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 […]
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S2AY Rural Health Network and Recovery Advocate Brandon Beuter Make Impact in New York’s Finger Lakes
As COVID-19 continues to impact communities across the country, we’ve all made changes to our daily lives to keep ourselves safe and healthy from the virus. However, for some people, hunkering down at home doesn’t mean safety at all – it actually puts them at greater risk for substance abuse. According to a report in […]
Helping families coping with addiction
Last week with grant support from DisposeRx, Sesame Street in Communities launched a new series of webinars examining how parental addiction affects children. Each webinar in the series offers a unique provider perspective, tactics to address their specific needs, and resources for child and family therapists, first responders, community leaders, and providers including pharmacists and physicians. […]
Tackling Opioid Addiction Campaign for 2019-2020 Concludes
While it was not the dramatic and exciting conclusion we anticipated, the Tackling Opioid Addiction Campaign is over for the 2019-2020 season. The Baltimore Ravens and Leidos—a large employer and government contractor based in Reston, Va., invited DisposeRx to participate in their opioid prevention campaign, which included handing out co-branded six-pack boxes of our packets […]
Community Outreach Partner’s Efforts Drive Message of “Contactless” Drug Disposal
We have talked with many of our 256 Community Outreach partners over the past few weeks and hear and understand the frustrations they express that some of their programs have slowed or temporarily stalled due to COVID-19. But what we have also heard is that this pandemic is no match for our dedicated partners and […]
