Testing It Up

Running on its 3rd year, the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership or CCSAPP will have its Annual Drug Prevention Summit on January 8, 2009.

CCSAPP is an association of different organizations and persons mutually working towards reducing local substance abuse especially among the youth, by appealing to society’s consciousness, using education and coming up with resolutions agreed upon by the community.

The Third Annual Drug Prevention Summit will be held at Big Sandy Superstore Arena Conference Center in Huntington, West Virginia from 12:30 to 5:00 pm.

The heart of this matter would highlight the rising development of prescription drug abuse and how to reduce this trend in the community. The program includes a talk by Frances M. Harding, the Director of Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration which will be followed by roundtable discussions. There would also be a workshop on prescription drug abuse led by Michael O’Neil, the Director of West Virginia Controlled Substances Advisory Board.

Aside from this, the CCSAPP will also honor the recipients of the Tim White “You’ve Got to Own It” Award, who are the acknowledged individual and organization in the community who met the challenge of taking ownership of the local drug problem and was able to present extraordinary solutions in dealing with the intricate and harmful effects of substance abuse in the community. The nominations for the individual and organization awardees are due by December 29, 2008.

Since this is a community issue, everyone can definitely benefit by attending this affair. For people who are interested in joining this special event, you can visit their website.

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