Prevention Council News
Prevention Council News
Saratoga Springs community gathers to help fight addiction
Seen on: WNYT News Channel 13 Thursday, August 29, 2019 SARATOGA SPRINGS - People gathered in Saratoga Springs Thursday night to fight back against addiction. A candlelight vigil was held in Congress Park. It was to honor loved ones lost to an overdose. “It's a club you never want to belong to,” said Eve Cascone. Cascone’s daughter died from an overdose at just 30 years old. Cascone said her daughter had been in recovery for five months before she died. “We were seeing the Katie we knew,” said Cascone. “The feisty girl again. She wanted to go back to school, [...]
Expanded recovery center in Saratoga Springs helping people fight addiction
Seen on: WRGB Channel 6 Thursday, July 25, 2019 CBS6 is committed to covering the opioid crisis and how people and organizations are fighting against it. The latest installment in our series takes us to Saratoga Springs. Jack Lamson shows us a newly expanded recovery center helping people deal with addiction in its many forms.
Saratoga Springs Recovery Center Expands
Seen in/Heard on: WAMC Northeast Public Radio Friday, May 17, 2019 A recovery center in Saratoga Springs has doubled in size. The center hopes to provide new programs for people battling addiction and their families. WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard took a tour. Healing Springs Recovery and Outreach Center in Saratoga Springs has a new look. Through funding from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the federal State Opioid Response program, the recovery center that opened on High Rock Avenue in 2016 has expanded from 1,500 to 3,000 square feet. The expansion includes [...]
Talking to Kids About Drinking During the Prom Season
Seen on: Spectrum News In Focus Sunday, May 05, 2019
Shen middle schools host vaping informational meeting
Seen in: The Daily Gazette Tuesday, June 18, 2019 CLIFTON PARK -- A group of parents in the Shenendehowa Central School District on Monday night learned about the growing use of electronic cigarettes and how the practice could be affecting their children. For many of them, it was their first real introduction to the topic. The meeting, held in the Gowana Middle School Auditorium, was co-hosted by the Prevention Council in Saratoga Springs and a special committee made up of parents, administrators, board members and teachers meant to combat vaping in the district and educate students about the trend, especially younger [...]
As more kids turn to vaping, Shen teaches them why they shouldn’t
Seen in: The Daily Gazette Monday, March 24, 2019 District's three middle school health teachers develop, refine curriculum to educate students about habit, its dangers CLIFTON PARK — As eighth-grade students in Amy Preston’s health class at Gowana Middle School huddled together in teams at their desks and pored over the decades-old cigarette advertisements that had been placed in front of them to analyze, they slowly began to realize something — the vintage advertisements looked suspiciously similar to the vibrant ads for electronic cigarettes that they were also examining. “What do we know about nicotine?” Preston asked her students on day [...]
Capital Region nonprofits win grants to expand addiction recovery services
Seen in: Times Union Monday, March 4, 2019 ALBANY — Two Capital Region nonprofits that assist people in recovery from addiction were awarded state funding Friday to establish and expand recovery services in their communities. Second Chance Opportunities, an Albany nonprofit that helps individuals fresh out of addiction treatment find stable housing and employment, was awarded $350,000 to establish a recovery community center in Albany. The center will be located at 55 Colvin Ave., where the nonprofit moved its headquarters last November. Co-founder Kellie Roe told the Times Union at the time that she always intended to open a community [...]
12 Saratoga County establishments cited in underage drinking check
Seen on: WNYT February 19, 2019 06:17 PM A two-day underage drinking operation in Saratoga County ends with 12 establishments accused of violating the law. The state's beverage control law prohibits the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years. Eighty stores and eateries were checked. Twelve establishments and their employees were issued a ticket. The sheriff's office says the goal of the operation was to not only check for proper ID, but to curb underage drinking. The following businesses were cited: 1. City Sports Grille (Sparetime Bowling Alley), St. Rt. 9 in the [...]
Letter to the editor: Local drug drop boxes promoted
02.14.19 Seen in: The Post Star Editor: As our communities continue to be impacted by opioid addiction, we are promoting local drug drop boxes to provide a safe and accessible option to dispose of prescription or over-the-counter medications. Emptying the medicine cabinet can prevent children and others from obtaining and misusing these medications. It’s important to properly dispose of unused, excess or expired medications to keep our local waterways from being contaminated. Disposal is free and anonymous at the two permanent drop box locations in our area: the Warren County Sheriff’s Office located at 1400 Route 9, Lake George and [...]
Editorial: Arrest a reminder of dangers of underage drinking
01.13.19 Seen in: The Daily Gazette Link to full article: https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/01/13/editorial-arrest-a-reminder-of-dangers-of-underage-drinking For many kids, exposure to alcohol at a young age can be a harbinger of other problems What’s the big deal? The kids were all in the house. They were safe. They weren’t out running the streets causing trouble. They weren’t doing hard drugs. So what’s the problem when adults condone underage drinking in their home? That’s the question a lot of people might be asking following the arrest of a Wilton couple and their 20-year-old son for hosting an underage drinking party on New Year’s Eve. In all, [...]