Everyone is Invited to Scott County Tobacco Prevention Town Hall Meeting (Scott County, IN) Youth and adults alike are invited to the Scott County Tobacco Prevention Cessation’s Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m.Michelle Goodin, the Scott County Health Department Administrator, will be facilitating the dialogue. Featured guests will include the Scott County youth VOICE Coalition, Public Health … Read More
Free Naloxone Lay Person Training for Scott County
Free Naloxone Lay Person Training for Scott County< Naloxone is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent overdose by opioids, such as heroin, morphine, and prescription opiates. It blocks opioid receptor sites, reversing the toxic effects of the overdose. Naloxone is administered when someone is showing signs of opioid overdose. The Indiana State Department of Health, ... Read More
2018 Events
Scott County Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 28 at Walmart [SCOTTSBURG, IND] – On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Scott County Partnership and the Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with the Scottsburg Police Department and the Scott County Sheriffs’ Department, is sponsoring a Drug Take Back Day that will give the public its 15th … Read More
EMPOWER: New Countywide Youth Coalition
As part of the Scott County Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program initiative, a new countywide youth coalition has formed. The founding members chose the name EMPOWER and hope the NEW coalition encourages and equips Scott County youth with tools to live healthy, safe and drug-free lives. Founding members of EMPOWER are Byron Holland, Eliza Mount, Dylan Baker, Taylor Stewart, … Read More
Solid Waste District Furnishes Second Permanent Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Bin for Scott County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Solid Waste District Furnishes Second Permanent Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Bin for Scott County The Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste District (SISWD) partnered with the Scott County Partnership, the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, and the Austin Police Department to provide bins to Scott County residents to dispose of unused, expired, and unwanted medications 24 hours a day, seven days … Read More
Community Forum: A Community Dialogue on Recovery
Community Forum: A Community Dialogue on Recovery SCOTT COUNTY, Ind.—Join us as we bring people together around a topic affecting our community to hear thoughts and life experiences from community members in a moderated panel discussion and Q & A format. “A Community Dialogue on Recovery” sponsored by Purdue Extension, Get Healthy Scott County Coalition, and CEASe will take place … Read More
CEASe Grants out over $23,000 to address Substance Abuse at February 2018 Coalition Meeting
As the recognized substance abuse local coordinating coalition (LCC) in Scott County, CEASe administers the community drug fund created by state statute. It is a system by which fines, assessed and collected through the court system from specific drug and alcohol offenses, are released back into the community as awarded grants to support agencies and providers. This allows these recipients … Read More
CEASe Joins Thousands of Community Leaders to Educate Congress on Advancing Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts
February 2, 2018 | Lori Croasdell, 812-820-0620, lcroasdell@me.com CEASe Joins Thousands of Community Leaders to Educate Congress on Advancing Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts SCOTT COUNTY, IN – Representatives from Scott County, Indiana, will join community leaders from across the country on Capitol Hill, Feb. 7th to meet with U.S. Senators and Representatives from nearly 50 states to educate them about critical substance abuse issues. These Congressional … Read More
Getting Right – An HIV Outbreak Spurs Change In Austin, Indiana
If a town could be said to hit rock bottom, Austin, Indiana did so this year. The drug abuse problem had been out of hand for several years, but it took the worst possible outcome to make this community wake up: More than 170 newly identified cases of HIV since December, spread almost entirely by needle sharing. State and federal … Read More
