Urgent Alert: Ensure ATOD Prevention/Data Collection in New Education Reauthorization Act September 11, 2013 BACKGROUND Historically the funding for school based alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention has been authorized as the Safe and Drug Free Schools program, which is…
On Friday, August 30, 2013, in collaboration with the Oak Ridge Senior Center, the South College School of Pharmacy and the Oak Ridge Police Department, ASAP hosted “Ask a Pharmacist,” a lunch-and-learn event and medicine take-back at the Oak Ridge…
By Stephanie Strutner, MPH, Executive Director Each day, approximately 8,000 youth across the nation will take their first drink of alcohol. In Anderson County, this typically happens during age 13; one reason alcohol is the leading drug-of-choice among young people.…
Join ASAP in collaboration with the South College School of Pharmacy and the Oak Ridge Police Department at 728 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN – Room 58 on August 30, 2013 at NOON. This Lunch-and-Learn with South College School of…
ORPD will host Operation Medicine Cabinet this Saturday, August 24 from 9 am to 12 noon in the parking lot at ORPD, 200 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge. Members of our community are encouraged to drop off unused or expired…
Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Anderson County will sponsor the PWH media campaign at Clinton High School for the CHS vs ACHS football game on August 23, 2013. T-shirts will be shot into the crowd with a cannon…
From CADCA’s Coalitions Online (April 25, 2013) The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2013 National Drug Control Strategy in April, which includes a focus on substance misuse prevention. The Strategy highlights the Drug-Free Communities…
The future of the ASAP Youth Coalition is very bright with the outstanding student leaders who have pioneered this group. High school students interested in becoming part of the ASAP Youth Coalition are encouraged to apply for membership by contacting…
Today, Stephanie Strutner, Executive Director of ASAP of Anderson County, joined Kristina Clark and Patrick Martin to present at the Prevention 1st Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Focusing on generating coalition capacity, working with a business model, and achieving sustainability, the…
Submitted by: Tim Isbel, County Commissioner It is with great revelation as the Chairman of the Anderson County Beer Board to report the success of the alliance between Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Beer Board and ASAP. We have several…
