By Samantha Sherman with Community Partnership of the Ozarks Alcohol Awareness Month provides a focused opportunity across America to increase awareness and understanding of alcohol use disorder, its causes, effective …
Stone County Treatment Court helping change lives
By Al Vineyard for Drug Free Ozarks Stone County Treatment Court is a multifaceted, intense substance-use program addressing substance use disorders and crimes related to drug-seeking behaviors. Last year, 68 …
Detoxification Is Not Treatment
Article shared with permission from the RCORP-TA Project Detoxification is not a treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). So, what is the role of detoxification in your community’s response to …
Skaggs Foundation aids in community approach to recovery
By Al Vineyard A substance use disorder, or substance addiction, is characterized by the repeated use of mood-altering or psychoactive drugs leading to physical, emotional, and/or mental dependency. The disorder …
A Journey From Hopeless to Hopeful
By Al Vineyard In the hangout room of the Stone County Recovery Center (SCRC), the sunlight is peaking through the partially opened blinds and dancing on her silver hair. Tammy …
FREE NARCAN AVAILABLE IN STONE AND TANEY COUNTIES
By Al Vineyard “One overdose death is too many,” said Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. In 2019, there were 1,094 opioid-related overdoses in …
People can’t recover if they are dead
By Mindy Honey, Skaggs Foundation Substance Use Initiative’s effort to equip community with overdose antidote saving lives Destiny Blegen wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the overdose antidote …
2020 Community Survey
The 2020 Community Survey is underway and we need your input! The survey will be open through 11:59pm on October 24, 2020. Please take five minutes to help Drug Free …
Drug Free Ozarks extends EVERFI Prescription Drug Safety course direct to parents in response to COVID-19
In a response to the educational challenges presented by COVID-19, Marietta Hagan, population health project coordinator at CoxHealth, announced that an interactive online prescription drug …
May is Mental Health Month
“Do You Know Your Tools2Thrive?” Mental health issues often co-occur in individuals struggling with substance use disorders and many times, substance use is used as a coping mechanism. May is …