Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth📅 #DidYouKnow mental health & substance use disorders often go hand-in-hand? Help is available. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide or a mental health or substance use crisis, dial 9-8-8. #NextLevelRecovery

Medication misuse can include both prescription and over the counter medication. While prescription drugs are usually more powerful and have more side effects than OTC products, both can pose a significant risk when misused. Take a look at a few ways to prevent medication misuse!

therepublic.com/2023/04/15/on-… We are excited to work with the Stride Center to help those in crisis in our community. This is an incredible resource for Bartholomew County!

@cara_poland @AGWilliamTong 12/ Per public records, the process has funded programs like: - recovery resource center (ASAP Hub) that’s connected 600+ ppl to treatment, job training, etc - drug treatment court with 22 grads, 80% of whom have not committed a crime since - sober living housing for 130+ ppl

@cara_poland @AGWilliamTong 7/ But greater transparency is not only in the hands of state govt. Cities & counties are getting lots of this money too, and they can set up public processes and reporting. Take Bartholomew County and the City of Columbus in Indiana, for example...

10 Questions About Narcan nytimes.com/2023/03/29/hea…

fda.gov/news-events/pr… The FDA just approved OTC sales of Naloxone Nasal Spray! This is a huge step in harm reduction. Remember that you can pick up Naloxone for free at the ASAP Hub or at our NaloxBox at the Bartholomew County Public Library!

More and more women are choosing to forego alcohol in favor of health and fitness. Here is a very interesting article on how alcohol really affects exercise. womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a43059…

Thank you to everyone who came to the ASAP booth at last week's Women's Expo where we partnered with Soul's Truth Coaching and Snow Biz providing conversation and information about festive alternatives to alcohol for your upcoming summer parties and events!

Narcan may soon be available over the counter and is being freely distributed by @asapbartholomew instagram.com/p/CqA-zzruHXq/…

Honored to be spotlighted for our partnership and progress during the state of the city. We have accomplished much together and will accomplish more as we continue our fight against substance use disorder (SUD).

Rrecovery groups like ASAP are now looking into the possibility of a new strategy to save lives: fentanyl test strips that work like a pH strip in chemistry class, detecting what's in a drug. wthr.com/article/news/l…

The Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress will assist Seymour and the Jennings County Drug and Alcohol Task Force in addressing substance abuse recovery needs, ASAP officials announced. therepublic.com/2022/03/07/asa…

On Wednesday, the CDC estimated that 104,288 Americans died of drug overdoses from October 2020 to September 2021 — including a record 2,666 people in Indiana. therepublic.com/2022/02/19/a-f…

Young adults who experienced trauma in childhood are more at risk for misusing prescription opioids, according to new research from the University of Georgia. wgauradio.com/news/uga-resea…

Treatment for SUD is often not a “one-and-done” type of situation. Because of the nuanced and often emotional work involved, as well as the reduction or elimination of physical dependence on substances, treatment can often take multiple attempts. mycentraljersey.com/story/life/fam…

While the spread of fentanyl is the primary cause of the spike in overdose deaths, the coronavirus pandemic also made the crisis worse. missouriindependent.com/2021/12/11/how…

Professional athletes are viewed at times as somewhat of “superheroes,” millionaires who are invincible and do not have the same problems as everyone else. That could not be further from the truth. quchronicle.com/75271/opinion/…

“The people in the community who need naloxone are non-medical professionals. If we tied it to medical professionals only, we would see an increase in overdose deaths,” says Christy Sutherland, director of the PHS Community Services Society in Vancouver chatelaine.com/health/why-you…