It’s official! The spring round of drug take back events has concluded in Anderson County. ASAP partnered with the Oak Ridge Police Department to conduct all these events and ended up collecting over 200 pounds of old, unused, unwanted and expired medication from across the county.Remember, if you have any medication in your home, the…

ANDERSON COUNTY, TENN. April 3, 2023 – ASAP of Anderson is partnering with organizations across Oak Ridge to participate in National DEA Drug Take Back Day. The Oak Ridge Police Department will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22nd. There will also be one for ORAU employees for their…

ANDERSON COUNTY, TENN. March 16, 2023 – It’s spring again, which means many teenagers are celebrating their last prom before graduating high school and beginning a new chapter in their lives, and some are celebrating their first. But in order to have a safe celebration, it is important that drugs and alcohol are not a…

As temperatures are getting warmer and spring break is coming up for schools in Anderson County, it is time once again to talk about social hosting. Tennessee’s social hosting pertains to serving or providing alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. Doing so would incur a $1,000 fine as well as criminal misdemeanor charges…

Anderson County, TN, February 2023 – Students involved in ASAP of Anderson’s Youth Ambassador Coalition (YAC) recently traveled to Nashville to speak with legislators about drug prevention. YAC is a group of students from Anderson County, Clinton, and Oak Ridge High Schools who work diligently to prevent and reduce substance misuse in their community. ASAP…

CADCA’s 33rd Annual Leadership Forum in Maryland wrapped up this past week. ASAP of Anderson had the pleasure of attending along with three Oak Ridge High School students from the Youth Ambassador Coalition.The students met with Senator Blackburn, Senator Hagerty, Representative Fleischmann, and many of their staff on Tuesday. After speaking with the senators and…