Greater Gresham Area Prevention Partnership
News about GGAPP, Partners, and the Community
Successful Prescription Drug Turn In Keeps Old and Unused Prescription Drugs Out of the Water Supply and Prevents Misuse by Teens and Kids
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On November 7th, Gresham-area residents gathered at City Hall to dispose of expired or unused prescription drugs. The drugs were then safely disposed of by law enforcement.
This successful event was also annoucement by The Oregonian. Read more about it here: (http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2009/10/prescription_drug_turn-in_plan.html)
GGAPP Awarded SAMHSA STOP Act Grant
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GGAPP was recently awarded a STOP Act Grant from SAMHSA to bolster underage substance abuse prevention efforts in East County. Visit GGAPP's new STOP Act Grant web page for more information.
The Latest GGAPP Gab is Here! Read information and updates for those supporting a drug free community future
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Please click here to read the latest GGAPP Gab.
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Resources
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Substance use disorders affect millions of Americans, many of whom are under 21 years old.Approximately 8.8 percent of people aged 12 to 17 (or 2.2 million) and 21.2 percent of people aged 18 to 25 (or 6.8 million) suffer from substance dependence or abuse.
Overall, as many as 74 percent of Americans in general say that addiction to alcohol has had some impact on them at some point in their lives, whether it was their own personal addiction, that of a friend or family member, or any other experience with addiction.
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New GGAPP Brochure
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Check out the latest GGAPP Brochure! This new resource has links for parents and information about community resources.
Another Successful Every 15 Minutes Project, Photos Inside!
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GGAPP Receives Portland State University's 2009 Outstanding Community Mentor Award
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Portland State University's Criminology and Criminal Justice Division honored GGAPP with a 2009 Outstanding Community Mentor award. GGAPP works with Criminology and Criminal Justice Division students who serve as interns for GGAPP's Peer Court and related work. Portland State University supervisor notes that she is "impressed with how much GGAPP interns accomplish, and am equally delighted to see their professional and interpersonal skills grow."
CONGRATULATIONS GGAPP!
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From Left to right: With Officer Ryan Rist of the Troutdale Police D.A.R.E are Essay Contest Winners Kuwaiola Ahina, Maddy Huff and John McBride.
DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION
The highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.
D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.
Please click here to read the winning essays.
Inhalant users can die the 1st, 10th or 100th time a product is misused as an inhalant. One of five students in America has used an inhalant to get high by the time he or she reaches the eighth grade.
- National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
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"Parents don't know that inhalants, cheap, legal and accessible products, are as popular among middle school students as marijuana. Even fewer know the deadly effects the poisons in these products have on the brain and body when they are inhaled or "huffed." It's like playing Russian Roulette. The user can die the 1st, 10th or 100th time a product is misused as an inhalant."
Educate yourself and find out about inhalants before your child does.
The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition has numerous resources on their website including the characteristics of inhalant use and what household products are used as inhalants.
Two parents share their personal stories of losing a child to inhalant use:
To honor National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (March 15-21), more information can be found on GGAPP's home page.
Top 12 Reasons Why a Good Drug-Free Workplace Program Goes Bad.
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Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace and the U.S. Department of Labor recently wrote "Top 12 Reasons Why a Good Drug-Free Workplace Program Goes Bad." Read the full article here.
Check out GGAPP's WorkDrugFree page to learn more about Gresham's WorkDrugFree initiative.
GGAPP's Community of Choice think-u-mentary video was featured in the Outlook newspaper!
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"Three very special people were doing drugs and drinking during high school. I changed their names, but you might recognize their stories. They are from our community, and they made critical choices. Frank, Emily and Ariel were teens who used drugs and alcohol, and it impacted their future. Frank had a very tough early life, Emily was bored and Ariel started out with the encouragement of her friends."
Read the full article here.
And read more about GGAPP's Community of Choice project here.
A Special Thank You and GGAPP's Recognition Luncheon 2008
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A Special Thank You from GGAPP to Jim Buck, Carla Piluso and Gary Tribbett for their unwavering support of, involvement in and commitment to; the fight to reduce substance abuse in our communities.
These three individuals were recently recognized at GGAPP's Recognition Luncheon 2008.
The luncheon included
A screening of the Community of Choice think-u-mentary;
A year end report and complete evaluation of the coalition activities;
A planning session during which participants mapped out goals for the GGAPP coalition in the coming year.
Please check back to this website soon as GGAPP will be adding the complete evaluation results that were presented at this luncheon.
GGAPP welcomes its newest team, the GGAPP Sustainability Team.
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This new group will be dedicated to the over-arching policy and ‘big look’ efforts of the coalition. Meetings will be quarterly February, May, August and November and members will be representatives from all other GGAPP teams.
The SUSTAINABILITY TEAM will meet Tuesday February 24, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at the Rockwood Community Offices 18709 SE Stark.
To join this team, or for more information, please contact Cathy Sherick at 503-823-0088.
The January GGAPP Gab is here.
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January's GGAPP Gab is available here.
To view achieved GGAPP Gabs please visit the Publicity and Outreach Team page.
GGAPP Hosts Drug Free Day
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GGAPP HOSTS DRUG FREE FRIDAY AT PAL CAMP
PAL sports camp, held in June for one week a year provides over 200
area youth with access to a variety of sports activities. This year the
camp was held at Marshall High School and campers played various sports
on the campus or traveled to other locations to fish, golf, bowl or
enjoy archery. DRUG Free Friday is the final day of camp and includes
field day, barbeque and awards ceremonies. GGAPP provided give-away
drug free bracelets, prizes for award winners and a DJ for the
afternoon.
National Night Out
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Join
GGAPP and the Greater Gresham community August 5th at Gresham High
School from 5:00pm - 8:00pm to celebrate National Night Out: America's
Night Out Against Crime.
Stop by the GGAPP booth say hello!
Did you know?
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"According
to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 74.9 percent of all
adult illicit drug users and 79 percent of heavy drinkers are employed
full or part time. Community coalitions can help businesses prevent
substance abuse among employees by implementing a drug-free workplace
program and educating employees about the effects of drug and alcohol
use." Learn what our community is doing about this problem on our
Work Drug Free Gresham page
GGAPP Gabs and GGAPP in the Media
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Back issues of GGAPP Gab and Articles and Publications about GGAPP can now be found on GGAPP's
Publicity Team page
Prescription medication abuse by teens
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Prescription
medication abuse by teens and young adults is a serious problem in the
United States. As reported in the Partnership for a Drug Free America’s
annual tracking study:
1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription pain medication
1 in 5 report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers
1 in 10 has abused cough medication
Many teens think these drugs are safe because they have legitimate
uses, but taking them without a prescription to get high or
“self-medicate” can be as dangerous – and addictive – as using street
narcotics and other illicit drugs."
Dr. Ellen Vachon, a certified trainer for the New York State Office
of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for over 20 years,
created a powerpoint presentation addressing to concerns of parents in
regards to prescription drug abuse. The full powerpoint presentation
can be found on GGAPP's Parent's Coalition Team Page.
