHING!
The fastest-growing drug problem in the United States isn’t cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamines. It is prescription drugs, and it is profoundly affecting the lives of teenagers.
This is an article discussing the abuse of alcohol used by teens. This can be found on the YES portion of this site. For more information look at
Former Smokers and Their Families Speak Out
Overdose deaths between 2017-2018 decreased for the first time since 1999. While this decrease may be reason for hope that the opioid crisis may have peaked, in 2018, we still had more than 67,000 deaths, 185 per day, and nearly 70 percent were linked to opioids. Clearly, there is still much work to be done. The Partnership to End Addiction (formerly the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids) has been addressing the opioid epidemic since the early 2000s, and in 2012 brought together a group of partners from the public and private sectors to form the Medicine Abuse Project. This national action campaign aims to reduce teen initiation of medicine misuse. It provides comprehensive resources for parents and caregivers, law enforcement officials, health care providers, educators and others so that everyone can take a stand and help end this epidemic. …
Substance abuse and addiction is commonly connected to co-occurring disorders like PTSD, depression, and anxiety.5
Problem of Underage Drinking and Substance Use
For its role in participating in the 2020 Virtual Drug Take Back Week, the Youth Empowerment Society (Y.E.S.) of the Hamilton County Coalition is recognizing Tennessee American Water as an outstanding community partner.
How To Take Care Of Yourself