2M2L targets communities throughout the state, the 2 Much 2 Lose (2M2L) project aims to decrease underage drinking and related social problems, decrease youth access to alcohol through retail and social sources, increase community-level support for environmental change, and increase youth-driven prevention activities. The project's comprehensive plan includes law enforcement training and technical assistance, community mobilization, strategic partnership development, youth leadership development, alcohol retailer training, interagency collaboration, and media advocacy.
2M2L Law Enforcement and Community Tranings
The 2M2L training provides and in-depth look at environmental prevention strategies to reduce underage drinking and adult high risk drinking. The training offers specialized instruction for both law enforcement agencies and community members. Contact your local coordinator now for training near you
2M2L/SADD Youth Leadership Clubs
Any school or organization that wants to start a 2M2L/SADD club can do so by registering with SADD national. Clubs actively participate in the state’s underage drinking prevention initiative by doing local and statewide action-based activities. Youth leaders are given the tools to effectively combat underage drinking utilizing the environmental prevention model.
Responsible Beverage Sales and Service Training
Responsible Beverage Sales and Service (RBSS) is a partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission (ABLE). The training program provides owners, managers, and servers of establishments that serve/sell alcohol with the knowledge and skills to help them serve/sell alcohol responsibly and fulfill the legal requirements of alcohol service. The class is free of charge and provides valuable Oklahoma specific alcohol merchant education.
AlcoholEdu® for High School
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is pleased to announce Oklahoma’s statewide adoption of AlcoholEdu for High School as part of its 2 Much 2 Lose (2M2L) underage drinking prevention campaign. AlcoholEdu is an evidence-based online alcohol prevention course that engages today's teens using the tools they love -- the internet, videos, and project-based learning.
AlcoholEdu for High School is proven to increase knowledge, change student attitudes and behaviors, and most importantly reduce the negative consequences associated with underage drinking.
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Jeanette Cosby
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Jeanette.Cosby@odmhsas.org