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About PEACE

We are the Prevention and Training Branch, under the Division of Clinical Services, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center. We provide training, technical assistance and educational opportunities for program managers, community leaders, and youth and adult volunteers on enhancing mental health and preventing and reducing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and their related problems.
 
Our Mission...
Our mission is to enhance positive mental health, as well as physical, emotional and spiritual wellness among children, youth and families by preventing mental dysfunction and substance abuse.

 
Our Vision...
We envision an island community empowered and committed to making healthy choices --- "Totally healthy, totally tobacco/alcohol and drug-free!"


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You can complete and submit the Request form through this website.
Kindly note, all requests should be submitted at least two weeks in advance, but preferrably fours weeks prior to the anticipated delivery date of requested services. 

All requested Prevention Services are subject to approval.  Thank you for your interest.



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Inhalants Awareness
 

Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that produce psychoactive (mind-altering) effects. A variety of products in the home and in the workplace contain substances that can be inhaled. Many people do not think of these products, such as spray paints, glues, and cleaning fluids as drugs because they were never meant to be used to achieve an intoxicating effect. Yet, young children and adolescents can easily obtain them and are among those most likely to abuse these extreme toxic substances.
 

 


Inhalants fall into 3 categories:

Solvents (paint thinner, glues, gasoline)

Gases (butane lighters, hellium, propane)

Aerosols (hair sprays, whipping cream, spray paint)

Warning Signs - How can you tell if someone is using inhalants?

  • Slurred speech

  • Drunk, dizzy, or dazed appearance

  • Unusual breath odor

  • Chemical smell on clothing

  • Paint stains on body or face

  • Red eyes

  • Runny nose



Where to Get Help and Information

 

Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Branch
671-475-5440 or 671-647-5438
 
Sanctuary, Inc
671-475-7101 (main line)
671-475-7100 (24-hr crisis hotline)
 
Lighthouse Recovery Center (LRC)
671-477-7671 (for adult men)
 
GBHWC Center of Hope
671-475-5440 or 671-647-5438 (for adult women)
 
TOHGE Warm Line
671-787-9276
 


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