What Parents Can Do April 10-12, 2012

Walt Disney World Swan Resort

1. Compare mixed-method studies that focus on behavioral factors related to drug use and abuse, especially among youth and adolescents. 2. Outline proven comprehensive strategies for combating prescription drug abuse through the development of community partnerships. 3. Express the impact of prescription drug abuse on families and communities through anecdotal personal stories.

Accepted Learning Objectives

Disclosure Statement

All presenters for this session, Dr. Carol J. Boyd, Dr. Gary Martin, and Karen Perry, have disclosed no relevant, real or apparent personal or professional financial relationships.

NOPE  Task  Force  Karen  H.  Perry  

Mother  of  Richard  Perry,  Jr.  Execu?ve  Director  

NOPE  Task  Force™  a  501c-­‐3  non-­‐profit  Mission  

To  reduce  the  frequency  and  impact  of  drug  overdose  death  through:    

 Community  Educa:on     Family  Support       Purposeful  Advocacy  

Preven?on  &  Educa?on  Presenta:ons  

  Middle  &  High  Schools    Universi:es    Parents  &  Communi:es    Health  Care  Professionals  

Middle  and  High  School  Presenta?on  

TOPICS  OF  DISCUSSION  

1.  Addic:on  

2.  Combining  Drugs  =  Overdose  

3. Make  the  Call!  Dial  911  

RELATED  NOPE  TAG  LINES  

  Be  the  Hero-­‐Tell  Someone®    

  One  Time  Can  Kill®  

  Make  the  Call!  Dial  911®  

  Some:mes  You  Never  Sleep  It  Off®  

Parent  Presenta?on  4  Components:  

  Impact  on  family    Underage  drinking    Current  trends    Paren:ng  strategies  

Follow  Up  

Efficacy    Empirical  support  indicates  par:cipants  show:      Change  in  knowledge    Change  in  aXtudes  towards  drug    Lynn  University  Research,  Boca  Raton,  FL    

Awareness    Na:onal  Candle  Light  Vigil  

  State  Wide  Media  Campaign  

  Prescrip:on  Drug  Take  Back  

  Advocacy    

Family  Support  

  Treatment  Support    ASK  ADAM    Support  Groups    Interac:ve  Website    Publica:ons    

Communi?es  Served    Na:onally  over  50  ci:es  

in  16  states  have  par:cipated  in  NOPE  Vigils    

  In  2011,  more  than  90,000  students  in  Florida  par:cipated  in  NOPE  presenta:ons  

   9  chapters  in  Florida  

Partners      Office  of  Na:onal  Drug  Control  Policy    Florida  Office  Of  Drug  Control    Florida  Office  of  the  Acorney  General      The  Florida  Sheriff’s  Associa:on    The  Florida  Police  Chiefs  Associa:on    Florida  Coali:on  Alliance    Caron  Center    Hanley  Center    Lynn  University    Partnership@drugfree.org  

  Safe  And  Drug  Free  Schools    Indian  River  County  Sheriff’s  Office    Okeechobee  County  Sheriff’s  Office    Palm  Beach  County  Sheriff’s  Office    Palm  Beach  County  State  Acorney      Pinellas  County  Sheriff’s  Office    St.  Lucie  County  Sheriff’s  Office    Sarasota  County  Sheriff’s  Office    Seminole  County  Sheriff’s  and    

municipal  law  enforcement  agencies  

Visibility    Panels  

  ONDCP  Press  Conference    Florida  Acorney  General  

Media    

  CBS  Early  Show    CBS  Sunday  Morning  

Where  We  Are  Headed