Don't Forget to Make Your Voice Heard
Flavored E-Cigarettes: Tell Governor Lamont What You Think!

Governor Lamont will soon issue his budget plan. This annual plan sets out an agenda for the state Legislature, containing policies that the governor wants to see enacted.

If you would like him to consider eliminating flavored e-cigarettes, you can tell him by sending a quick email.
Announcements
February 16, 2022 at 7:00pm
Nominated for five Emmy Awards, the video is narrated by a diverse group of young adults whose personal true-life stories are mirror images of topics that impact every person who watches the film.


Resources
Watch the recording of this important presentation
hosted by Thriving Youth Taskforce
You Think You Know Toolkit - Free Materials for Download
You Think You Know has just launched their prevention toolkit. You can download a variety of materials, add your logo and begin promoting the campaign in your community. Materials currently available:
  • Fact sheets
  • Posters
  • Postcard
  • Social media graphics
  • Logos
  • Ads

Don't forget to sign up so you receive their monthly e-newsletter here so you know when new materials are added.
You Think You Know at CADCA 2022 National Leadership Forum
Melissa McGarry, TPAUD’s Project Director, along with Anna Gasinski and Bobby Lawlor from the New England HIDTA/ORS, joined Grant Baldwin and Rita Noonan from the National Center for Overdose Prevention and Control at the CDC’s Power Session at CADCA’s 2022 National Leadership Forum. The session addressed the intersection of public health and public safety in addressing the rise in overdose deaths and fentanyl poisonings, highlighting CT’s statewide You Think You Know campaign.
In the News
39 overdoses were falsely linked to fentanyl-laced marijuana

A state Department of Public Health report in November that indicated nearly 40 Connecticut overdoses were possibly linked to fentanyl-laced marijuana - sparking widespread attention and concern - turned out to be one confirmed case and was...

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www.ctinsider.com
Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Adults

While suicides by drug or medicine overdose have decreased overall in recent years, new federal data published Wednesday raises flags in regard t o several troubling exceptions. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths...

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www.huffpost.com
The Hub: Behavioral Health Action Organization for Southwestern CT
A division of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP) 

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