Teens Ask and Experts Answer on January 26th!
HC DrugFree is proud to partner with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to encourage Howard County teens to submit their drug or alcohol questions as part of NIDA’s 2016 Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day. NIDA’s expert scientists will be available to answer teens’ questions on Tuesday, January 26th between 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM. All Howard County teens may login at www.nidachat.org and use Howard County’s access code f2f58. This access code number will be required for each student to log into the chat, create a user name, and submit questions to NIDA’s panel of experts. For more information, contact HC DrugFree at Info@hcdrugfree.org or 443-325-0040. For a list of the 869 questions submitted by Howard County teens in January 2015, please visit www.hcdrugfree.org/drug-facts-chat-day/
HC DrugFree Teen Advisory Council Meetings: HC DrugFree’s Teen Advisory Council (TAC) meets one Monday evening a month from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at The Barn (Oakland Mills Village Center) and is open to all Howard County high school students. The next TAC meetings will be held on Monday, January 11th and February 22nd. Community service hours are available. For more information, please visit www.hcdrugfree.org and go to the Teen Advisory Council page, or contact Joan Webb Scornaienchi, HC DrugFree’s Executive Director at Joan@hcdrugfree.org or call 443-325-0040.
Parents: Attend Free Training to Save a Life!
If your child, spouse or friend is abusing opioids (prescription pain medication such as Percocet or Vicodin, and street drugs such as heroin), attend the free opioid overdose response training offered by the Howard County Health Department. Register by calling the Health Department at 410-313-6202.
Parents: Sign Up for HC DrugFree's Electronic Newsletter
HC DrugFree is a non-profit in Howard County contracted by the Howard County Health Department to provide substance misuse prevention educational programs and services in the County. Sign up for HC DrugFree’s FREE electronic newsletter to learn about local drug/alcohol issues affecting everyone in Howard County. Learn about safe medication disposal and storage, policy changes and prevention programs to build community awareness in the County. To sign up for our electronic newsletter, please forward your email address to Info@hcdrugfree.org, call 443-325-0040 or sign up online at www.hcdrugfree.org and click on the "Join Our Mailing List" box.