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Substance abuse: from problems to solutions Operation: medicine cabinet

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….

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Substance abuse: from problems to solutions Operation: medicine cabinet

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  1. Substance abuse: from problems to solutionsOperation: medicine cabinet • Detective Gregg Mehling • Lorain County Drug Task Force • Nancy Pommerening • Drug Awareness & Prevention Inc.

  2. from teacher …

  3. with a Student at-risk…

  4. …To a prevention specialist Our mission is to lessen the demand for illicit drugs through education and prevention strategies.

  5. 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

  6. Drug abuse in the work place Industry costs: $165 Billion a Year in the U.S.A. LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY ACCIDENTS INCREASED WORKERS’ COMP ABSENTEEISM THEFT HEALTH CARE Source: The Drug Testing Network

  7. 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

  8. Future employees YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY YRSB 2012

  9. Yrsb 2012 Marijuana perceived risk

  10. Marijuana brain images18 year-olduse: 4x weeklyfor 3 years NIDA – SECT SCAN

  11. YRSB 2012 rx, otc, illicit

  12. Lorain county

  13. SOLUTIONS: What works in Prevention? SAMHCSAP - Key strategies: Information Dissemination Prevention Education Alternatives Community-based Process Problem I.D. and Referral Environmental Strategies

  14. ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES Saturday, October 26, 2013 Lorain County - City Police stations 9 AM to 3 PM

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  16. 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

  17. Brain Power by the National Institute on Drug Abuse * Multi-Media * K-12 Science Curriculum

  18. Brain Power Curriculum

  19. ORCChapter 123:1-76 Drug-Free Workplace Program

  20. LEGISLATION – OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY House Bill 193 (Pill Mills) Senate Bill 57 (Naloxone) House Bill 153 (Marijuana)

  21. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

  22. Contact Information • Nancy Pommerening • 4320 Payne Avenue Cleveland, OH 44103 • Phone: 216-432-6620 • Email: NEP@DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org • Website: www.DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org

  23. Contact Information • Detective Gregg Mehling • 9896 Murray Ridge Road Elyria, Oh 4035 • Phone: 440-668-0225 • Email: mehling@lcdtf.com • Website: www.LorainCountySheriff.com

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