Andres discussed educational goals and ways to achieve them with youth and staff at the Lee County Youth Development Center. He built rapport with the youth over the first few months through activities such as basketball and cards. Andres then presented and discussed topics such as substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, tobacco use and marijuana use disorder and overall effects of addiction on the brain through substance misuse prevention programming. As a result of student requests, he also presented and discussed additional topics ranging from STIs and UTIs, a crash course GED prep, and test taking skills. Andres played games related to topics discussed throughout the presentations including an obstacle course wearing “drunk goggles,” and a matching game related to federal vs state legality of Marijuana.   

As a result of the program:

• Participants saw a 95% overall attitude change regarding harm of vaping when compared with traditional tobacco
• 100% overall attitude change regarding harm and health effects of alcohol use
• Continuation of the programming through Lee County Youth Development Center by site mentor, Hannah Deep.