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 …
IMPORTANCE OF SMOKING CESSATION TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
By Laura Morrison-Roets, EdD, PhD, CTRS/L, LADC, CRAADC/Supv., CM III The hazards of tobacco use in all forms has been widely discussed for years. However, an issue seldom addressed in …
Where are Youth Getting Access?
The Missouri Student Survey is conducted during even years with statewide school districts participating voluntarily. The survey poses questions related to demographics, substances, bullying, suicidal ideation, and additional topics. In …
Graduation Day
STONE COUNTY DRUG COURT 2018 GRADUATION On Thursday, November 1, 2018, at the Reeds Spring Middle School, the Stone County Drug Court held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion …
Substance Misuse and Mental Health Issues During the Holiday Season
By Samantha Sherman, Prevention Specialist at Community Partnership of the Ozarks Sometimes “the most wonderful time of the year” can be the most stressful. Studies show that incidents of depression, …
42,500 lives to be impacted by 2018-19 grants
Skaggs Legacy Endowment is a restricted endowment fund made possible by a generous gift from CoxHealth in 2013. Since that time, Skaggs Foundation has awarded more than $4.3 million to …
Stone County Treatment Court Gives Another Option For Those Ready For Change
September 6, 2018 The Crane Chronicle / Stone County Republican Stone County Treatment Court Gives Another Option For Those Ready For Change Isaac Estes-Jones Have you heard of Drug or …
Helping Hands
October 2018 – CORE E-Newsletter Often, stigmas and misconceptions are attached to recovering addicts. Many employers tend to overlook them as potential job candidates. Jason Roberts is a local employer …
Dangers of a carefree summer
Think today is just another summer day? It’s not for the estimated 11,000 youth who will take their first drink of alcohol or the 4,500 who will smoke a cigarette …
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 …