Crush the Crisis 2022 Video Released
Thank you, HCA Healthcare for inviting Prevention Coordinator, Miranda Poe to do an interview and for supporting the DEA National Take Back Days through the “Crush the Crisis” initiative. Check […]
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Rainbow Fentanyl: Fact vs. Fiction
by Miranda Poe, Prevention Coordinator at RHA Health Services If you’ve seen or heard the news in the past month you’ve likely heard about “rainbow fentanyl.” There has been a […]
President Joe Biden declares October National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month
Below is the full proclamation from President Joe Biden. NATIONAL YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION MONTH, 2022 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA […]
Celebrate Recovery Month: September 2022
At the end of August 2022, President Joseph Biden sent out a proclamation for recovery month. In his proclamation, he included, “we recommit to helping prevent substance use disorder.” As […]
Tobacco Free Policies, part of Breathe Easy NC Program, starting December 1, 2022
Starting Dec. 1, 2022, NC Medicaid Managed Care Standard plans and Tailored Plans will “require contracted providers, not including retail pharmacies, and with the exception of the residential provider facilities, […]
Beth Macy, author of Raising Lazarus at Gaston College
Thursday, September 22 from 9 am – 10 am, Beth Macy, will be at Gaston College for an in-person conversation and book signing on her new book, Raising Lazarus: Hope, […]
WLOS Reported on Drug Take Back Event on April 30th
https://wlos.com/news/local/with-drug-overdose-deaths-up-16-drug-take-back-day-event-held-across-mountains-buncombe-county-dea?fbclid=IwAR0HqIK4rA73eznQaisUUc-Kfx428QcBAkjyjTGO94h49TGIk6ndvY2jY8I
WLOS Covered the Narcan Training with Lance Karner
https://wlos.com/news/local/partnership-for-substance-free-youth-in-buncombe-county-hosts-first-virtual-narcan-trainin?fbclid=IwAR1UzzqbYY3b1Gt3siGcMdZMbLGS83oE3LzyOlwqnxf-mo2Hlh5Ks0Nuwl0
Mountain Xpress Publishes Letter to the Editor from Coalition Staff on Preventing Underage Drinking
Underage access to alcohol in the home has always been an issue. In our 2019 survey of Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools, 13.3% of sixth graders and 52.6% of […]
WLOS Reports: Buncombe County Leads Way in Reducing Opioid Deaths
There has been a recent 5% drop in overdose deaths in Buncombe County, compared to a 40% increase in the state as a whole. Buncombe County’s overall average number of […]