Businesses Downeast Priority Area 2: Alcohol and Drug Use Description/Rationale/Criteria: Substance misuse, including alcohol, heroin, methamphetamine and prescription drugs, has risen significantly in the Downeast District in recent years. Substance misuse is associated with violence, property crimes, car crashes, infectious, mental and chronic disease. Public health initiatives to prevent, treat and rehabilitate persons that misuse alcohol and drugs can have significant individual and societal benefits. Goals Objectives Strategies District Partners Planning Partners will create a Convene planning group Healthcare Providers The Downeast District district-wide alcohol and Identify priorities for drug and Law Enforcement will formulate priorities drug use prevention plan by alcohol misuse programs for preventing alcohol June 2017 Community Health and drug misuse. Coalition, Prevention plan for work-place Convene substance abuse Drug Free The Downeast District prevention by June, 2017 prevention program for Communities, will increase efforts to awareness of farming, fishing and forestry Community Health prevent drug and workplace substance Support ongoing program to Coalition, , alcohol misuse. misuse impacts and identify and resolve substance Lobsterman Assoc., assistance programs by , , , Penobscot East Res misuse challenges June 2018 Center, Schools E.g. E.g. Prevent or onset of E.g. substance misuse among E.g. middle school and high E.g. school students. - 1 educational program planned by June 2017 - 4 education programs implemented by June 2018 Downeast Priority Area 2: Alcohol and Drug Use (continued) Goals Objectives Strategies District Partners Treatment Initiating recovery E.g. Hospitals, Regional The Downeast District - Demonstrate a hub and Medical Centers will support treatment spokes system in 2017 options for drug and Sustaining sobriety E.g. alcohol misuse. - Provide training for Downeast Substance Treatment Network Recovery Coaches in 2017 AA/NA, Operation Hope
Businesses Downeast Priority Area 2: Alcohol and Drug Use Description/Rationale/Criteria: Substance misuse, including alcohol, heroin, methamphetamine and prescription drugs, has risen significantly in the Downeast District in recent years. Substance misuse is associated with violence, property crimes, car crashes, infectious, mental and chronic disease. Public health initiatives to prevent, treat and rehabilitate persons that misuse alcohol and drugs can have significant individual and societal benefits. Goals Objectives Strategies District Partners Planning The Downeast District will formulate priorities for preventing alcohol and drug misuse. Partners will create a district-wide alcohol and drug use prevention plan by June 2017 Convene planning group Identify priorities for drug and alcohol misuse programs Healthcare Providers Law Enforcement Community Health Coalition, Prevention The Downeast District will increase efforts to prevent drug and alcohol misuse. plan for work-place prevention by June, 2017 awareness of workplace substance misuse impacts and assistance programs by June 2018 Convene substance abuse prevention program for farming, fishing and forestry Drug Free Communities, Community Health Coalition, , Lobsterman Assoc., , , , Penobscot East Res Center, Schools Support ongoing program to identify and resolve substance misuse challenges E.g. E.g. Prevent or onset of substance misuse among middle school and high school students. - 1 educational program planned by June 2017 - 4 education programs implemented by June 2018 E.g. E.g. E.g. Downeast Priority Area 2: Alcohol and Drug Use (continued) Goals Objectives Strategies District Partners Treatment The Downeast District will support treatment options for drug and alcohol misuse. Initiating recovery - Demonstrate a hub and spokes system in 2017 E.g. Hospitals, Regional Medical Centers Downeast Substance Treatment Network AA/NA, Operation Hope Sustaining sobriety - Provide training for Recovery Coaches in 2017 E.g.
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