October 2018 News and Updates
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Presidential Proclamation on National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
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On September 28th the President issued a proclamation in honor of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month.
The proclamation highlights the enormity of the opioid epidemic stating, "
Our country is reeling from the enormity of an opioid epidemic that has resulted in huge numbers of overdose fatalities, an influx of children in foster care, and too many families forever changed by the addiction or death of a loved one. In 2017 alone, it is estimated that we lost approximately 72,000 Americans to an overdose, and approximately 49,000 of those deaths involved an opioid."
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Find Your Good Toolkit Now Available
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We're excited to announce the release of the Find Your Good toolkit for providers, organizations and other adults working with youth. You've seen the campaign on our
Youth Now social media.
Additional content and tools have been developed for you to use too!
The Find Your Good campaign promotes healthy activities and positive interactions between youth, helping them recognize there are other choices than using substances. The messaging comes directly from local middle and high school students sharing "their good" - healthy ways they cope and deal with stress keeping them substance free.
Access the toolkit
for a suggested social media posting calendar, guidelines for use, free quality images with corresponding captions and more. The toolkit is designed primarily for use on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platforms.
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"Singing makes me happy. It brings music and storytelling together in a unique and personal way. Singing is why I #ChooseNotToUse Singing is my good, what’s yours?" #FindYourGood
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"My good is hanging out with my friends. I want my brain to develop all the way – so I talk to my friends instead of doing drugs or drinking. I love my friends – what’s your good?" – Kaylee C, age 15
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“My good is focusing on getting a 3.8 GPA each semester. My good allows me to focus on my academic studies that will help me get to college. I choose not to use drugs because I want to get an academic scholarship. My good allows me to connect me with other people that are serious about school.“
– Andy, 16
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Drug Take Back Event is Here!
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4,683 pounds of medication
were safely collected and disposed of during the April 2018 event. Let's collect even more in October!
Bring unused or expired medication including pills, liquids and inhalers for disposal to four Clark County sites and one Skamania site.
PeaceHealth Southwest Urgent Care & Kaiser Cascade Park will be the only sites accepting sharps or syringes for disposal.
Drug Take Back events are funded in partnership with the Washington State Healthcare Authority, local substance abuse prevention coalitions and community partners.
For more information about the event and year-round free disposal sites visit
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FDA Inspection of Juul Headquarters
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In September
we shared an article about the rise of Juul, an e-cigarette device made to resemble a USB flash drive in a range of colors and flavors.
Since then, the
Washington State Department of Health shared efforts to address the epidemic
of e-cigarette use among teenagers including outlining what still needs to be done. The Food and Drug Administration gave Juul and multiple other manufacturers a 60-day deadline to detail how they plan to limit e-cigarette access to youth. The administration is now considering policy changes to remove flavored electronic cigarettes from retailers.
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Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids
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The US Surgeon General has released a
Facing Addiction in America
Spotlight report on opioids.
The Washington Post
highlighte
d that Surgeon General Jerome Adams is calling for cultural shift in talking about opioids. Adams shares that stigma is one of the leading reasons only one in four people experiencing a substance use disorder get the treatment they need.
Within the report is information on the current landscape, importance of prevention/early intervention/treatment, there's a chapter on the nuerobiology of substance use/misuse/addiction, the continuum of care, information on recovery and key national resources.
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Petition to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products
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The campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has created a petition to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco products asserting t
he tobacco industry is addicting a generation of youth, using more than 15,000 flavors like gummy bear or cotton candy and packaging mimicking popular candy brands.
From the petition:
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We call on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including flavored electronic cigarettes and cigars as well as menthol cigarettes. The evidence is clear: Tobacco companies target kids with flavored tobacco products, and flavors play a key role in getting kids to start and continue using tobacco. To prevent the tobacco industry from addicting a new generation of kids, the FDA must ban all flavored tobacco products."
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ESD 112 Staff Present on Tobacco Use Policy
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On October 10th,
Deb Drandoff and Tina Johnson from ESD 112 are presenting
in a webinar called
Students Who Smoke or Vape: A Red Flag for Supports.
But it’s just tobacco…
When encountering student substance use policy violations, do school staff overlook tobacco and vaping use as the “least of their worries”? During this webinar, data will be shared that may motivate school staff to take a second look at their students who use nicotine products and consider alternative policies and practices in addressing use.
Join Deb Drandoff from ESD 112, OSPI’s Mandy Paradise, and get real world expertise from Tina Johnson from Vancouver Public Schools.
Note this registration link is for the webinar series. The October 10th event is the one you will want to attend for this topic.
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Register for Mental Health First Aid
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October 16th from 2:30 to 4:00 pm
ESD 112 Conference Center, Klickitat Room
Vancouver, WA
October 16th from 2:30 to 4:00 pm
ESD 112 Conference Center, Raineer Room
Vancouver, WA
October 27th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Multiple Locations
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Other Upcoming Training & Events
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Deb Drandoff from ESD 112 and Tina Johnson from Hudson's Bay are presenting.
This festival is a resource for empowering families with a full day of events, talks, interactive dance and yoga in various Camas business locations from 10am-5pm. All sessions are free. Topics include trauma, mental health, mindful parenting, self-care and more.
Ema
il CEllis@lifelineconnections.org to re
gister. Other dates include 11/12 and 11/28.
In Seattle, WA by the American Lung Association
At the Seattle Airport Marriott in Seattle, WA
Washington's first MTSS conference is happening soon. The theme is:
Gearing up for MTSS: Progress, not perfection! Speakers include Dr. Sharon Vaughn
from University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Brandi Simonsen from University of
Connecticut.
At the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, WA. Register today!
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