Risk Reduction

To help develop a sense of responsibility and respect for self and others

To identify a value and belief system for socially responsible behavior

To gain basic skills for creating positive emotional & behavioral changes

Course Objectives & Benefits

• Critical Thinking Skills about Alcohol
• Long-term effects of alcohol and drug use
• Marijuana Facts and Myths
• Coping with Stress
• Cost & consequences
• Legal issues and the law
• Binge drinking, stealing and other risky behaviors
• How do risky decisions affect people (victim empathy)
• Standard Drink Guidelines
• What are the Low-Risk Drinking guidelines?
• How are these different from no risk and high-risk
• Low-Risk Gambling & signs of problem gambling
• Personal Action Plan
• Individual Court mandated screening
• Program evaluation

Quality programming and certified staff measure our success. Access Ohio has been recognized with multiple exemplary program awards from the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Drug-Free Action Alliance. We are also proud recipients of the Racial Legacies & Learning Best Practices Award from the City of Hamilton.

Access Ohio views the twenty-first century as a time of challenge and opportunity—the challenge of an evolving society and the opportunity for innovative programming acutely focused on addressing community needs and making a lasting difference.