CoxHealth and the CoxHealth Foundation announced today that the Stone and Taney Counties Substance Use Initiative received a donation of 5,000 drug deactivation pouches that will help bolster local efforts …
Local partnerships make naloxone available for community members
Faith Community Health has received a donation of 1000 vials of naloxone, which will be distributed throughout the community to loved ones of those misusing opioid medications or using illicit …
Local coalition members, Branson youth to attend substance use prevention training
Representatives from the Stone & Taney Counties Substance Abuse Initiative (SAI) and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT), are headed to Orlando, Fla., to join nearly 2,000 substance …
Here’s One Simple Way We Can Change The Conversation About Drug Abuse
The negative words we use to describe drug addiction — “clean” vs. “dirty,” “patient” vs. “addict” — can drive some individuals away from the very help they so desperately need. …
Community Comes Together To Combat Substance Abuse
BRANSON, Mo. – Leaders from Stone and Taney Counties came together Thursday to help combat substance abuse in their respective communities. A drug summit was held in Branson to update …
Preventing a community crisis: The Substance Abuse Initiative
In 2015, 27 million individuals 12 and older used illicit drugs, according to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality — that is 10.2 percent of the U.S. population. …
Substance abuse initiative identifies main concerns; Alcohol, prescription drugs identified as top items of focus
Alcohol and prescription drugs are the top two recommended areas of focus for an initiative looking to combat substance abuse in Taney and Stone counties. For a period of six …
Branson Area Eyeing Substance Abuse Solutions
BRANSON, Mo. – The Branson area continues its initiative to prevent substance abuse in the community. After months of research and assessment, the Skaggs Foundation and Cox Medical Center Branson …
Employers Learn to Spot Employees with Drug Problems
HOLLISTER, Mo.–The opioid epidemic has created new concerns for employers. A substance abuse workshop was held at Hollister High School. Its purpose was to teach local business leaders how to …
School hosts substance abuse workshop
When Al Vineyard visited her doctor for an injury on the job, she didn’t know her pain medication would lead to her nearly losing everything. “My doctor put me on …
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