Proper disposal of unused drugs can go a long way in impacting the opioid epidemic. Much like past campaigns to get people to understand the life-saving benefits of not smoking or wearing seatbelts, awareness and education are critical to changing consumer behaviors to make drug disposal a common practice and protect people from the dangers […]
2020 Year in Review: Finding the Bright Spots
As the year winds down and we reflect on the events of 2020 including the worst health and economic crises of our lifetime, we continue to be awed by our valued partners. From our retail pharmacy partners on the frontlines since the first diagnoses were reported to the non-profits focused on curbing addiction and opioid […]
Pandemic exacerbates opioid crisis across Commonwealth of Kentucky
Social isolation, lack of access to counseling and treatment and financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased opioid overdoses and deaths across the nation. Kentucky has been at the center of the opioid epidemic and is one of 40 states reporting a spike in recent months according to the American Medical Association. Stakeholders […]
Healing Families Together
The second webinar in the four-part Parental Addiction series from Sesame Street in Communities, Healing Families Together, features a discussion with child and family therapist Jerry Moe, National Director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Children’s Program. Moe offered insight into his work with families and discussed resources available from the Parental Addiction website to help […]
Combatting substance abuse during COVID-19 requires creativity
Steuben Prevention Coalition engages students through social media to raise awareness The economic downturn, isolation, stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are driving increased drug and alcohol use; however, this is not a new problem for residents of Steuben County, NY. A 2019 survey of area adults found that almost 90% think youth […]
