MISSION
BASES is dedicated to providing a drug free environment for young people and to providing substance abuse prevention, education and early intervention services to young people and their families.

HISTORY
Bay Area Substance Education Services, Inc. (BASES) was founded in 1993 as a private, non-profit, licensed substance abuse provider. In 1997, BASES took over the Charlevoix Teen Center to provide stability to that struggling organization. The Teen Center is dedicated to providing teens after school social and recreational opportunities as a preventative method for avoiding substance abuse and violence problems.

SCOTT'S LIST OF THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

TV 9&10 News Clip related to Drug Trends Presentation

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Video Clip for Parents

Prescription Drug Abuse PPT

Children of alcoholics 22 minute video

Link to PBS video program on Kids on Medications

US Kids Represent Psychiatric Drug Goldmine article by Evelyn Pringle

Drugging Our Children to Death article by Gwen Olsen

Is US Health really the best in the world? article published in AMA Journal

Death by Medicine article

Spice, K2 and the Problem of Synthetic Cannabinoids by Paul Cary 7/14/10

(Spice, K2, JWH and other Synthetic Cannabinoids became illegal in Michigan on 10/1/10 as a 90 day misdemeanor.)

Drug Testing now available for Synthetic Cannabinoids at Redwood Toxicology

Michigan's Medical Marihuana Law - Quick Facts (Legal Spelling Uses the "H")

Recovery High Phase One Numbers by County - 1999 thru 1/1/12

Substance Abuse Resources in Northern Lower Michigan