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 […]
Over 250 people turned out at the Pearl River Hilton on April 15 for Wellcore’s event “The Perfect Storm,” to learn about the prescription drug epidemic in our area. Attendees heard from Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jay Flaherty of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a panel that included Adolescent and Addiction Specialist Ellen Elias, […]