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Grants Available!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by barbmo

  The Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc. is requesting proposals from interested community organizations to conduct community projects during the 2018-2019 contract year for the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse.  Proposals (the original and four … Continue reading →

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Survey on Addiction

Posted on February 6, 2018 by barbmo

The Opioid Task Force is asking for your thoughts on addiction.  Please take a moment and click on the Take our survey button and take the survey.

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Walmart to help with Opioid Abuse

Posted on January 25, 2018 by barbmo

According to an article with WDRB.com, Walmart is starting to provide something to help with the opioid abuse by making leftover meds useless.  Please see the full article here.

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National Drug Facts Week – Marijuana

Posted on January 24, 2018 by barbmo

According to National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) information; Marijuana is one of the most used substances by youth – with 45 percent of U.S. teens having tried marijuana at least once by the time they graduate high school. … Continue reading →

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National Drug Facts Week – E-Cigarettes and Vaping

Posted on January 23, 2018 by barbmo

According to National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) site; E-cigarettes has only been around for about ten years, so researchers are in the early stage of studying how they affect your health. E-cigarettes are designed to deliver nicotine without … Continue reading →

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Opioid Overdose Coalition invites you to attend.

Posted on January 3, 2018 by barbmo
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Pennlive features Washington County

Posted on November 15, 2017 by barbmo

Washington is one of the six hardest-hit counties, as identified by 2016 overdose death rates and Pennlive is featuring each of the communities in this series.  Check it out:   ‘I fell in love with the drugs’: Addicted Towns of Pa.

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Take Back Day: Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Posted on October 27, 2017 by barbmo

The 14th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is coming up this Saturday, October 28. The Drug Enforcement Administration holds this event to provide people around the country a way to safely dispose of their prescription drugs at collection sites near … Continue reading →

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2017 Recovery Walk In the News

Posted on September 25, 2017 by barbmo

The 2017 Together We Can Recovery Walk was a great success.  We thank anyone who attended and if you missed it this year we hope you can join us next year.  To see the photo and article on the walk in the … Continue reading →

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FASD Awareness Day – September 9th

Posted on September 5, 2017 by barbmo

FASD stands for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, this term is used to describe a disorder that occurs when a woman drinks alcohol while pregnant.  There are no safe time to drink alcohol when pregnant, so why risk the health of your unborn … Continue reading →

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