The community Awareness System is an automated, state-of-the-art telephone based information and referral system, which is accessible to callers, 24 hours a day, from any touch-tone phone.  The system contains health and prevention oriented substance abuse and healthy living topics.

All calls are anonymous.  This system is for informational purposes only.  If you think you have a problem seek professional help immediately.

Directions:

Call (334) 699 - 2460.  Dial the four-digit message code.

By clicking on one of the topics below, you will be carried to the corresponding
section of the Community Awareness System.  If you do not wish to make a selection, you may simply scroll down until you find what you are searching for. 

Alcohol Cocaine Marijuana
Tobacco Other Drugs Just Say No
Mental health Health/Fitness Nutrition
Parenting: General Parenting: Child Behavior Parenting: Child Development
Children: School Issue Personal Growth Safety
Self Assessment - Self Help Aging HIV - Aids
Family Planning Sexual health For Men& Women Pregnancy/Options/Prenatal care
Rape - Sexual Abuse - Harassment Sexuality Sexually Transmitted Infections 

 

Alcohol  
1100 Alcohol and Drugs
1101 Alcohol and Your Health
1102 Alcohol and Violence
1103 Alcohol Facts For Young People
1104 Alcoholism: A Family Disease
1105 Alcoholism: Do I Have A Problem?
1106 Alcoholism: What Is It?
1107 Do I Drink Too Much?
1108 Alcoholics Anonymous and Other Groups
1109 ALATEEN: Help For The Young Peron
1110 How To Give A Responsible Party
1111 Codependency
1112 Drinking and Driving: The Deadly Combination 
1113 Drinking While Pregnant
1114 Drinking and The College Studen
Cocaine  
1115 Crack
1116 Facts About Cocaine
1117 Cocaine: Your Money Or Your Life
Marijuana   
1120 Are There Medical uses For Marijuana?
1121 Is Marijuana Harmful To My Body?
1122 Marijuana: Fact and Fiction
1123 Marijuana: Often Asked Questions
1124 Marijuana: The High Lasts Longer Than You Think
1125 Marijuana: The Mental Effects
Tobacco   
1130 Are you Ready To Quit Smoking?
1131 Cigarettes, Pipes, Snuff.  It's All The Same
1132 Smokeless Tobacco
1133 Clove Cigarettes
1134 The Effects Of Smoking On Non-Smokers
1135 How To Quit Smoking
1136 Why Quit Smoking?
Other Drugs  
1140 Anabolic Steroids
1141 Barbiturates
1142 Caffeine
1143 Crank
1144 Designer Drugs
1145 Heroin and Other Opiates
1146 ICE
1147 Inhalants
1148 LSD and Other Hallucinogens
1149 MDMA: Ecstasy
1150 PCP
1151 Pregnancy, Drugs, and Your Baby
1152 Speed
1153 Valium, Librium, Etc.
Just Say No  
1155 Good Reasons For Saying No
1156 Saying NO: The Adult Thing To do
1157 Three Steps To Saying NO
1158 Ways For A Young Adult To Say NO
1159 When It's Hard To Say No
Mental Health  
1160 Coping With Stress
1161 Eating For Less Stress
1162 Exercising For Less Stress
1163 Relaxation Techniques
1164 Stress: Do I Have A Problem
1165 Stress: What Is It?
1166 Stress In Children
1167 Stress In Adolescents
1168 Your Mind As A Stress Manager
1169 Stress Management
1170 Stress Management For Young People
1171 Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
1172 Depression: What Is It?
1173 Depression: Do I Have A Problem?
1174 Helping Someone Who Is Depressed
1175 Depression In Children and Adolescents
1176 Bi-Polar Affective Disorder
1177 The Effects Of Anxiety
1178 Panic Disorder
1179 Agoraphobia
1180 Suicide and the College Student
1181 Suicide Warning Signals
1182 Suicide: Facts and Myths 
1183 Suicide: Helping Those Left Behind
1184 Teen Suicide
1185 Shyness (general)
1186 Grieving A Loss
1187 Fears and Phobias (Adult)
Health/Fitness  
1190 Aerobic Fitness
1191 Finding Time For Fitness
1192 Setting Health Goals
1193 Heart Disease
1194 Blood Pressure
1195 Healthy Skin
1196 Hypothermia
1197 Head Lice: Information
1198 Head Lice: Treatment
Nutrition  
1200 A Well Balanced Diet
1201 Using Food Labels
1202 Fiber In your Diet
1203 Shaking The Salt Habit
1204 Sugar or Artificial Sweetener
1205 Osteoporosis: Bone Up On Calcium
1206 Dietary Fat Versus Cholesterol
1207 Fast Foods
1208 Blood Cholesterol
1209 Nutrition And The Athlete
1210 Sports Nutrition
1211 Diet And Cancer
1212 Wise Weight Management
1213 Are You Overweight Or Over fat?
1214 Sensible Weight Loss
1215 Diet Relapse
1216 Habits For Lasting Weight Control
1217 Need To Lose 10 or 15 Pounds?
1218 Exercise And Diet
1219 Compulsive Overeating
1220 Cause Of Obesity
1221 Bulimia
1222 Anorexia
Parenting: General  
1230 Am I Good A Parent?
1231 Talking With your Child
1232 Talking With Your Teen
1233 Party Guide For Parents
1234 Children And Divorce
1235 Child Abuse: Emotional
1236 Child Abuse: Neglect
1237 Child Abuse: Physical
1238 Child Abuse: Sexual
1239 Effective use Of TV In The Home
1240 Household Responsibilities
1241 Single parenting
1242 Day Care: Questions To Ask
1243 Call The Teacher: Questions To Ask
1244 Helping your Child With School
1245 Who Can Help your Child With School
1246 Homework: Skills For A Lifetime
Parenting: Child Behavior  
1250 Making your Child More Independent
1251 Dinner Time
1252 Bedtime Routines
1253 Morning Routines
1254 Parent and Child Interaction
1255 Discipline I
1256 Discipline II
1257 Effective use of Commands
1258 Two Parent Working Families
1259 Stepfamilies
1260 Children And Household Chores
1261 Children And Divorce II
1262 Temper Tantrums
Parenting: Child Development  
1270 Hurried Children
1271 Self Control
1272 Anger Control
1273 Dealing With The Angry Child
1274 Responding To The Angry Child
1275 Children And Shyness
1276 Children And Temperament Styles
1277 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1278 Children And Death
1279 Children And Moving
1280 Encopresis
1281 Enuresis
1282 Children And Stealing
1283 Fears And Phobias (Children)
1284 Depression In Children
1287 Children and TV
Children: School Issue  
1290 When Should My Child Begin School?
1291 Children And Grade Retention
1292 Children And Giftedness
1293 Study Skills
1294 Children And Grades
1295 Children And Reading
1296 Understanding Standard Test Scores
1297 Assessment Of your Child's Educational Progress
1298 Parent-Teacher Conference
1299 Helping With homework
Personal Growth
1310 Achievement
1311 Anger management
1312 Anger: How NOT To Handle It
1313 Assertiveness
1314 Being A Role Model
1315 Belonging To The Community
1316 Building Self Image
1317 Decision Making
1318 Needs Versus Wants
1319 Goal Setting
1320 Leadership
1321 Are You Tired Of Being A Teenager?
1322 Conflict
1323 Resolving Conflict
1324 Cooperating
1325 ...But Not Everyone's Doing It!
1326 Gangs Or Groups:  It's your Decision
1327 Gangs: Facts and Fiction
1328 Friends
Safety  
1330 Feeling Safe At School
1331 Latchkey Safety:  Feeling Safe At Home
1332 Latchkey Safety: Information For Parents
1333 Running Away
1334 Seat Belts
1335 Car Safety For Teens
Self Assessment - Self Help  
1340 Can I Spot A Drug User?
1341 Problem Gambling
1342 Do I Have A Chemical Problem?
1343 Drug Information For Parents Only
1344 How Can I Tell If I'm Hooked?
1345 Is My Child At High Risk?
1346 Is Our Home Part Of The Problem?
1347 Is There A Chemical problem In Our House?
1348 How Can I Tell If My Child Has A Drug Problem?
1349 What Do I Do If A Loved One Has A Drug Problem?
1350 Self Help Options
1351 What Is A Self Help Group?
Aging
1360 Is It Time For A Nursing Home
1361 Choosing A Nursing Home
1362 Successful Aging
1363 Aging: Myths & Realities
1364 Senility
1365 Retirement
1366 How To Survive The Loss Of A Loved One
HIV - AIDS
1370 What Is HIV/AIDS?
1371 AIDS And Sexuality
1372 AIDS: Answers For Teens
1373 HIV And Pregnancy
1374 HIV: Talking With your Teen
1375 Am I At High Risk For Aids?
1376 Symptoms Of Aids
1377 Living With HIV
1378 HIV: Choosing A Doctor
Family Planning
1380 Abstinence
1381 Birth Control: How Well Does It Work
1382 Birth Control: Which Method Works best For Me?
1383 Myths About birth Control
1384 Is There A Safe Time Of The Month?
1385 Birth Control For Men
1386 Condoms And Safer Sex
1387 Female Condom
1388 Foam, Suppositories, Film, Creams, and jellies
1389 Condoms, Contraceptive Foam, And Suppositories
1390 Natural Family Planning
1391 Depo Provera
1392 Norplant
1393 Cervical Cap
1394 Diaphragm
1395 Health Risks With The IUD
1396 The Pill
1397 How To Take Your Birth Control Pills
1398 Problems With The Pill
1399 The Morning After Pill
1400 Female Sterilization
1401 Vasectomy
1402 Starting A Family: Things To Consider
Sexual Health For Men
And Women
 
1410 Bacterial Vaginosis
1411 Bladder Infections In Women
1412 Breast Cancer
1413 Breast Cancer Risk
1414 Breast Self-Exam
1415 Colposcopy
1416 DES: Men
1417 DES: Women
1418 PMS
1419 Dietary Management Of PMS
1420 Douching
1421 Endometriosis
1422 Fibroid Tumors
1423 Menstruation: A New Beginning
1424 Menstruation: For Women
1425 Menopause
1426 PID
1427 Testicular Cancer
1428 Pelvic Exam
1429 Pap Smear
1430 Abnormal Pap Smear
1431 Vaginal Discharge And Infection
Pregnancy/Options
Prenatal Care
 
1440  Symptoms of Pregnancy
1441  Changes During Pregnancy
1442  Pregnancy Danger Signs
1443  Good Nutrition And Pregnancy
1444  Teenage Pregnancy: Pregnancy Too Soon
1445  Pregnancy Options
1446  Teenage Pregnancy Options
1447  Early Abortion
1448 RU486
1449 Men And Abortion
1450 Genetic Counseling
 1451 Infertility
 1452 Prenatal Care
 1453 Adoption  
 Rape Sexual ABuse & Harassment  
 1460 Rape: What Is It? 
 1461  Rape: The Survivor
 1462  Acquaintance Rape
 1463  Date Rape
 1464  Incest: Teens
 1465  Men Who Batter
 1466  Battered women
 1467  Sexual Harassment
 Sexuality  
 1470  Boys Ask: What Is Normal?
 1471  Girls Ask: What is Normal?
 1472  Am I ready For Sex?
 1473  How To Talk To Your Child About Sex
 1474  Teenage Sexual Concerns
 1475  Ten Wrong Reasons To have Sex
 1476  Masturbation
 1477  Saying NO To Sex
 1478  Am I Ready For Sex?
 1479  Common Sexual problems And Concerns
 1480  Sexuality And The Disabled
 1481  Sex Education And Family Values
 1482  Homosexuality
 1483  Sexual Orientation
 Sexually Transmitted Infections  
 1485  What Is An STI?
 1486  STI's: How To Protect Yourself
 1487  The Other STI's 
 1490  Chlamydia
 1491  Genital Warts
 1492  Gonorhea & NGU
 1493  Hepatitis B
 1494  Herpes
 1495  Pubic Lice
 1496  Syphilis
 1497  Trichomoniasis