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December 15, 2014

 
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. 
 
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NEWS AND RESOURCES FROM MASSTAPP
Spotlight On: School Based Interventions

Do School Substance Use Policies Work?
An interesting brief discussing school prevention programs by looking at the relationship between school substance-use policies, school connectedness, and young adult drug and alcohol use.

Life Skills Training
A middle-school substance abuse prevention program that led to a 20% reduction in smoking initiation, and 10-15% reduction in drunkenness at 12th grade follow-up.

School-based and Community-wide Programs
A list of evidence-based programs for schools and communities. 

Characteristics of Effective School-Based Interventions
A study summarizing the effectiveness and outcomes from 94 school-based prevention activities. 

Child Trends Fact Sheet
What works for preventing and stopping substance abuse in adolescents: lessons from experimental evaluations of programs and interventions

 

For more information from MassTAPP, sign up for their monthly newsletter here, and visit their website by clicking here.

MOTHERS AND INFANTS RECOVERY NETWORK
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.

There is now a second meeting available in Hyannis.  The meeting will be held on Monday nights, 5:30-7:00 PM at the Federated Church, 320 Main Street, Hyannis. 

Free childcare is provided during both of 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 will also continue to be held every Tuesday 7:30-9:00 PM at the John Wesley Methodist Church in Falmouth at 270 Gifford Street.

For more information, please contact Deborah at (774) 392-0446 or Danielle at (508) 209-7533.
RESEARCH AND REPORTS
New Prevalence Data on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

The November 2014 issue of Pediatrics features an article that has important implications for those who provide services related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). A research team headed up by Philip A. May, Ph.D., has found rates of FASD among school children that are significantly higher than previous estimates.

 

The SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence has provided a summary of the findings from this study, which examined first graders in a typical Midwestern city. In 2009, Dr. May and his colleagues suggested that the overall prevalence of FASD in the general population was approximately 1 percent. If the new data are suggestive of changes in the overall FASD case rates, prevalence may be closer to 4 percent.


To learn more and view the summary findings, click here. To view the research article, click here.
NEWS FROM GOSNOLD ON CAPE COD
Prevention Department - Project Sticker Shock
On Saturday, November 22, 2014 Falmouth Prevention Partnership, a program of Gosnold's Prevention Division, and Jack's PACT (Positive Alternatives for Community & Teens) brought together 34 youth and 19 adults from Falmouth High School and Falmouth Academy for the 7th semi-annual Sticker Shock campaign. Six teams spent their morning at 15 Falmouth liquor stores placing 12,000 stickers on wine and beer bags and putting up posters.

Project Sticker Shock is a national campaign aimed at reducing underage drinking by limiting youth access to alcohol. The goal is to educate adults who might provide alcohol to youth about the law that prohibits furnishing alcohol to minors. 

For more information and to view the full press release, click here.  To view an advertisement thanking the sponsors, click here.
GOSNOLD FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS
The Gosnold Reaching Out program is a resource for family members and loved ones affected by addiction. It assists the family at all stages of addiction through education, intervention, and support. 

Information and Education Forums help family members gain a basic understanding of the signs and symptoms of addiction, treatment options, and stages of recovery. An educated and supportive family has a positive impact on treatment outcomes.

To learn more about these groups, view the Weekly Family Support Group flyer.
MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUP 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.
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Parents Supporting Parents 
Parents Supporting Parents is a group of people who have come together as parents and family members coping and dealing with children/loved one's addiction.

Their mission is to support, strengthen, and educate one another as they share their lives.  Their goal is to help their loved ones find and live in recovery, and for all members to live a healthy lifestyle.

Weekly meetings are held on Monday 6:30-8:30 PM upstairs at the Ballymeade Country Club in East Falmouth. To learn more, view the Parents Supporting Parents Facebook page.
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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 and every Monday 5:30-7:00 PM at the Federated Church in Hyannis at 320 Main Street. 

For more information, contact Deborah at (774) 392-0446 or Danielle at (508) 209-7533.
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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 website at www.capeteens.com.
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Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon Family Groups is a twelve step fellowship that offers a recovery program for those affected by someone's addiction.  The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend.

Nar-Anon is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon's Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts.  Weekly meetings are held Friday nights 6:00-7:00 PM at St. David's Episcopal Church in South Yarmouth.  For more information, visit the Nar-Anon website.
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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