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Preventing drug abuse subject of January WATCH meeting Adair County hepatitis C and HIV overdose and drug use data are presented by Aimee Weddle. She is available for showing the slides and explaining the data to any organization or business that would like to hold a forum. By Linda Waggener A helpful presentation was made at the Adair County WATCH Coalition January meeting by Aimee Weddle, Prevention Specialist, Regional Prevention Center, a part of Adanta Behavioral Health Services, guest speaker. Her mission is to help bring the community's focus to the growing opioid epidemic and share measures individuals may take to help fight it. The agenda included: - current status of opioid epidemic in the U.S. and Kentucky - definition of opioids and opiates and their impact on the brain - strategies to prevent opioid overdose at the community level - review resources available to communities One good thing Adair County is doing is having voted in the harm reduction syringe exchange program established last year. Statistics prove that these programs reduce the spread of hepatitis C and HIV. Adair County's program based at the health department has very real success numbers. They also show that used needles are coming in from other counties, especially Taylor County, we're at the fiscal court refused to start the syringe program when Adair County voted yes for it. The syringe exchange program is number one on the list of four things a community can do to fight the opioid epidemic. Also among the top recommendations: know your county hepatitis C and HIV overdose and drug use data. Details of this subject is what Weddle was sharing. She is available for showing the slides and explaining the data to any organization or business that would like to hold a forum. Another recommendation: create a community coalition to enact a comprehensive county level strategy to reduce drug abuse. This is ongoing in Adair County in the partnership of the health department, WATCH coalition, and Kentucky ASAP. For more information or to arrange a presentation, contact Weddle at 606-679-9425, ext 2336 or email aweddle@adanta.org or visit www.adanta.org. This story was posted on 2019-01-17 13:01:54
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