Wood County Prevention Coalition
Uniting For A Drug-Free Community Since 2004
Featured Speaker for November 2nd Coalition Meeting Announced
The next Wood County Prevention Coalition meeting is set to take place at the Wood County Educational Service Center, Bowling Green, OH, 1867 N Research Dr, on Friday, November 2nd from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM and the featured presenter will be Tessa Miracle BA, BS, MA, OCPS.
Tessa is the evaluator for Ohio’s Strategic Prevention
Framework for prescription drug abuse (Ohio’s SPF Rx). As Ohio's SPF Rx evaluator, she coordinates a statewide
workgroup to develop statewide and community capacity for the implementation of custom activities and evidence-based strategies to decrease prescription drug abuse. She
has served Ohio’s Miami Valley as a leader through
facilitating and integrating resources and prevention efforts
in areas such as marijuana, opiates, alcohol, HIV/AIDS,
sexual violence, integrated behavioral health, and mental
health awareness. She has experience using Strategic
Prevention Framework activities to guide agencies, county
coalitions, multi-college initiatives, and regional
workgroups. Tessa is pursuing a doctorate in Health
Education at the University of Cincinnati.
Also, be sure to dial into 88.1 FM, The Morning Show with Clint Corpe on WBGU FM. The Morning Show will be broadcasting live from the Wood County Educational Service Center from 6 AM to 9 AM. You can also stream the broadcast on your phone or computer using Tune-In Radio or other similar streaming apps!
For more information, a downloadable pdf of the meeting is available below and you can RSVP to the meeting using the form below or emailing mkarna@wcesc.org.
Thinking of driving while high? A new study shows pot increases the risk of a crash even five hours after inhaling
A considerable proportion of people who smoke pot have rather blasé attitudes towards driving while high, with surveys showing many users are convinced the drug doesn’t impair their ability to drive safely.
Now, a new Canadian study suggests using pot before driving increases the risk of a crash even five hours after inhaling.
McGill University researchers found that performance in key areas such as reaction time decreased significantly, and that the effects lasted up to five hours after inhaling the equivalent of one typical joint.
Simple driving tasks were largely unaffected, but once the situation became even complicated with normal distractions, that’s when the wheels started coming off, according to the paper published in CMAJ Open Monday, two days before Canada’s prohibition on recreational marijuana is lifted.
The Canadian Automobile Association, whose polling has found that one in five millennials (18- to 34-year-olds) believe they can drive as well — or even better — stoned as they do sober, funded the research.
With the legalization of recreational weed, “young adults, who are already at risk of automobile crashes, may increase their use of cannabis, which may further increase the risk of crashes,” the authors write in CMAJ Open.
Until now, there’s been confusion over whether people can safely consume any amount of cannabis before driving.
FDA advances investigation into whether more than 40 e-cigarette products are being illegally marketed and outside agency's compliance policy
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to 21 e-cigarette companies, including the manufacturers and importers of Vuse Alto, myblu, Myle, Rubi and STIG, seeking information about whether more than 40 products – including some flavored e-cigarette products – are being illegally marketed and outside the agency’s current compliance policy. These new actions build on those taken by the FDA in recent weeks as part of its Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, including cracking down on the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to kids and educating youth about the dangers of using these products.
“Companies are on notice – the FDA will not allow the proliferation of e-cigarettes or other tobacco products potentially being marketed illegally and outside of the agency’s compliance policy, and we will take swift action when companies are skirting the law. Given the explosive growth of e-cigarette use by kids, we’re committed to taking whatever measures are appropriate to stem these troubling use trends. We’re going to address issues related to the access kids have to e-cigarettes, as well as the youth appeal of these products. If products are being unlawfully marketed and outside the FDA’s compliance policy, we’ll act to remove them. This includes revisiting our compliance policy that has resulted in certain e-cigarettes, including flavored e-cigarettes, remaining on the market until 2022 while their manufacturers submit applications for premarket authorization.
WCPC Community Meeting on Nov 2nd
Wood County Prevention Coalition Community Meeting
Friday, Nov 2, 2018, 08:30 AM
Wood County Educational Services, Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
About Us
Our Vision: Helping youth be drug-free, productive and responsible citizens.
Our Mission: We are a coalition of compassionate community members working together to coordinate high quality programs for the prevention of youth substance abuse in Wood County.
Email: mkarna@wcesc.org
Website: wcprevention.org
Location: 1867 Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419)-354-9010
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPCoalition
Twitter: @woodpccoalition