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Transcript of GENERATION Rx Project Presented by Latrina M. Patrick Program Coordinator, DBHDD.
GENERATION Rx Project
Presented by
Latrina M. Patrick
Program Coordinator, DBHDD
About the Project• Funded by SAMHSA• 3 year project• Pilot project• Finishing up Year 1
Goal• To prevent youth and young adults from
misusing/abusing prescription drugs• Target population: 12-24 year old
Objective• Reduce perception of risk and harm
Target Communities• Catoosa County
– Catoosa Prevention Initiative (CAPi)
• Early County– Early Choices
• Gwinnett County– Clinic for Education, Treatment & Prevention
of Addiction (CETPA)
Beginning Stages• Preliminary work is done
– Community Readiness Assessments– Focus Groups– Media Awareness– Pre-planning
• Starting the implementation phase• Saturate the local markets with our
message
Evidenced Based Strategies
• Disadvantage– There are very few evidenced based strategies
around Rx drugs.
• Advantage– Innovation– Learning Curve and Slack from funders– Try new things
Proposed Strategies• Information Dissemination• Community Activities• Education• Alternative Activities
Activities• Take Back Day Events
– Collaborate with DEA– Collaborate with law enforcement
• Proper Disposal– Equipping Sheriff’s offices with drop boxes– Publicizing location of the boxes
• Education– Middle and high school students– Parents– Community
Education• Students:
– Rx Drug Curriculum– Performing Arts
• Parents– Guiding Good Choices
• Community– Forums– Presentations to civic groups, faith based and
community based organizations
Statewide Effort• Expand the message through a volunteer
component• Partnering with other organizations to
recruit youth statewide• Youth Advisory Committee
– Ideas– Training– Promoting the message in the schools– Social Marketing
Call to Action• Identify youth for advisory council;
preferably within each region• Identify more communities with significant
Rx drug issues• Organize local Take Back Day events,
even beyond the national days.
www.genrx.us
Contact Info• Latrina Patrick• (404)232-1582• [email protected]