Drug Awareness and Prevention Inc.
presents
SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ADDICTION
From Causes, through crisis, to solutions
Drug Awareness and Prevention Inc. Copyright 2009
From Teacher …
(Mrs. Nancy Pommerening)
with a Student At-Risk…
…to a Prevention Specialist with a mission:
to lessen the demand for illicit drugs
through education and prevention strategies.
Ohio Certified Prevention Agency
501(c)3 nonprofit organization
Causes
1. Experimentation, Sensation Seeking
It is normal to want to
alter our mood.
First Users’
Accidental Discovery
Plants’ Protective Structures
2. Genetic Predisposition to Addiction
3. Poor Coping Skills (Mental Illness)
Attempting to self-medicate
 Peer pressure
 Stress
 Loss
 Loneliness
 Trauma
4. Societal Norms: No Pain
Generation Rx
Pharmaceutical
Populism
Culture of self-diagnosis
and self-prescription
“A Pill for every
Ill”
DEPRESSANTS
Vicodin
Ambien
Opium - Morphine
STIMULANTS
Adderall
Amphetamines
ANTI-ANXIETY
Valium
Abilify
Cymbalta
5. Cultural Beliefs & Traditions
6. Societal Values (Recreational Weed)
Rolling Stone Magazine 2012
7. Availability (Colorado)
8. Perception of Risk - YRBS 2012
9. Influence of Family & Friends
Marijuana
70%
Received the drug for free
Prescription Pain Relievers
54% (non-medical use)
From a friend or relative for free
Alcohol
20%
From adult family member
NSDUH Survey 2012 - 523,000 teens ages 12+
16
Who Becomes Addicted?
DAP 2014 ©
Current Use in Ohio
What Substances are being Abused?
January to June 2013
http://mha.ohio.gov
Click on Research Tab
What Drug is your State most Addicted to?
Marijuana
Opiates
Heroin
Stimulants
No Information
Drugs and Alcohol are responsible for:
40% of
FATAL
workplace
accidents
47% of
SERIOUS
workplace
accidents
74% of drug addicts are employed.
DAP 2014 ©
Drug abuse in the work place
Industry costs: $165 Billion a Year in the U.S.A.
LOSS OF
PRODUCTIVITY
ACCIDENTS
ABSENTEEISM
INCREASED
WORKERS’
COMP
THEFT
HEALTH
CARE
Source: The Drug Testing Network
Alcohol and Teens
Age of first use is the most significant risk factor
Teens who start drinking before age 15 are 5 times more likely
to develop alcohol problems as adults.
Brain Development - Ages 5 to 20
ALCOHOL
•Greatest damage
to young brain
•Pre-fontal cortex
(decision making)
last to develop
Marijuana & Teens - Affects on I.Q.
SPECT images
from NIDA
Abuse
Addiction
Overdose
EFFECTS OF ADDICTION
Amy Winehouse
Age 19
Age 23
How did Heroin Use in Ohio become an Epidemic?
Balloons of Heroin
Opioids: From Rx Pills to Heroin
Form
Oxycontin
Dose
Price
80mg$80
Percocet
10mg$7-10
Heroin balloon
1 “fix”
$8-$20
Solutions
Prevention
Every $1 dollar
invested in drug
abuse
prevention
saves Ohio $10
in future
medical and
treatments
costs.
What works in Prevention?
Key Strategies
1. Information Dissemination
2. Prevention Education
3.
4.
5.
6.
Alternatives
Community-based Process
Problem I.D. and Referral
Environmental Strategies
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
\\\
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES
10,877 LBS
in NE Ohio
April 26, 2014
April 26, 2014
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 HHR
Brain Power
by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Free * Multi-Media * K-12 Science Curriculum
Brain Power Curriculum
Current “NIDA” schools
0 Public Schools
Private/Parochial Schools
Charter Schools
Potential Schools
Jefferson
Chardon
Avon Lake
N.Ridgeville
Warren
Norwalk
Brunswick
Ravenna
Medina
Ashland
Mansfield
Wooster
Lisbon
LEGISLATION – OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
House Bill 193
(Shut down Pill Mills)
Senate Bill 57
(Naloxone –
Reverses overdose)
Senate Bill 101
OHIO Senate Bill 101 - October 2012
Designated May as
“Ohio Substance Abuse Awareness and Education Month”
Medical Policy:
OARRS- Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System
HB 193 Authorizes: Creation of Dangerous Drug Database
 Tool for doctors and pharmacists to
identify and prevent abuse, misuse,
or addiction
 Tool for law enforcement to prevent
diversion
 Voluntary Program
Responsible
Medicine
Storage
Alternatives to “Medical Marijuana” Legalization
Cannabis-Based Medicines
Research on the efficacy of cannabinoids is not focused on raw/crude marijuana,
but in the individual components that may have medical use.
Marinol (Tetrahydrocannabinol )
Sativex (mouth spray)*
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*Europe & Australia
Liability in the Workplace
We offer
these
Services
Drug Awareness and Prevention Inc.
Who we are:
State Certified Prevention Agency
501 (C) (3) nonprofit
What we do:
School-based Prevention Education
Drug-Free Workplace Education & Training
Community Awareness Presentations
Prevention Initiatives & Programs
Drug-Free
Workplace
We’re all
in this
together
QUESTIONS?
Literature &
Business Cards
on the table
COMMENTS?
Contact Information
Nancy Pommerening, OCPS I
20800 Center Ridge Road, Suite 316A
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
Phone: 216-432-6620
Email:
NEP@DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org
Website:
www.DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org