Sunday, May 18, 2025
5/18/2025
Creek County Prevention Partnership DFC Project - The Creek County Substance Abuse Partnership Project will utilize evidence-based strategies to reduce underage drinking and reduce the misuse of prescription drugs among youth under the age of 18 in Creek County, Oklahoma, while building coalition and community capacity to prevent the onset and to reduce the progression of substance abuse. Creek County has a population of 71,754 according to the U.S. Census Quick facts. Creek County has a land area of 949.94 square miles and an approximate square mile population of 75.5. Demographics show most of the population (78%) is white. Native Americans are the next most populated race at 11% and 2.3% of the population is black. The population is almost evenly divided among females (50.4%) and males (49.6%). 5.6% of the population is under 5 years old, 23% of the population is under the age of 18 and 18.5% of the population is 65 or older. The three identified substances for the Creek County Prevention Partnership Project are alcohol, prescription drug use and youth marijuana use, based on the data collected via the needs assessment phase of the Strategic Prevention Framework Model. Data indicated youth 18 and under obtain all three substances through both social and retail access (i.e. Someone over the age of 21 providing it to them, at home with parent's permission, at a friend's house, at parties, from medicine cabinets, store/pharmacies, dispensaries, stealing, purchasing, and using fake IDs). To achieve the two stated DFC goals -Increasing community collaboration and reducing your substance - the partnership's proposed action plan is comprised of evidence-based strategies to address both social and retail access. These include Alcohol Compliance Checks, Responsible Beverage Service and Sales Training, Media Outlets, Policy Development, Safe use of RX drugs (Prescribing Guidelines), Safe Storage of RX drugs (Lock boxes), Safe Disposal of RX drugs (Medication Disposal Kits) and marijuana prevention strategies, including comprehensive information dissemination campaigns to educate the public about potential risks, legal regulations, and alternative treatment options. Additionally, the coalition will use initiatives such as youth mentoring programs to provide support and guidance to at-risk individuals, empowering them to make informed decisions and resist peer pressure related to marijuana use.
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