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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.
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| NEWS FROM THE BARNSTABLE COUNTY REGIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL | |  Addressing Substance Use on Cape Cod: Action Plan
Addressing Substance Use on Cape Cod: Action Plan 2015-2020 is now available in Human Services' online library. This timely publication's goal is to reduce the magnitude and severity of harm related to substance use and related deaths in Barnstable County from all substances of concern: alcohol, op ioids, marijuana, and other drugs.
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| LOCAL HEADLINES | |  CapeCod.com - New Capewide programs to deal with the opiate abuse epidemic include prevention efforts with middle school-aged children and help for addicted mothers and their babies. Governor Baker Files Landmark Substance Use Legislation
Governor Baker today unveiled legislationto provide medical personnel with the power to intervene with patients suffering from addiction, control the spread of addictive prescription opioids and increase education about substance use disorder (SUD) for providers and in the community. The bill, titled "An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education and Prevention," contains several additional provisions developed by the Governor's Opioid Working Group to address prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery.
Update to the Action Plan from Governor Baker's Opioid Working GroupMass DPH - An update to the Govenor's Opioid Working Group Action Plan has just been released. It includes information about progress so far on the action plan as well as upcoming and planned events. Cape Cod Police Departments Collect Unused Prescription Drugs
CapeCod.com - Police departments across Cape Cod took part in the 8th National Drug Prescription Take-Back Saturday in an effort to get unwanted and unused prescription drugs off the street. Law enforcement partnered with recovery specialists, local officials and media to increase awareness about the addiction crisis gripping the region.
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| FROM SAMHSA | |  Reducing Stigma: How We Talk About it Matters
Every day the media helps influence public attitudes and opinions. It matters how behavioral health conditions are covered by journalists, screen writers, editors, producers, and others in the news and entertainment industries.
That's why the Carter Center in consultation with behavioral health experts, former journalists, and bloggers launched the "Resource Guide for Reporting on Behavioral Health: How You Talk About It Matters."
This guide provides relevant and useful information to the media about mental illness and substance use disorders and includes tips and supporting facts that can help ensure that representations of mental illness and substance use disorders are fair, balanced, and accurate. |
| SCOPE OF PAIN | |
Who should attend?
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied healthcare professionals. This training is not intended for members of the general public.
What is the SCOPE of Pain?
SCOPE of Pain is a series of continuing medical education/ continuing nursing education activities designed to help healthcare professionals safely and competently use opioids, if appropriate, to manage patients with chronic pain.
Upcoming SCOPE of Pain training on Cape Cod:
All SCOPE of Pain sessions listed below will be offered free of charge. Food will be provided at all three sessions. Below are the dates, times and locations:
- October 21st, 2015 at Cape Cod Hospital
- October 22th, 2015 at Falmouth Hospital
SCOPE of Pain is sponsored by Boston University School of Medicine. The Cape Cod meetings are a collaboration with Cape Cod Healthcare and the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. National collaborators include the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and the Federation of State Medical Boards. The trainings are free and three CME/CE credits will be provided. Please see the attached flyer for additional information regarding accreditation and continuing education credits.
For more information, view the event flyer here. You can register for this event online at the SCOPE of Pain website.
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| NEWS FROM GOSNOLD ON CAPE COD | |  Guiding Good Choices
Gosnold has recently trained staff members in Guiding Good Choices, an evidence-based parenting education for parents of middle-school-aged children with an emphasis on drug education and prevention and how parents can best guide their young ones toward healthy decision-making. It is a four week program, the dates are 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, and 11/10 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at Nauset Middle School.
For more information, please view the flyer here.
Monomoy High School Counselor
Beginning the week of October 19th, a Gosnold counselor will be accepting referrals from Monomoy High School for mental health and substance abuse counseling. Our counselor, Heidi Wilson, is located off the school grounds (as agreed by the school) at the Albro House on Main Street in Harwich. She is able to see students from all towns, as it is a regional school district. The office is for after-school and evening appointments for students who are referred by the school. |
| TRAINING OPPORTUNITY | |  Effectively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse and Other Drug Use
For School Nurses, Health Educators and Preventionists:
Life Skills Training Middle School Certification Training on October 28 or 29 2015
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Certification, as well as PDPs and CEUS are granted after attending one of these days. Registration is separate and space is limited to 30 each day. Although not required, teams from schools/districts are encouraged to attend. Free curricula will be available. Student materials will be provided.
This event, including parking, is free. Lunch is provided. For more information, please click here.
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY REGIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL
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The next meeting of the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council is scheduled for:
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Harborview Conference Room in the Barnstable County Complex, 3195 Main Street, Barnstable Village
These meetings are open to the public. Meeting agendas are posted publicly on the Barnstable County website, in front of the Barnstable Superior Courthouse, and are available upon request.
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| E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE | | |
Did you know that a full archive of the previous editions of this e-Newsletter are available on the Barnstable County Human Services Department website?
View past editions of the Regional Substance Abuse Council e-Newsletter and the Human Services Department e-Newsletter at www.bchumanservices.net and click on "E-Newsletter". |
| MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS | |
For a downloadable PDF version of the information listed below, please click here.
 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.
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 at
Mashpee Chamber of Commerce,
02649. To learn more, view the Parents Supporting Parents Facebook page. 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.
|  Alateen
Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
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. 
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.
Tuesday 6:00-7:30 PM
Gosnold Counseling Center
1185 Falmouth Road
Centerville, MA 02632 | Wednesday 6:00-7:30 PM
Gus Canty Community Center
790 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
| Sunday 11:00-12:30 PM
Scituate Senior Center
27 Brook Street
Scituate, MA 02066 | Sunday 4:00-5:00 PM
(Educational Group)
Falmouth Hospital - Faxon Center
100 Ter Heun Drive
Falmouth, MA 02540 | Monday 6:00-7:30 PM
Harwich Police Department
183 Sisson Road
Harwich, MA 02645
| Wednesday 6:00-7:30 PM
(Grief and Addiction)
Gosnold Counseling Center
1185 Falmouth Road
Centerville, MA 02632
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For more information, contact Mary Fisher, 844-558-4357, mfisher@gosnold.org.
Other Resources
Al-Anon - The primary purpose of Al-Anon is to help families and friends of alcoholics. Members of Al-Anon learn to live happily whether the alcoholic continues to drink or not. We learn that alcoholism is a disease and that we are not alone.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
Narcotics Anonymous - NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
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| MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELPLINE | | |
For tens of thousands of Massachusetts resident struggling with alcohol and other drug related issues, (800) 327-5050 is an important number.
The Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline provides free and confidential information and referrals for alcohol and other drug abuse problems and related concerns. The Helpline is committed to linking consumers with comprehensive, accurate, and current information about treatment and prevention services throughout Massachusetts.
Services are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Language interpreters are always available.
For online service and more information, click here.
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By visiting one easy-to-remember website address, HealthyConnectedCapeCod.org users can link to:
- BCHumanServices.net - Our flagship website highlights community announcements, updates from our regional partners, and Department reports and publications
- Behavioral Health Portal - Features mental health and substance abuse information, state and federal legislation, self-help guides, and a robust directory of services
- Health and Wellness Portal - Provides an overview of health data about our region, including County health rankings, and model practices
- Mass211 Service Directory - Links users to essential resources and a basic needs service directory
- Human Services e-Newsletter - Spotlights regional events and pertinent news for our community
 A healthy community is a connected community, so check out some of the information you'll be connected to on HealthyConnectedCapeCod.org today! |
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