Recovery Health Seminar In honor of National Recovery Month Visible, Vocal, Valuable! Tuesday, September 30, :30 am – 2:00 pm Carolina Event Center 1126 US Highway 321 Bypass South, Winnsboro
Mission Statement
Delay onset of youth drug use and promote healthy and safe living through prevention activities; Improve emotional, behavioral and social functioning; Reduce substance use, increase sobriety, and sustain recovery that produces better outcomes; and Prevent or reduce frequency and severity of recurrence.
Established in 1979 by an ordinance from Fairfield County Council created by the South Carolina Act 301 of 1973 Sole county authority for alcohol and drug abuse services Public nonprofit agency Confidential according to HIPPA, HITECH, and 42 Code of Federal Regulations Licensed, certified and trained staff One of 33 county alcohol and drug abuse authorities recognized by the state of SC CARF Accredited prevention and treatment programs DHEC Licensed United Way Certified Partner Agency
Alcohol is a drug!
No amount of alcohol is safe to drink while pregnant
Tobacco is a drug!
From the first 20 Minutes to a Lifetime there are benefits to quitting smoking
In the 2006, the Surgeon General report stated: “There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke” The 2010 Surgeon General Report took it one step further stating: “ Any exposure to tobacco smoke – even an occasional cigarette or exposure to secondhand smoke – is harmful.”
“Marijuana is illegal, addictive and harmful to the body especially developing brains”
Many of our teenage youth report using marijuana, on multiple occasions, as early as ten years of age, AND DO NOT THINK it is WRONG for someone their age to smoke marijuana
Addiction is a disease!
LEE THOMPSON YOUNG DON CORNELIUS MARILYN MONROE
Prevention is Effective!
For each $1.00 invested in evidence based prevention programs, SC saves $18.00 in costs to society, including the costs of incarceration, drug-related crime, hospitalizations, and other societal ills. -SC Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Reducing deaths and disabilities through Tobacco Education Prevention, Health Ministries & the new Faith Activity & Nutrition (FAN) Project
77 Faith Based Organizations have participated in tobacco education training from 11 countywide trainings; 64 adopted a Model Tobacco-Free Policy; 51 completed Tobacco Education objectives; 862 Families have adopted tobacco free policies for home/vehicle; 50 hosted separate tobacco free education activities at their church; 55 adopted the Healthy Living Policy; and 16 completed ALL Health Ministry objectives 946 completed Faithful Families Interest Survey Online
A faith-based program to help church leaders create a healthier church environment
Youth Empowerment and Motivation Speaker Kyle Greene on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in honor of National Recovery Month.
Treatment is Effective!
People Recover!
There are many pathways to recovery
Thank You for celebrating Recovery Month with us Visible, Vocal, Valuable!