Tuesday, May 20, 2025
5/20/2025
KENTON COUNTY ALLIANCE OPIOID/PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION PROJECT - Kenton County Alliance, a DFC Coalition in its tenth year, will 1) enhance the ability of KCA coalition members to create community-level change regarding opioids and the abuse of prescription medications and 2) reduce youth use of opioids and prescription drugs through Kenton County Alliance Opioid/Prescription Drug Prevention Project. Objectives include: 1) by June 14, 2019, we will increase by 10 the number of Coalition Sector Members participating in opioid and prescription drug misuse prevention, from 5 to 15, as measured by sign-in sheets for each activity; 2) by June 14, 2021, 12 month reported use of opioids among 12th grade students will decrease by half, from 8.6% to 4.3% as measured by the biannual KIP Survey; and 3) by June 14, 2021, misuse of prescription medications among 12th grade students will decrease from 1.9%% to 1% as measured by the biannual KIP Survey. Strategies include: enhance the ability of KCA coalition members to create community-level change regarding opioids and the abuse of prescription medications; strengthen collaboration among communities, the federal government, state, and local governments to reduce youth use of opioids and the abuse of prescription medication; enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of opioids and the abuse of prescription medications among youth; regularly update and continue to develop our comprehensive community-wide action plan to address the issue of opioids and prescription medications abuse among youth; introduce evidence based curriculums for substance abuse prevention into schools in Erlanger and Elsmere; and conduct community events and education on the topics of opioid and prescription drug prevention among youth.
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