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Good Drugs Gone Bad training recap

Feb 24

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Thanks to all of you that attended the Good Drugs Gone Bad train-the-trainer session this morning.  Despite the inclement weather, we still had almost 150 law enforcement, school, and youth workers attend!!!   Attendees were each given a Good Drugs Gone Bad DVD/CD toolkit and folder of information.

As the newsclips illustrate, this was some much needed and appreciated training.

Special thanks goes to Re:TH!NK, Winnebago County’s Drug Free and Tobacco Free Coalition for sponsoring the training. They did an awesome job!!!

 
 

 

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Good Drugs Gone Bad train-the-trainer

Feb 11

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Good Drugs Gone Bad

Good Drugs Gone Bad

WCPPA and re:TH!NK Winnebago’s Healthy Living Partnership invite you to participate in a FREE training on prescription drugs. You will hear from experts in the field and receive a DVD/CD presentation toolkit entitled “Good Drugs Gone Bad”. We will cover the contents of the kit and demonstrate several of the presentations and videos that are included.

Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and resources required to support you as you reach out to youth about prescription drug abuse.

This training will be held on Wed. Feb. 24 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the Sunneyview Expo Center at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds 500 E. CTY RD Y, Oshkosh, WI  54901.

Feel free to extend this invite with colleagues that you think would be interested in attending. Space is limited so please register now by emailing rethink@co.winnebago.wi.us or calling (920)232-3009.

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“Good Drugs Gone Bad”

Jan 7

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When people speak of drug abuse, one immediately thinks of drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. However, people rarely think of the common drugs found in their homes and medicine cabinets. These pharmaceuticals typically are used for medicinal or “good” purposes; however we are starting to see an alarming trend of abuse of this medicine. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, nearly 7 million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That’s more than the total number abusing cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and other drugs – and the number has increased 80% in the past 6 years.

Prescription drug abuse cuts right across all sectors of the community: from young teens to the elderly, from high school students and college students to health professionals like doctors, nurses and veterinarians. It can affect the unemployed in economically depressed areas to the wealthiest of Hollywood celebrities.

People fail to realize the significant impact medications have on our body chemistry. When they are taken in a non-prescribed fashion outside that which is intended by the manufacturer, or in combination with other substances like alcohol, pharmaceuticals can be hazardous and even deadly! Prescription drug abuse and misuse has silently risen to become one of the most serious prevention issues in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

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Resources: Prescription Drug Abuse

Nov 7

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We would like to make available the following resources to combat Prescription Drug Abuse. Click on the links to open the resources or download the link.

All these resources were sent to us by Jason Weber.

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