SUBSTANCE ABUSE: FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONSOPERATION: MEDICINE CABINET

Detective Gregg Mehling Lorain County Drug Task Force

Nancy Pommerening Drug Awareness & Prevention Inc.

FROM TEACHER …

WITH A STUDENT AT-RISK…

…TO A PREVENTION SPECIALIST

Our mission is to lessen the demand for illicit drugs through education and prevention strategies.

DRUG ABUSE$193 BILLION A YEAR IN THE U.S.A.

Societal CostsCourts, Jails, PoliceDangerous streetsChild neglectDomestic violenceLost Productivity

Medical CostsEmergency RoomOverdoseRehab treatment

DRUG ABUSE IN THE WORK PLACE INDUSTRY COSTS: $165 BILLION A YEAR IN THE U.S.A.

Source: The Drug Testing Network

ABSENTEEISM

ACCIDENTS

THEFTHEALTH CARE

INCREASED

WORKERS’ COMP

LOSS OF PRODUCTIVIT

Y

IN THE WORK PLACE

84% Employers who drug tested new hires

39% Randomly tested employees who were hired

73% Tested workers when drug use was suspected

58% Required testing after accidents on the job.

2006 survey - Society for Human Resource Management

FUTURE EMPLOYEES YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY

YRSB 2012

YRSB 2012 MARIJUANA PERCEIVED RISK

MARIJUANA BRAIN IMAGES

18 YEAR-OLD USE: 4X WEEKLY

FOR 3 YEARS

NIDA – SECT SCAN

YRSB 2012 RX, OTC, ILLICIT

LORAIN COUNTY

SOLUTIONS: WHAT WORKS IN PREVENTION?

SAMHCSAP - Key strategies:

1. Information Dissemination

2. Prevention Education

3. Alternatives

4. Community-based Process

5. Problem I.D. and Referral

6. Environmental Strategies

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Lorain County - City Police stations

9 AM to 3 PM

AVON LAKE COLLECTION

PREVENTION EDUCATION

Preventing Drug Abuse

inChildren and Adolescents

In School If possible, school-based prevention programs should be integrated into the school’s academic program…*

*Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

BRAIN POWER BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

* Multi-Media * K-12 Science Curriculum

BRAIN POWER CURRICULUM

ORC Chapter 123:1-76 Drug-Free Workplace Program

LEGISLATION – OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLYHouse Bill 193(Pill Mills)

Senate Bill 57(Naloxone)

House Bill 153(Marijuana)

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

CONTACT INFORMATION

Nancy Pommerening

4320 Payne Avenue Cleveland, OH 44103

Phone: 216-432-6620

Email: NEP@DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org

Website: www.DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.org

CONTACT INFORMATION

Detective Gregg Mehling

9896 Murray Ridge Road Elyria, Oh 4035

Phone: 440-668-0225

Email: mehling@lcdtf.com

Website: www.LorainCountySheriff.com