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Welcome to the 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.
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| NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL NEWS | |
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Photo/Mike Lovett
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State Governors Meet to Discuss Surge in Overdoses
On Tuesday, June 17, Governor Deval Patrick convened a meeting of New England's state governors to discuss a regional collaboration to combat opioid abuse.
One portion of their discussion focused on the Online Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). The governors reported that they will explore sharing information from the PMP across the region in order to help curb practices such as doctor shopping.
A working group composed of high-level state officials will also be formed to build the framework for sharing prescription data and to make treatment more accessible.
For more information on the governor's meeting, view a news article. For more information on the Massachusetts Online Prescription Monitoring Program, view the website.
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| RESEARCH AND REPORTS | | 
Substance-Exposed Infants: State Responses to the Problem
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) and SAMHSA have released a review and analysis of States' policies regarding prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs. Massachusetts was one of the ten states selected for an in-depth review.
The guide's purpose is to help local, state, and tribal governments to gain a better understanding of current policy and practice in place at the state level that address substance-exposed infants (SEIs) and to identify opportunities for strengthening interagency efforts in this area.
To view the report in its entirety, click here.
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| SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL NOTICE | | |
There will be no July meeting of the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. The next meeting of the Council will be on August 7th, 2014.
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| PLAIN TALK | | |
Plain Talk is a new initiative whose mission is to improve the lives of young people on Cape Cod by amplifying their voices in the community. On Wednesday, July 9, 11:30-1:30 PM, the Cape Cod Community Media Center will co-host the first gathering of young people with an interest in learning more about media production.
This TV show is one aspect of Plain Talk, which plans to take a multilayered approach to enhancing the experience of being young on Cape Cod by using youth's ideas to keep them engaged in their community. The workshop is free to all Cape teens in grades 7-12.
For more information, contact Siobhan Henshaw or Zoe Wolf.
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| WHEN PRESCRIPTIONS ARE THE PROBLEM | |
 Earlier this year, the Freedom from Addiction Network (FAN) and Students Achieving Recovery Together (START) from Cape Cod Community College sponsored a community forum "When Prescriptions are the Problem".Featuring presentations by Stuart Gitlow, President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and Bertha Madras, PhD of Harvard Medical School, this forum considered medical marijuana, new opiates, and their impact for health care providers, educators, law enforcement, treatment efforts, and all of us. The forum is now available for viewing in its entirety online. |
| SELF-HELP HIGHLIGHTS | |  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.
Weekly meetings are held on Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 PM at the Yarmouth Police Station, One Brad Erickson Way. For more information call (508) 738-5148 or visit their website.
Mothers Helping Mothers
Mothers Helping Mothers is a support group for women struggling with the emotional difficulties associated with addiction and recovery during the pregnant and postpartum phases of life.
Free childcare is provided during the meetings by The Children's Study Home. Anyone planning on attending the meeting and needing childcare is asked to call ahead. All ages are welcome.
Weekly meetings are held every Tuesday 7:30-9:00 PM at the John Wesley Methodist Church in Falmouth at 270 Gifford Street. For more information, contact Deborah at (774) 392-0446 or Danielle at (508) 209-7533.
 |  Alateen
Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
There are two regular meetings run by Cape Cod Alateen:
Wednesday - 7:00-8:00 PM in S. Dennis: Church of the Nazarene, 209 Upper County Rd.
Friday - 7:30 - 8:45 PM in Cataumet: Cataumet Methodist Church, 1091 County Rd.
For more information, call 508-394-4555 (M-F 10AM - 3PM) or visit their new website at www.capeteens.com.
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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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