Prevention Council News
Prevention Council News
CAPteens initiate heroin discussion
February 16, 2016 Featured In: Daily Gazette Story by: CADY KUZMICH Clifton Park — CAPteens, the youth-run branch of CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services in Clifton Park, has organized a discussion about heroin’s prevalence in the community at the Clifton Park – Halfmoon Public Library Wednesday, Feb 24, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The discussion will feature interviews with people who have been directly impacted by the scourge of heroin and a question and answer session. Information tables from various law enforcement and treatment programs will also be in available. The fact that heroin is on the rise in Upstate New [...]
Community coalition fights heroin use
February 9, 2016 Featured in: The Post Star Story by: Michael Goot MOREAU:The Community Coalition for Family Wellness is stepping up its efforts to get unused prescription medications out of cabinets and away from young people. A survey of 150 young adults ages 18 to 25 found that 6 percent said they used narcotics and 3 percent used tranquilizers. The numbers were 2 percent forheroin and 0 percent for tranquilizers. A total of 66 percent said it is “very easy” or “somewhat easy” to obtain prescription pain relievers and stimulants. Fifty percent said they get prescription pain relievers from their own [...]
Recovery group highlights health, strength of members
Recovery group highlights health, strength of members Recovery Advocacy in Saratoga aims to roll back stigma around addiction January 6, 2016 Story By Claire Hughes Featured in The Times Union "I'm a person in long-term recovery." That phrase, or something like it, was heard over and over as a couple dozen members of the year-old group RAIS introduced themselves at a recent meeting at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. By "recovery," RAIS members mean they are staying free from the alcohol and drugs that once overran their lives. But you won't hear them say this: "I'm Bill, and I'm an [...]
How do you measure alcohol use among teenagers? The New York State Office on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) goes right to the source, asking the teens themselves.
Featured in:The Saratogian Story By: Jennie Grey Link to article can be found here: http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20151214/survey-breaks-down-alcohol-marijuana-usage-among-students SARATOGA SPRINGS >> How do you measure alcohol use among teenagers? The New York State Office on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) goes right to the source, asking the teens themselves. The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Council of Saratoga County administers OASAS’s anonymous Youth Development Survey to participating Saratoga Springs City School District students in grades 7-12 every two years. The October 2014 survey results revealed key facts about increased drinking in older students and correspondingly low rates of use in younger teens. [...]
Candlelight Vigil in Congress Park Marked International Overdose Awareness Day.
August 31, 2015 Coverage on: CBS 6 Link to full video can be found : http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/candlelight-vigil-marks-international-overdose-awareness-day-28478.shtml SARATOGA -- A candlelight vigil in Congress Park marked International Overdose Awareness Day. The event, held at the Spirit of Life statue, was created in memory of those who have lost their battles with addiction. Advocates say drug overdose deaths in New York, mainly to prescription drugs, have increased 56 percent since 1999.
International Overdose Awareness Vigil held in Saratoga Springs
August 31, 2105 Photo and story by: Times Union Link to photos can be found at: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Capital-Region-photos-969/photo-8562770.php People attend an overdose awareness candlelight vigil at the Spirit of Life Fountain in Congress Park on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The concern of rising heroin related deaths were especially addressed. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
A candlelight vigil was held in Saratoga Springs on Monday in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day.
August 31, 2015 Coverage on News 10 Link to full video can be found here: http://news10.com/2015/08/31/saratoga-vigil-to-bring-awareness-to-drug-addiction/ SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A candlelight vigil was held in Saratoga Springs on Monday in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The event was sponsored by the Recovery Advocacy in Saratoga group, or R.A.I.S. They encouraged members of the community to join them at the Spirit of Life statute in Congress Park to remember those who have lost their lives to drug addiction. One by one people shared their stories of loved ones who were incarcerated or passed away due to addiction. Even those [...]
Camp teaches kids skill for middle school and beyond
Camp teaches kids skill for middle school and beyond July 29, 2015 Featured in: The Saratogian Story by: Jennie Grey Link to full article can be found here: http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20150729/camp-teaches-kids-skill-for-middle-school-and-beyond SARATOGA SPRINGS >> When Maple Avenue Middle School opens in September, 192 new sixth-graders will know their way around the halls and around the challenges of adolescence, thanks to the Prevention Council’s All Stars Camp. The summer day camp, which runs in four one-week-long sections at Maple Ave., was developed in response to local youth and parent survey results, which showed that the middle-school transition years are critical in determining at-risk behavior [...]
Casino Design Disputed In Schenectady
Casino Design Disputed In Schenectady Featured on: North East Public Radio Story by: Lucas Willard Link to full article can be found here: http://wamc.org/post/casino-design-disputed-schenectady#stream/0 Schenectady is preparing for the transformation of a former industrial area with the arrival a casino. During the planning stages, area residents are asking a lot of questions — from disputes over building designs to what's being done to address problem gambling. Residents weighed in on the design of Schenectady's incoming Rivers Casino Wednesday night. Developer Rush Street Gaming started receiving negative feedback after a rendering of the proposed casino was printed in the Daily Gazette. Some [...]
Muddy crowd loves Prevention Council’s Tuff Enuff obstacle course
Featured in The Saratogian June 6, 2015 Story By Jennie Grey Link to full article can be found here: http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20150606/muddy-crowd-loves-prevention-councils-tuff-enuff-obstacle-course Ayla Olsen is 11 years old, the youngest of four siblings and the only girl, but she kept up with her brothers and had just as much fun during the June 6 Tuff Enuff race, which raises money annually for the nonprofit Prevention Council. Trina and Corbin Olsen could pick their daughter out of the muddy crowd of 500 runners by her Disney World T-shirt, which shows a certain small green personage on the back and comments, “Judge me by [...]