For the past four years, Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) has been funded by the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. This ten-year grant-funded program has provided training, technical assistance, and financial support for the implementation of environmental prevention strategies in…
Methodist Medical Center is introducing the new Med Minder form along with tips for medicine safety. The form is for anyone who takes several medications and may apply to you, your child or parent, or others. Counting medications can aid in…
Quitting smoking or smokeless tobacco can be one of the hardest things a person has to do. Between the nicotine addiction, habits and rituals, other smokers and tobacco users, images of smoking and tobacco on TV and in movies and…
Parents have more influence over their children than anyone else. Be a positive role model and don’t enable your kids to use alcohol and drugs. Take the pledge here to “Be A Parent, Not A Peer.” and then go to…
The ASAP Youth Coalition was formed in 2013 with students from Clinton High School and Anderson County High School who had the desire to improve their schools and community. Their efforts could be seen during the past school year through…
Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge will host the Freedom from Smoking® 8-part class series developed by the American Lung Association. The classes will be held at the Methodist Medical Center Cardiopulmonary Rehab Classroom, Westmall Medical Park, 200 New York…
ASAP is please to partner with the Anderson County Fair and the Demolition Derby to promote the message of the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, “Drive Drunk, Get Nailed.” The Demolition Derby will begin at 7:30pm on Friday, July 18th. Thanks…
Now that we have 5 permanent medicine disposal bins for Anderson County residents to easily and properly dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired medicines we wanted to make sure that everyone had all the information they needed to feel…
Agencies Work Together to Educate Public, Reduce Incidents NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) Commissioner E. Douglas Varney and others today to announce “Prescription for Success,” the state’s plan to prevent…
Parents play a major role in their children’s choices about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Parents have more influence over their child than friends, music, TV, the Internet and celebrities. Kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs…
