September 26 is The Drug Enforcement Administration‘s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many […]
On September 8, Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced 697 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants, totaling $86 million. The grants will provide local community coalitions funding to prevent youth substance use, including prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco and alcohol. Wellcore secured new funding for Suffern United Coalition Against Substance Abuse (SUCASA), which […]
One community in rural Maine struggled with prescription drug abuse, so they formed the Aroostook Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Coalition and used a comprehensive approach to address prescription drug abuse in their community. Watch their story. Download CADCA’s Online Rx Abuse Prevention Toolkit for facts, strategies and tools to prevent and reduce Rx abuse in […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a new policy statement that recommends that pediatricians provide substance abuse education and screening to adolescents during routine clinical care. Physicians are urged to incorporate the universal Screening for Substance Use, Brief Intervention and/or Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) guidelines, designed by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental […]