Hello coalition members,
We have had such a wonderful fall season and are looking forward to impacting our community with special holiday events and activities.
Our CCDP October and November 2023 highlights include:
- Nash attended a Health Fair at the Northeast State Elizabethton campus.
- The bi-annual Drug Take Back Day was held at First Christian Church, across from Elizabethton Police Department, on October 28th and 23.5 pounds were collected. See information about our partners for this event below.
- Our Finance Manager, Rebecca and I attended Coalition Business Administration Training provided by TDMHSAS and gained valuable skills to make our coalition even better!
- We are so proud of Nash for receiving her Certified Prevention Specialist Certification!
- More events and activities with photos are below!
We could not do what we do without our amazing community. Support CCDP this month by:
Happy holidays!
Jilian
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- We wrapped up our 12 week co-ed "Enneagram of Parenting" program for people in recovery from SUD.
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- We celebrated "Boss's Day" with a staff paint party.
- One of our amost mazing volunteers graduated from the Day Reporting Center. We are so grateful for the DRC program and staff and the way they work to improve the lives of those impacted by SUD.
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- We hosted "The Ring" movie night and escape room for teens at Edwards Island Park.
- We hosted a "Very Merry Unbirthday" Tea Party at Elizabethton Parks and Rec.
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- Nash was celebrated by her teen class at the Boys and Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter County.
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- Flag Football Tournament 2023 was an amazing experience and we cannot express our gratitude enough to everyone who played a part in making the day successful. Because of this beautiful community, thousands of dollars were raised to provide gifts to children of people seeking inpatient treatment this Christmas. To our board members who showed up to support us, our staff who committed their time and energy before, during, and after the event, to the more than 200 people who participated and donated from as far away as Knoxville and Asheville, we are SO grateful. None of this would have happened without Dustin Leilich's idea and heart for the recovery community and desire to give to others. The support Recovery Resources provides to their participants in general and to this event made it possible. Their leadership team, board members, supporters and participants showed up in so many wonderful ways. The women of Bridge to Shore Recovery did anything and everything we needed, Pepsi and Earth Fare Johnson City donated concessions and we absolutely could not have done this event without Terrence Turner Jr., our officials and team and the space provided by Elizabethton High School. There are few events in which we have felt our community and region come together the way they did for this tournament and our hearts are so full. Thank you for being amazing. If you were unable to make the event and would still like to make a donation toward Christmas presents for children impacted by substance use, you can do so via Venmo at @cartercountydrugprevention.
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- Northeast Community Credit Union provided an opportunity for us to be their "Member Business Spotlight" at their 19E and Roan Mountain branches in October and November. Stop by the Main Branch in December to pick up Narcan and resources!
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Are you a member of the CCC? If not, you should be!
The Carter County Collaborative is a comprehensive collaboration between organizations, people, and businesses for the purpose of creating a healthy Carter County. The CCC plans and executes public events, campaigns, and maintains a community needs assessment through separate committees. This collaborative meets every first Thursday of the month from 12-1:30pm and is open to the public. This meeting also serves as the monthly coalition meeting for Carter County Drug Prevention.
Vision: Carter County Collaborative is a comprehensive collaboration among organizations, people, and businesses for the purpose of making Carter County the healthiest in Tennessee.
Mission: The Carter County Collaborative facilitates member meetings, public events and campaigns, and maintains a County Needs Assessment and County Health Improvement Plan.
Values: Collaboration, Awareness, Representation, Leadership, Compassion, Community
Check out the 2023-24 CCC Strategic Plan and 2023 Minutes
Everyone is welcome!
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December CCC Meeting
December 7th
Virtual: Join Zoom @ 12pm
Meeting will end no later than 1:30pm
Speaker(s):
Emily Mathews
Elizabethton City Schools
Committees will meet in breakout rooms following the speaker. Participants are welcome to join any committee at any time!
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Committee (Committee A) Goal:
This committee will focus on stigma reduction, education, and community outreach through community partnerships, trainings, and events.
NEW: WIDE Wellness > Inclusion > Diversity > Equity (Committee B):
More info coming soon!
Community Assessment Committee (Committee C) Goal:
Collect and organize data and provide it in an accessible way to CCC members, to assign leadership roles as needed to manage specific projects, to develop a current community resource hub that is as updated as possible, and to develop a community narrative concerning the county’s historical health.
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Our October Outstanding Coalition Partner is:
Gatton College of Pharmacy at ETSU.
At October Drug Take Back events, pharmacy students helped remove over 340 pounds of unused prescription drugs, including 16 pounds of controlled substances, from the region, helping prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. These service opportunities were part of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day last Saturday in which the college served at six research sites across Northeast Tennessee including the Johnson Co. and Sullivan Co. Sheriffs' Offices, as well as police departments in Bristol, TN; Elizabethton Police Dept.; Johnson City; and Jonesborough. In total, five faculty volunteered with 24 student pharmacists.
We are so grateful for their partnership at each Drug Take Back event in October and April!
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Our October Outstanding Coalition Member is:
Sgt. Will Johnson
(Pictured with CCDP Opioid Prevention Coordinator, Nash Acuna)
Sgt. Johnson coordinates Elizabethton Police Department's Drug Take Back event each October and April. We are so grateful for our partnership with EPD and the many ways they serve our community.
Learn more about their upcoming "Shop with a Cop" holiday project and how to support it here.
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October- November 2023 Arrest Data
*Data Provided by Carter County Sheriff's Department & Elizabethton Police Department through https://carter-911-tn.zuercherportal.com/#/inmates.
Ages
12-21 - 0
22-30 - 5
31-40 - 8
41-50 - 6
51-60 - 0
61-70 - 1
71 and up - 0
Unknown ages - 2
Gender
Male - 15
Female - 6
Violations
DUI - 2
Underage DUI - 0
Public Intoxication - 3
Underage Consumption - 0
Sale to Minors or Intoxic- 0
Drug Paraphernalia - 8
Drug Free School Zone - 2
Violation of Implied Consent Law - 0
Manufacture, Delivery, Sale or Possession of Methamphetamine - 11
Possession of Cocaine or Methamphetamine w/ deadly weapon - 0
Maintaining a Dwelling - 1
Possession of Handgun (Under the Influence) - 0
Introduction of Contraband into a Penal Institution - 0
Possession of Legend Drug without a Prescription - 0
Simple Possession/Casual Exchange - 2
Falsification of Drug Test - 0
Open Container - 0
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - 0
Schedule I - 1
Schedule II - 2
Schedule III - 1
Schedule IV - 1
Schedule V - 1
Schedule VI - 1
9-1-1 Calls For Service
DUI - 11
Possible Drugs - 14
Overdose/Poisoning - 4
Public Intoxication - 8
Suicide/Attempt/Threat - 8
Psychiatric/ Abnormal Behavior/ Suicide Attempt - 0
Mentally Disturbed - 1 |
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23.5 Pounds of medication were Collected at the Drug Take Back Day!!!! |
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How the Great American Smokeout began
The Great American Smokeout event has helped dramatically change Americans’ attitudes about smoking. These changes have led to community programs and smoke-free laws that are now saving lives across the country. Annual Great American Smokeout events began in the 1970s, when smoking and secondhand smoke were common.
The idea for the Great American Smokeout grew from a 1970 event in Randolph, Massachusetts, at which Arthur P. Mullaney asked people to give up cigarettes for a day and donate the money they would have spent on cigarettes to a high school scholarship fund.
Then in 1974, Lynn R. Smith, editor of the
Monticello Times in Minnesota, spearheaded the state’s first D-Day, or Don’t Smoke Day.
The idea caught on, and on November 18, 1976, the California Division of the American Cancer Society got nearly 1 million people who smoke to quit for the day. That California event marked the first official Smokeout, and the American Cancer Society took it nationwide in 1977. Since then, there have been dramatic changes in the way the public views tobacco advertising and tobacco use. Many public places and work areas are now smoke-free – this protects people who don't smoke and supports people who smoke who want to quit.
The Great American Smokeout was November 16, 2023. |
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5 Marijuana Facts:
- Smoking marijuana leads to changes in the brain similar to the effects caused by cocaine, heroin, and alcohol.
- Modern day marijuana is a lot stronger.
- Particle concentrations from dabbing and vaporizing cannabis can create levels of indoor air pollution.
- High doses of marijuana may result in image distortion, loss of personal identity, and hallucinations.
- The abuse of marijuana also can cause serious physical and mental problems including frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning ability, increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.
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Candidates for naloxone are those who:
- Take high doses of opioids for long-term management of chronic pain
- Receive rotating opioid medication regimens
- Have been discharged from emergency medical care following opioid poisoning or intoxication
- Take certain extended-release or long-acting opioid medication
- Those who have had a period of abstinence to include those recently released from incarceration.
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5 Alcohol Facts:
- About 95,000 Americans die from alcohol-related causes annually.
- Alcohol makes the use of some medications and other substances more dangerous.
- Alcohol misuse can lead to health problems.
- Alcohol misuse has a ripple effect, causing issues that go beyond misuse consumption alone.
- Alcohol use disorder is treatable, and there are many options.
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Youth Coalition Updates
During the last few months, youth coalition members:
- Attended Franklin County Prevention Coalition's Thrive Youth Leadership Camp
- Attended a presentation given by Tony DeLucia, (Ph.D., Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU Meeting and Project Director, Veterans Substance Use Disorder Support Alliance) to learn more about veteran mental health struggles and potential solutions
- Our TNSTRONG Ambassador Marcellene attended training with their counterparts from across the state. Ambassadors Carter and Rylee presented information about TNSTRONG and the Ambassador program to the Mid-Cumberland Region via Zoom.
- Handed out candy at August Muse during downtown Elizabethton Trick-or-Treating
- Participated in Celebrity Bagging with United Way of East TN Highlands
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