Two New Rx Drop Box Locations

OCSAPC has partnered with the Triadelphia Police Department under the leadership of Mayor Ken Murphy & Sargent Jim Kendle and the Bethlehem Police Department with the support of Chief Dan Griffin and Mayor Garrett Daniels.  The drop boxes are available to deposit unused/expired prescriptions during police department office hours.  The Wheeling Police Department's box is still open 24/7.  Chief Daniel Griffin reported due to many seniors in his area the boxes make proper disposal more convenient.  Both communities were very gracious and supportive when approached to house and secure the boxes.
Pictured are Sargent Jim Kendle, Mayor Garrett 
Daniels and Chief Daniel Griffin.

Sen. Rockefeller Discussed Prescription Drug Prevention

OCSAPC Program Director, Lori Garrett-Bumba, participates in a round table discussion on Rx Drug Abuse Prevention with Sen. Jay Rockefeller at Wheeling Park High School on Saturday.

Youth Make a SPLASH!

SPLASH!  Substance Prevention Leadership Alliance of Students Harboring Hope!  Our youth coalition volunteers wrote and performed this TV commercial to promote the Make a Splash at the Port performance event and a drug free life-style!

Shocking Event! Youth Stick to Prevention

     Youth volunteers work with OCSAPC to complete a Sticker Shock event at Gumby's in Elm Grove.  This was a youth planned and implemented event.  Thanks to Detective Sargent Gregg McKenzie for helping out with the event and Gumby's for supporting the young people.  Due to a press release written by one youth volunteer, the newspaper published a story about youth working in prevention.  

OCSAPC Leads Prevention Efforts in the Northern Panhandle

                                     

Youth Services System (YSS) has received state funding to expand its substance abuse prevention efforts to include the 5 northern panhandle counties in West Virginia.  YSS through the Ohio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (OCSAPC) will lead efforts to address substance abuse outside the boundaries of county lines with a new partnership called “Northern Panhandle Prevention Consortium (NPPC).” The funding was awarded from the Substance Abuse Prevention Service (SAPS) Grant by the WV Department of Health and Human Resource (DHHR) Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities (BHHF). 

 The Northern Panhandle Prevention Consortium (NPPC) will allow region one counties funding to address their collective substance abuse issues including underage drinking, youth tobacco use, prescription drug abuse for both youth and adults, and bath salt and synthetic marijuana use with youth.  Funding for the project includes $97, 960 focused on county substance abuse prevention strategies based on the combined problems and needs of the counties.  Each county’s substance abuse coalition or participating entity will receive a sub-grant to carry out the project in their community allowing for individual differences.  The counties that have agreed to work together for the common purpose include Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, Marshall and Wetzel.  The participating organizations are Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Brooke & Hancock Counties, Marshall County Starting Point Center, Wetzel County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, and Ohio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (OCSAPC).   

Interested community members are asked to contact the substance abuse prevention coalition in your county.  Local citizens are uniquely qualified to promote change in their local communities.  OCSAPC would be happy to direct you to your county coalition.  Please call 304-233-2045.  

Pictured from left to right are Morgan Miller (Brooke/Hancock), John Moses (Youth Services System), Richelle Blair (Marshall), Deana Bobek (Marshall), Lori Garrett-Bumba (Ohio), Elizabeth Glow (Wetzel), Luann Decker  (Brooke/Hancock) , and Jason Rine  (Brooke/Hancock).

Rx Take Back is a Resounding Success

  April 28 Prescription Take-Back was a resounding success.  We received 163.5 pounds of unused prescription drugs!  Thanks Sheriff Pat Butler of the Ohio County Sheriff''s Department and Div. Com. Sgt. Gregg McKenzie of the Wheeling PD.  And a big thanks to our coalition volunteers: Nancy Georges, Jill Eddy, Martha Polinsky, Elena Polinsky, Terri Garrett, Mark Garrett, and Brian Garrett

          

We are pleased to announce the recent promotion of Lori Garrett-Bumba to Program Director.  Lori joined our team in October 2010 as the Project Coordinator and has been an asset to our coalition goals and objectives.  Lori has been participating in prevention and coalition work since 2005 in several different capacities.  We know her experience will continue to lead us to make a difference in our community.

Martha Polinsky was hired as Project Coordinator and resumed her coalition work on May 2, 2011.  Martha previously worked with the coalition in several capacities.  She looks forward to bringing her new found knowledge about treating addiction as well as her past experience with prevention to the coalition mission.  

Please welcome them to their new positions!