Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
Gwinnett Prescription Drugs and Opioid Prevention Project - The Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services, a 26 year successful former Drug Free Coalition, will implement The Gwinnett Prescription Drugs and Opioid Prevention Project (GPP) which is located in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Gwinnett County is a densely populated suburban county located in the northeast corner of the metropolitan Atlanta region and has been experiencing dramatic rise in opioid use and abuse. The GPP will increase collaboration to address and reduce youth prescription drug and opioid use. Gwinnett County is home to the largest and ethnically diverse school system in the state of Georgia.. The population of Gwinnett County is nearing 1 million people. This project will serve the entire county of Gwinnett through environmental strategies to address community level change. The GPP is aiming to increase its capacity to address youth prescription drug and opioid use by expanding membership over 60% among its partners. The coalition will achieve this goal by implementing these strategies: 1) Recruit and retain members representing needed sectors and county demographics to serve on the GPP committee and participate in all steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework. The GPP is also aiming to reduce 30 day use of prescription drugs in grades 9-12 by 1% by implementing the following strategies: 1) Increase awareness of alternatives to pain treatment for youth sports related injuries 2) Increase prescriber awareness of opiate dosing guidelines and benefits of using the PMDP. 3) Utilizing SBIRT for early identification and intervention for high risk of prescription drug misuse youth 4) Provide leadership opportunities for youth And finally the GPP will Increase by 4% youth in grades 9-12 who report their parents disapproval of prescription drug abuse by: 1) Increase parent and community awareness about problems of youth prescription and opioid abuse and safe storage and disposal of medications.
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