Transcript Drug awareness and prevention - Lorain County Chamber of

SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
FROM PROBLEMS
TO SOLUTIONS
OPERATION: MEDICINE CABINET
Detective Gregg Mehling
Lorain County Drug Task Force
Nancy Pommerening
Drug Awareness & Prevention Inc.
FROM TEACHER …
WITH A STUDENT AT-RISK…
…TO A PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Our mission is to lessen the demand
for illicit drugs through education and
prevention strategies.
DRUG ABUSE
$193 BILLION A YEAR IN THE U.S.A.
Societal Costs
Courts, Jails, Police
Dangerous streets
Child neglect
Domestic violence
Lost Productivity
Medical Costs
Emergency Room
Overdose
Rehab treatment
DRUG ABUSE IN THE WORK PLACE
INDUSTRY COSTS: $165 BILLION A YEAR IN THE U.S.A.
LOSS OF
PRODUCTIVITY
ACCIDENTS
ABSENTEEISM
INCREASED
WORKERS’
COMP
THEFT
HEALTH
CARE
Source: The Drug Testing Network
IN THE
WORK PLACE
84% Employers who drug tested new hires
39% Randomly tested employees who were hired
73% Tested workers when drug use was suspected
58% Required testing after accidents on the job.
2006 survey - Society for Human Resource Management
FUTURE EMPLOYEES
YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY
YRSB 2012
YRSB 2012 MARIJUANA PERCEIVED RISK
MARIJUANA
BRAIN IMAGES
18 YEAR-OLD
USE: 4X WEEKLY
FOR 3 YEARS
NIDA – SECT SCAN
YRSB 2012 RX, OTC, ILLICIT
LORAIN COUNTY
SOLUTIONS: WHAT WORKS IN PREVENTION?
CSAP - Key strategies:
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Information Dissemination
Prevention Education
Alternatives
Community-based Process
Problem I.D. and Referral
Environmental Strategies
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES
AVON LAKE COLLECTION
PREVENTION EDUCATION
Preventing Drug Abuse
in
Children and Adolescents
In School
If possible, school-based prevention programs
should be integrated into the school’s academic
program…*
*Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health
BRAIN POWER
BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
* Multi-Media
* K-12 Science Curriculum
BRAIN POWER CURRICULUM
ORC Chapter 123:1-76 Drug-Free Workplace Program
LEGISLATION – OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
House Bill 193
(Pill Mills)
Senate Bill 57
(Naloxone)
House Bill 153
(Marijuana)
QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
CONTACT INFORMATION
Nancy Pommerening
4320 Payne Avenue Cleveland, OH 44103
Phone: 216-432-6620
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org
CONTACT INFORMATION
Detective Gregg Mehling
9896 Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Oh 4035
Phone: 440-668-0225
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.LorainCountySheriff.com