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Iceland seems to have found a way to substantially reduce teen substance use. In fact, they flipped from having the worst rates in Europe to the best rates of teen substance use in less than two decades. What lies at the base of this approach? Well, that's what we're here to figure out today.

Amelia Berry, from the Franklin County Health Department, joins the show to tell us about not only the Icelandic Prevention Model, but also the program she is helping to run using that model: Just Say Yes. There are so many details to cover on this topic, so strap in and sponge up.

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Click the link here for Part 2 of our conversation with Amelia Berry:

Read more about the Icelandic Prevention Model: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/01/teens-drugs-iceland/513668/

Learn more about Yes Arts here: https://yesarts.org/just-say-yes

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