October AC4C Roundtable

Items for the Roundtable are due to Jodee by the 20th of each month. The Roundtable will go out at the beginning of each month.

October 2017

AC4C retreat to be held in October

AC4C will be holding their next retreat on October 17 & 18 at Camp Dodge, Johnston. You can register for the retreat at this link.

We will be at Camp Dodge the first day and at Iowa Behavioral Health Association / Training Resources on the second day. The age nda for retreat is available at this link

AC4C Board elections will also be held at this time. If you are interested in being a board member, please contact us at [email protected]. The terms are two years and involve monthly meetings (virtual) and meeting at quarterly retreat. This is a great opportunity to represent your organization and share your voice with the group!

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Environmental Strategies for Underage Drinking and Alcohol Abuse Prevention

An event was recently held in Anamosa focusing on evidence-based alcohol prevention strategies. In particular, the session addressed the most effective policies and practices to reduce problems associated with excessive alcohol use with the younger population.

Dr. David Jernigan and Vincent DeMarco shared their knowledge regarding their experience in Maryland with alcohol tax increase. Their research shared dramatic results in reducing drunk driving deaths in young people ages 15 to 34 and

provided much needed revenue towards prevention and education.

The event brought individuals together from across the state representing a variety of prevention organizations. If you were not able to attend, the p resentation is available at this link. For more information, you can contact Jennifer Husmann

You can also check out our AC4C video - alcohol tax video

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IPA Goes Local Dates

We invite pharmacists, physicians, dentists, nurses, social work and treatment programs, law enforcement, substance abuse coalitions and interested stakeholders to attend this community focused event!

Remaining date:

October 10 - Spencer

For more information visit www.iarx.org/goeslocal

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Coalition Spotlight

The Jasper County Substance Abuse Coalition recently held a community forum with over 100 people in attendance. Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess shared information with the community about the coalition and its work in the past year. F eatured speaker Al Fear also shared information on his work battling the heroin and opioid abuse throughout the state. The coalition's highlights were featured in the article at this link .

Congratulations to Jasper County on their prevention work!

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Remember to check out our prevention education videos! These are available on our YouTube Channel at this link

Coalition Resources

Brochures available for coalitions

I t is important to get the general public up to speed on what we know regarding safety issues with marijuana and Rx drugs in particular. AC4C has worked with state partners to produce 10,000 brochures for statewide distribution. The funds were provided through a ODCP- JAG Diversion grant and are available upon request. You can also download the links below to access these brochures.

Limited quantities can be mailed by emailing us at [email protected]

Marijuana brochure

Prescription Drug brochure

Upcomin g Training & Events

Check out the upcoming trainings:

Iowa Board of Certification

Training Resources

Jackson Recovery

Midwest Counterdrug Training

SAVE THE DATES

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Date: October 28, 2017

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

For more information, go the DEA site

Digital Literacy Conference