DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE
Find out what's new this month from the CAPT! Access practical tools, timely resources, and stories of success from across the nation to inspire and support your substance misuse prevention efforts.


Find out how state prevention leaders joined forces with local police departments to create an effective naloxone training, distribution, and monitoring program.   Learn More  >




ANNOUNCEMENTS
Results from the annual Monitoring the Future study by the University of Michigan reveal a significant increase in adolescent marijuana use and the first-ever national standard estimates for vaping.   Learn More >

NEW CAPT TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Watch Massachusetts Department of Public Health Medical Director Alexander Walley and South Carolina's Manager of Prevention Services Michelle Nienhius explore strategies for getting naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, into the hands of those who need it most. Videos include:
  • Preventing Opioid Overdose: The Value of Naloxone.  Watch Now >
  • Getting Naloxone to Those in Greatest Need: Lessons from Massachusetts.  Watch Now >
  • Lessons from South Carolina: Engaging Law Enforcement in Naloxone Distribution.  Watch Now >
  • Lessons from South Carolina: Tracking Naloxone Distribution.  Watch Now >
This tool provides an overview of guidelines to protect first responders from being harmed by illicit synthetic opioids.    Learn More >
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 5-8, 2018. National Harbor, MD. This four-day event offers participants the opportunity to learn about latest strategies to fight substance misuse, and hear from nationally-known prevention experts, federal administrators, and concerned policy makers.   Learn More >
February 5, 2018. National Harbor, MD. This event will feature presentations, training sessions, technical assistance, and resources to support prevention practitioners, community leaders, researchers, and consumers in successfully addressing emerging substance misuse prevention issues.   Learn More  >
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO COPY AND SHARE
Help the CAPT promote this month's featured resource on social media. Here are some sample messages to help you get started:
State prevention leaders in South Carolina joined forces with local police to create an effective naloxone training, distribution, and monitoring program. Find this and other stories in the CAPT's Prevention Collaboration in Action toolkit. https://captcollaboration.edc.org/story/south-carolina-partners-law-enforcement-naloxone-program
NEW Collaboration Story from SAMHSA's CAPT: Read how state prevention leaders in SC joined forces with local police to create an effective #naloxone training, distribution, and monitoring program.   https://captcollaboration.edc.org/story/south-carolina-partners-law-enforcement-naloxone-program