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Upcoming Events
Free Training to Save a Life!
Opioid Overdose Response Training
Opioids are prescription pain medicines such as Percocet or Vicodin and street drugs such as heroin. If your child, spouse or friend is abusing opioids, please consider attending the free training to be held on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Howard County Health Department (additional training dates will be offered in January) Register by calling the Health Department at 410-313-6202 or via email at cswec@howardcountymd.gov
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Teen Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting
Monday, January 12, 2015
5:30 - 7:00 PM
The Barn
Oakland Mills Village Center
5853 Robert Oliver Place
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HC DrugFree Category at HoCo FilmFest
Submission Deadline February 27, 2015 Drop-dead Deadline March 2, 2015 Go to www.hcdrugfree.org/hcdrugfreehocofilmfest.html for submission guidelines and additional information. ________________Please consider giving a tax deductible donation and become a Friend of HC DrugFree. Click the Donate button now!  
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Win $50 Gift Card!
If you have 30 seconds, you have plenty of time to enter HC DrugFree's "Be a Parent, Not a Friend" media campaign contest.
Contest ends at midnight on December 17, 2014.
Be a Parent, Not a Friend... Don't Make Alcohol Available to Teens
Video 1: Don't be a Friend
On behalf of the Howard County Alcohol Coalition, HC DrugFree will be providing videos and talking points to help parents, PTSAs and other organizations to start meaningful discussions about not hosting underage parties and providing alcohol to teens. Click on the image below to go to the first of a series of informational videos.
Report Underage Alcohol Parties (and Other Offenses)HC DrugFree and the Howard County Police Department (HCPD) would like to stress the importance of citizen involvement. If you know of parties where underage drinking is happening, or if you are a witness to any illegal or dangerous activity, alert HCPD immediately! Your tips are held in high regard and will result in police involvement whenever warranted. You ALWAYS have the option to remain completely anonymous.
HCPD Phone Numbers:
911: To report any criminal or dangerous situations 410-313-2200: To report non-emergency situations 410-313-STOP: To report any criminal or dangerous situations 410-290-DRUG: To report confirmed or suspected drug activity __________________________________________
If you would like to receive one of the free pamphlets below, please send your name and address to info@hcdrugfree.org.
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Joan Webb Scornaienchi
Executive Director
HC DrugFree
10451 Twin Rivers Rd., Suite 206
Columbia, MD 21044
443-325-0040
joan@hcdrugfree.org
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