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Members of the
Greater Fall River Child Protection Council held a special meeting
on the topic of over-the-counter (OTC) medication and prescription drug
abuse on May 5, 2010, at Stanley Street
Treatment and Resources. The event featured three speakers: Tom
Pasternak, R.Ph., of Walsh
Pharmacy, Karen Fischer of the BOLD
Coalition, and Jenna Lagasse of the Power2Save
Lives Coalition. Participants learned about the growing danger of
substance abuse involving over-the-counter (OTC) medication and
prescription drugs, especially among children and adolescents. Mr.
Pasternak charged participants with the task of informing parents to be
especially careful in the storage of medications that have the potential
for abuse. Ms. Fischer talked about the dangers
of marijuana in addition to prescription medications. Ms. Lagasse
concluded the morning session by covering the current efforts to reduce
overdose-related deaths in the area, particularly those involving opioids,
including Oxycodon
and Pecocet. Click
here for photos of last year's breakfast. For further
information about the Council, contact Laura Dellaire at People, Inc.
at 508-679-3078, ext.115. |
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(Top row, left) Child Protection Council chairperson Laura Dellaire talks with BOLD Coalition Director Karen Fischer before the program begins. (Top row, center) Ms. Dellaire talks with participants Brooke Pryce, Patricia Martin and Candace Rushton about upcoming Council activities. (Top row, right) Pharmacist Tom Pasternak talks about the changes he has seen in the availability of medications that can be abused. (Middle row, right) Ms. Fischer describes their current campaign to warn against thinking of marijuana as a safe drug. (Bottom row, left) Patrician Martin and Kimberly Seyez listen as Carola Harden, all staff at the Early Head Start Program, makes a point about addiction. (Bottom row, center and right) Ms. Lagasse describes the current epidemic of overdose-related deaths and the Power2Save Lives campaign to address it. |
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