According to the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, conducted with the Oregon Department of Education, marijuana and alcohol use among teens for the 2012-2013 school years produced higher averages in Yamhill County than state averages. In 2013, 3.2 percent of eighth graders admitted to using five or more alcoholic drinks at least once in the past 30 days, compared to the state average of 2.9 percent (Oregon Healthy 53). According to the same survey, 2.9% of 11th graders use marijuana 20-39 times in 30 days, compared to just 1.8% on average in the state (Oregon Healthy 54). Chehalem Valley Middle School, located in Newberg, Oregon, does not currently have a formal drug awareness program. The school uses a two-week program that focuses on general well-being, healthy eating and some of the effects of drug use. The program is usually in the spring. While other programs have failed, middle schools in Newberg, Oregon must implement an anti-drug campaign, which will expand on the “Above the Influence” campaign. Programs that have failed in the past include the “Just Say No” and “DARE” programs. In the 1980s the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign failed to teach young people that drugs were harmful. The catchy phrase has been used to help children say no to drugs and make healthy choices. Simply saying no without much explanation of what drugs are and how they affect the body and mind has not been enough to stop children from experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Furthermore, in the 1980s, the “DARE” program for drug abuse resistance education was launched, but this program also did not prove effective. According to Don Des Jarlais PHD, a research conducted in 1994, the research failed to demonstrate that the program was useful and, after cuts by the government, the money... to half paper... has reduced the community to become more active in the youth of the communities. Works Cited Carpenter, Christopher, S. and Cornelia Pechmann. “Exposure to the Above, Anti-Drug Advertising, and Marijuana Use by Adolescents in the United States, 2006-2008.” American Journal of Public Health 101.5 (2011): 948-954. CINAHL Plus with full text. Network. February 20, 2014.Jarlais, Don C. DesSloboda, ZiliFriedman, Samuel R.Tempalski, BarbaraMcKnight, CourtneyBraine, Naomi. "Dissemination of DARE and syringe exchange programs". American Journal of Public Health 96.8 (2006): 1354-1358. Collection of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences. Network. February 21, 2014. "NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE RELEASE 2013 SURVEY ON TEEN DRUG USE." States News Service December 18, 2013. Academic OneFile. Network. February 20, 2014. "Survey of Healthy Oregon Teens." Oregon Healthy Adolescent Survey. Np, nd Web. 20 February. 2014.