Red Ribbon Week Is Coming - October 23 - 31
Things your family can do. Decorate your door, mailbox, or fence with the theme. Take a picture. Have an adult upload the photo to redribbon.org before November 4th. Then get your family and friends to vote...let us know...we'll help too!
Changing Social Norms to Protect Lives
This is a well done and powerful reminder of the unintended consequences of continuing to believe that "drinking at home is safe," or "we did it when we were kids" have different consequences in an age of social media, access and stricter laws.
Most Prescription Drug Addiction Begins in Home Medicine Cabinets
Dr. Steven Loyd was selected as an Advocate for Action in 2014 for his efforts to educate other physicians about safe prescribing practices after entering recovery from a substance use disorder involving prescription drugs himself.
Please check your medicine cabinet for unused, unwanted or expired medications and take them to your local Take-Back Event on Saturday, September 27, or your nearest law enforcement Take-Back box.
Prescription for Success Event Successful
On Friday, July 18, Commissioners Varney and Dreyzehner presented the Governor's Prescription for Success plan to NE TN. Prior to the press conference, coalitions, treatment providers, judges, academic researchers and politicians met with Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse staff to discuss what prescription drug abuse/misuse looks like in our area.
The Nashville team identified the number of controlled substances that are dispensed as a key factor in the current problem. The plan is meant to provide leadership in public policy to reduce the problem. They acknowledged that incarceration is not working.
The report topics that participants showed the most interest were better regulation of practitioners and pain clinics, using the controlled monitoring database for oversight of offenders, better collaboration to reduce availability, expanding evidence-based prevention, expanding SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment), and developing tools for judges to understand reports of intoxication the same way that DUI data informs them.
Following the focus group was a well attended media event where many front line providers spoke about the issue from their experience. An excellent review of that portion of the day is provided by Nick Shepard of the Times News.
Following the focus group was a well attended media event where many front line providers spoke about the issue from their experience. An excellent review of that portion of the day is provided by Nick Shepard of the Times News.
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