About
About This Site
This website is brought to you by the Washington State Health Care Authority and the Washington State Department of Health. It’s for young adults—18 to 25—who live in Washington State. And it exists to encourage healthy lifestyles and discourage harmful behaviors like alcohol and marijuana misuse.
Funding for the website comes directly from marijuana revenues as laid out in state Initiative 502 (I-502), now known as RCW 69.50.540, and from the federal discretionary grant, Partnerships for Success.
For more information on I-502 and the tax reforms defined in HB 2136, please refer to the full initiative: http://lcb.wa.gov/publications/Marijuana/I-502/i502.pdf
For more information on the Washington Health Care Authority’s prevention work, please refer to www.theathenaforum.org.
FAQs
Where does the information on this website come from?
Our information comes from many sources—like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the American Medical Association.
We also use information from many of our partners, including the University of Washington’s Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, the Washington State Liquor, and Cannabis Board, Washington Traffic Safety Commission, and the Washington Poison Center.
If you’re curious about a specific piece of information, all sources are cited or linked when referenced.
What is the Not a Moment Wasted campaign?
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) partnered to develop Not A Moment Wasted, a campaign aimed at increasing awareness among young adults about the risks and consequences of using alcohol and cannabis while promoting healthy strategies to help them cope with stress, anxiety, and social pressures.
I don’t use alcohol or marijuana—why am I seeing ads for this website?
Not a Moment Wasted ads provide information on the risks and consequences of using alcohol and marijuana to all 18-25 year olds in Washington State. We have no way of knowing if you drink or use marijuana.
Social Media Comment Policy
The Washington State Health Care Authority and Washington State Department of Health welcome your comments to encourage a productive dialogue on public health issues. When you comment on our page, your message is visible to the public and subject to public record disclosure laws. We ask that participants treat each other, our agency, and our employees with respect.
The Washington State Health Care Authority and Washington State Department of Health do not endorse or agree with every comment posted.