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Massachusetts Town Hall Meetings
When Prescriptions are the Problem
Learn to Cope
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Falmouth Community Forum
Substance Abuse Wellness Night
Opiate Overdose Awareness Class
National Prevention Week 2014
ISSUE: 002

April 17, 2014


 
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MASSACHUSETTS TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Frances Harding, Director of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Kickoff Event
Barnstable County Commissioner Sheila Lyons and Director of Human Services Beth Albert attended the first in a series of statewide Town Hall Meetings, created to begin a community conversation about what can be done to help prevent underage drinking and prescription drug abuse in Massachusetts.  
 
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) Director of Prevention Jos� Morales spoke at the State House along with Frances Harding, Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and many others. Read more ...
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.
  
For more information, contact Kate McHugh
LEARN TO COPE

Learn to Cope is a support group for parents, family members, spouses, and caregivers who have a family member who is addicted to opiates, alcohol, or other drugs. 

 

Learn to Cope offers experienced facilitators, resources, informational material, guest speakers (in long term recovery or professionals in the field), overdose education, and Narcan enrollment at all weekly meetings. Most of all, these meetings offer hope for recovery.

 

Weekly meetings are held on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM at the Yarmouth Police Station, One Brad Erickson Way.  For more information call (508) 738-5148 or visit their website.
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 PMThe 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.  

 

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.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE WELLNESS NIGHT
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 6:00 -8:00 PM  
Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod


Learn more about the issue and what resources are available to help in this presentation put on by the Boys & Girls Club Youth of Year, Shy Jackson, as her senior project.  There will be information and presentations from Gosnold, Ala-non, Ala-teen, Barnstable County Sheriff's Department, Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office, and by youth representatives themselves who are in recovery and dealing with substance abuse.

Open to the public at no charge from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod at 
31 Frank E. Hicks Drive, Mashpee. 
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.
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 informationView Save the Date Flyer

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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