ARE DRUGS A PROBLEM IN YOUR COMMUNITY

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PRESTON COUNTY
 
TAKE BACK YOUR CHILDREN


NO FAITH IN THE FUTURE LEAVES YOU POWERLESS IN
THE PRESENT.
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ARE DRUGS A PROBLEM IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
Preston County Take Back Your Children

• TAKE BACK
• YOUR CHILDREN!! WE DID!PLEASE ACCEPT THIS
  INVITATION TO NETWORK WITH US!

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MISSON STATEMENT
Preston County Take Back Your Children (named
by Sr. WV State Trooper Harmon) is a program
designed to educate adults on ways to prevent
children from starting drugs and alcohol. This
project is aimed at networking the community by
using experts in the fields of law enforcement,
juvenile justice, staff from a local teen
addiction recovery program, parents, educators
and SCHOOL NURSES! By networking a large group
of volunteers, workshops are organized to
educate adults on the real drug problems in their
community.
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Coordinator

• My name is Dawn Ruff BSN, RN
• I am a School Nurse in Preston County, West
  Virginia
• This project was part of my graduate work toward
  M.Ed. for School Nurses from Cambridge College,
• Boston, Massachusetts (A great program).
• I am interested in NETWORKING with individuals or
  groups doing Community Drug Education Projects
  especially SCHOOL NURSES.
• dawnrnwv_at_earthlink.net
• [phone]

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A GREAT RESOURCE

• PROJECT 7th Grade Flyer

TOOLS To FIGHT DRUGS Free Drug Testing Kit
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Pilot Project

• This Pilot Project consisted of 3 drug education
  workshops for adults based on these questions.
• Assessment To what extent is our drug problem?
• Planning What can we do about it?
• Implementation How to involve the community in
  workshops?
• Evaluation Is there enough interest in the
  community to provide future drug education
  workshops?

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ASSESSMENT

• Ways to determine the extent of the drug problem
  in the community
• Use The National and Local PRIDE SURVEY results
• PRIDE Surveys, Janie Pitcock, 160 Vanderbilt
  Court, Bowling Green, KY 42103 1-800-279-6361,
  1-270-746-9596, www.pridesurveys.com
• Meet with local experts in the following fields
• Law enforcement
• Juvenile justice
• Directors from a local teen addiction recovery
  unit
• Pharmacist
• Discuss with parents their perception of the
  drug problem
• Discuss with the students their perception of the
  drug problem
• Ask parents if they want drug education workshops
• Provide parents with a survey for drug awareness

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PARENT SURVEY

• Copy of Parent survey
• sent home to determine
• drug awareness

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PLANNING

• What can we do about our drug problem?
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) web site
• www.drugabuse.gov/Prevention/Prevopen.html
• Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and
  Adolescents
• Provides a research based guide for parents,
  educators, and community leaders for developing
  drug prevention programs
• Free Download

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PLANNING GOALS

• Increase awareness of the drug problems in the
  community
• Brain storm what kind of program does your group
  want
• Educate the community on identifying signs of
  drug use
• Provide resources for parents and adults
• Promote school and community relations
• Develop strategies to promote attendance at
  workshops

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Based on my experience, I suggest this strategy
  for organizing workshops to involve the
  community.
• Put out the word People interested in helping
  will become key volunteers
• Key volunteers decide what categories they are
  willing to execute
• We kicked off our workshops during Red Ribbon
  Week.

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VOLUNTEERS

• Coordinating activities A Collaborative Team
  Approach
• Location Time
• Location of workshops
• Audio Equipment microphones, projector,
  computer, etc.
• Timing Red Ribbon Week
• Web Site www.wvschools.com/wpm/ Preston County
  Take Back Your Children
• Copy of Flyer Remember to include website on all
  media
• Give overview of workshop, time, and location
• Donations
• Cost of printing flyers
• Refreshments cookies and drinks
• Door Prizes Gift certificates from local
  merchants/restaurants

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VOLUNTEERS

• Coordinating activities A Collaborative Team
  Approach
• Media
• 2 Volunteers
• Contact Newspaper(s), Radio Station(s), TV
  Station(s) requirements for Not My Kid program
• Evaluation
• Development and Analysis of Survey Results and
  Questionnaires
• Job Opportunities
• Advertise for Community Service Workers
• Develop Agenda
• Contact Speakers

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VOLUNTEERS

• Coordinating activities A Collaborative Team
  Approach
• Designing and decorating display case at school
• Parent Operated Lending Library
• Organizations to provide funding, materials, or
  presentations
• Grant writing
• Assistance from health departments, physicians,
  etc.
• Free Pamphlet Resources
• Contacting resources for free literature to have
  available at workshops

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EVALUATION

• Is there enough interest to provide future drug
  education workshops?
• The evaluation results from the three workshops,
• there is an interest in future workshops.
• Improvements
• One hour and one topic sessions
• Speakers addressing the topic and following the
  scheduled agenda
• No need for refreshments
• Time 7pm to 8pm
• Invitations sent directly to past attendees
  address
• Involve the County Commissioner, Drug Task Force
  other SCHOOL NURSES
• New Strategies based on the overall results of
  the three workshops
• Use the registration to develop a telephone tree
  to contact attendees for future workshops
• Each person notified can call five people they
  know to spread the word
• Gain new volunteers from past participants

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EVALUATION

• Strategies that worked well
• Teens in recovery - Discussion Panel
• Free Drug Testing Kits (www.notmykid.org)
• Interesting and enthusiastic speakers
• Variety of hands-on resources for adults to read
  and view
• Question and answer session with the speakers
• Location within the school
• Word of mouth
• Local restaurant gift certificates
• Good parent support and active volunteers

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COMMUNITY SPECIALISTS

• Did you know West Virginia has
• Community Development Specialists
• Who will help you plan your programs
• Contact Ed Lanham BA, LSW
• Lanham24_at_marshall.edu
• _at_ 304-457-3600 or e-mail
• Hell help you find your local resource person!
• THANKS ED FOR THE BOX OF FREE PAMPHLETS

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FREE PAMPHLETS

• U.S. Department of Education
• Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• 400Maryland Avenue, SW
• Washington, D.C. 20202-6450
• [phone]

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RADER CLEARINGHOUSE
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RADAR CLEARINGHOUSE
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RADAR CLEARINGHOUSE
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INTERESTED IN INFORMATION ABOUT "METH"

• www.mamasite.net or 1-866-293-8901
• MOTHERS AGAINST METHAMPHETAMINE

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THREE AVAILABLE PAMPHLETS

• METH INHALING THE DEVIL
• METHAMPHETAMINE LABS
• NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE GUIDE
• CHILD SAFE
• PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN FROM HARMFUL DRUGS
• PUBLISHERS GROUP, LLC 2805 ALVARADO LANE
  PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
• [phone]

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ADDITIONAL PAMPHLETS

• CALL 814-532-4541 CALL 800841-9532
• TO REQUEST NDIC
• PRODUCTS www.syndistar.com

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SAMHSA

• NATIONAL
• CLEARINGHOUSE
• FOR
• ALCOHOL AND
• DRUG
• INFORMATION
• 1-800-729-6686

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INHALANTS

• Inhalant abuse prevention kit
• Must have program
• Receive a FREE DVD presentation
• Alliance for Consumer Education Coordinator
• Queshia Bradley
• [phone]

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INHALANTS

• Concerned about inhalants use?
• Check out
• Inhalant.org

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/dxm_info2.shtml
• Guide to DXM in Nonprescription drugs
• www.drphil.com
• Show Archives
• Search Teens and Drugs or Generation Rx
• Find out what Triple C is and how teens are
  getting high with OTC drugs

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GOOD LUCK!

• Thank you for your interest in starting up a
  community involved drug awareness program.
• Please contact Dawn Ruff about your ideas and
  results from your project.
• dawnrnwv_at_earthlink.net
• [phone]
• P.O. Box 302, Arthurdale, WV 26520