Farmville – STOP Series
Stop The Opioid Pandemic
Pitt County Coalition on Substance Abuse Hosts STOP Series at the Farmville Community Center, February 28th, 2017.
Farmville, NC– The PCCSA collaborated with the Vidant Health Foundation and the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department. The STOP series is a one-time session that speaks on different aspects of opioids. The three parts that will be presented on are Opioids 101, Personal Stories, and Current Trends. Opioids 101 will answer the questions: what are opioids, how do they help with pain, why are they so addictive, what about genetics, and what else can be used to console pain. With the Personal Stories, you will hear presentations from those who have personal experience with battling addiction and from family or friends who have experienced this battle with their loved ones. During the Current Trends, you will hear from local law enforcement about the Good Samaritan Law, Narcan, law enforcement efforts, and learn about harm reduction. There will also be exhibitors there if anyone has questions such as what to expect from treatment and how you can help when your loved one is in treatment. Dinner will be provided to all in attendance of the event.
“46 Americans die every day from prescription drug overdoses. That’s almost two deaths an hour, or 17,000 annually.”
To combat this, the Pitt County Coalition on Substance Abuse is hosting the STOP SERIES to promote PCCSA’s efforts of education and advocacy throughout the community. The STOP SERIES is designed to raise awareness of the opioid pandemic, and to bring community members together.
About PCCSA
The Pitt County Coalition on Substance Abuse (PCCSA) was established out of the Eastern North Carolina Council on Substance Abuse (ENCCSA) in the fall of 2002 as a new sector of the community battling against substance abuse. PCCSA is comprised of individuals, members of various agencies and organizations in Pitt County that provide prevention, treatment and enforcement services for Pitt County residents of all ages. Parents, youth, and members of the recovering community are members of the PCCSA. The media, faith-based and business communities, civic and volunteer groups, government officials, and other organizations involved in reducing substance abuse are represented on the Coalition.
The Pitt County Coalition on Substance Abuse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to bringing about a community where youth reject substance use, adults utilize low-risk choices regarding substance use, and treatment services are available to those in need.
For more information about PCCSA, please visit: www.pccsa.org.