Come support the Be A Parent, Not A Peer campaign by coming to the Oak Ridge at Anderson County football game tonight, September 11th, and signing the pledge to “Be A Parent, Not A Peer” and receive your free insulated…
ASAP now has a new mobile site! Visit on your mobile device to get updates, resources and more while on the go.
Kroger community rewards is one of the many ways ASAP funds the substance misuse prevention work happening in Anderson County and it is as easy as buying groceries or gas. But, in order to continue to benefit each participant must…
ASAP would like to extend a huge thank you to all the sponsors who made the Drive Drunk, Get Nailed Demolition Derby at the Anderson County Fair a huge success! These sponsors include Fox Toyota, Top Shelf Responsible Beverage Service,…
Guest column series by Scott Fitzpatrick, Dipl.O.M., RES According to the State of Tennessee, we have a pervasive, multi-dimensional problem facing our population regarding the use and misuse of prescription medications. Sadly, this is not unique to our state; however,…
Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Anderson County has collaborated with numerous community agencies across East Tennessee toward eliminating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) diagnoses from babies born in East Tennessee. Babies born with NAS can suffer from withdrawal symptoms…
The May ASAP Coalition meeting has been changed to May 18th at noon at First Baptist Church. See you there!
In 2014 there were 644 crashes in Anderson County involving drivers age 15 to 24 and text messaging while driving makes a crash 23 times more likely to occur. Smartphone apps are available for iPhone and Android to deter you…
To view the paper click here. Studies show the cost of substance misuse in the U.S. is over $500 Billion dollars. These figures include the impact of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use and include resource and productivity costs. Two local…
Guest column series by Scott Fitzpatrick, Dipl.O.M., RES The treatment of pain is one of the most challenging specialties in medicine; one that includes many difficult choices. Over 50 million cases of pain-related visits to health care professionals are reported…
