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ISSUE: 001
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April 10, 2014
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Welcome to the first E-Newsletter from Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. This newsletter is designed to provide timely information on substance abuse and other related topics for people living and working in Barnstable County.
This publication will be sent out periodically to our mailing list. Please forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues who may be interested in this information. If you are not on our mailing list, you can join by clicking on the button to the left.
If you have information you would like included in future e-newsletters, please follow the submission instructions outlined at the bottom of the page.
Elizabeth Albert, Director
Barnstable County Department of Human Services
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| PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCUSSION | | |
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 6:00 PM
Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters
The Yarmouth Police Department is hosting a special discussion for local healthcare professionals on Thursday, April 10, 2014. This discussion, facilitated by retired United States Navy Surgeon General Donald C. Arthur, is designed to seek the assistance of healthcare professionals in confronting the prescription drug problem in our communities.
The discussion is open to anyone in the healthcare field and will feature representatives from the Yarmouth and Barnstable Police Department Drug Enforcement Units, the Massachusetts State Police, Cape Cod Drug Task Force, Learn to Cope, and a variety of experts in the field of drug abuse, law enforcement, addiction and recovery.
For more information: View letter from YPD Chief Fredrickson.
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| RAISING AWARENESS SERIES | |
 When Prescriptions are the Problem
Friday, April 18 - 1:30-4:00 PM
Cape Cod Community College
As part of the Raising Awareness Series, this program will explore some of the unintended consequences of new medical drugs and drug policies.
Featuring presentations by Stuart Gitlow, President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and Bertha Madras, PhD of Harvard Medical School, medical marijuana and new opiates and their impact for health care providers, educators, law enforcement, treatment efforts, and all of us will be considered.
The program will take place Friday, April 18 from 1:30 to 4:00 PM at Cape Cod Community College, Science Building Lecture Hall B. At 1:30 PM, light refreshments will be served, and the program will begin at 2:00 PM.
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| FALMOUTH COMMUNITY FORUM | | Preventing & Treating Opiate Abuse
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 7:00-9:00 PM
Falmouth High School
The Falmouth Prevention Partnership is holding a community forum on the subject of Preventing and Treating Opiate Abuse at Falmouth High School, 874 Gifford Street, Falmouth on Monday, April 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
The forum will be moderated by Falmouth Police Chief Edward Dunne and include several guests speakers and panel discussion. Narcan training and distribution will be offered prior to the forum, starting at 6:00 PM.
For more information, please call the Falmouth Prevention Partnership at (508) 540-2317 or view event notice. |
NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG
TAKE-BACK DAY | |
Saturday, April 26 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Each year, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offers a chance to get rid of pills, cough syrup, and other unwanted medications during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
In addition to offering free, anonymous, and convenient disposal, Take-Back Day also educates the public about how medications can be misused or abused.
This year, the event is taking place on April 26, 2014 from 10 AM to 2 PM. The DEA offers an online locator so that local disposal sites can be easily found. In Barnstable County, every local police department offers a prescription medication collection site that is available year round.
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| OPIATE OVERDOSE AWARENESS CLASS | | |
The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod will be presenting an informative class on Opiate Overdose Awareness, with information on identifying overdoses and Narcan administration. This class will be held on Wednesday, April 30 at 6:00pm at the COMM Fire Headquarters located at 1875 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Centerville.
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| NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK 2014 | |  SAMHSA's National Prevention Week 2014 - May 18-24
National Prevention Week is a SAMHSA-supported annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. This observance is powered by communities nationwide that host prevention-themed events to: - Increase the visibility of behavioral health and the benefits of prevention.
- Provide a forum to educate the public.
- Create opportunities for networking and collaboration.
For more information: View Save the Date Flyer |
| SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY | |  Narcan Narcan is an opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, codeine, and methadone.
On March 27th, 2014, Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency in Massachusetts regarding opiate abuse. In response to the increasing number of opioid-related fatal overdoses in Massachusetts in the past decade, the Department of Public Health is sponsoring a pilot program that is distributing Narcan, along with overdose prevention education, to opioid users and to trusted people in their lives such as family, friends, and staff of human services programs.
On Cape Cod, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod have trained over 1200 people on Narcan use and more than 100 overdoses have been reversed. |
| EDUCATION CORNER | | Common Definitions and Terminology
Learn about some of the most commonly used terms and acronyms used in substance abuse. Read more ... |
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| MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELPLINE | | |
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Helpline Connects People with Services: For tens of thousands of Massachusetts resident struggling with alcohol and other drug related issues,
(800) 327-5050 is an important number. Read more ...
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