Prevention is key
Prevention is key to stopping the disease of addiction. Everyone has a role in preventing the tragedies that occur once a person becomes addicted to a substance or behavior. You can make a difference in the lives of those around you. Check out these many resources and if you’d like more, contact us at info@cpsummit.org.
SafeRx Regional Collaborative
In February 2018, six counties in Northeast Ohio (Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit & Wayne Counties) came together to create a regional collaborative which develops & shares resources in order to promote safe medicine usage, storage & disposal in Northeast Ohio. In September 2018, Geauga County joined the collaborative. Collectively, these counties share more than 25% of Ohio residents and dispense more than 100 million opioid doses annually.
Online Resources:
- Start Talking!
- Marijuana Talk Kit
- Generation Rx
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
- Drug Free Action Alliance
- Above the Influence
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- NIDA for Teens
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration
- Get Smart About Drugs
- Recovery Village
- Case Study: Twinsburg Public Library
Toolkits:
Safe Medicine Disposal
Local Opiate Awareness Groups
Local Prevention Resources
- County of Summit ADM Board
- Project P.A.N.D.A.
- Ohio Guidestone
- Red Oak Behavioral Health
- Vantage Aging
- Urban Ounce of Prevention
If you have a local program using evidence-based practices, please contact us at info@cpsummit.org.