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Area Prevention Coalition

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May 12th-18th is National Prevention Week

"National Prevention Week is held each year near the start of summer. Summer is a season filled with celebrations and recreational activities where substance use and abuse can happen, such as graduation parties, proms, weddings, sporting events, and outdoor activities. National Prevention Week is timed to allow schools to take part in a prevention-themed event before the school year ends, raising awareness in students of all ages. The percentages of marijuana, cigarette and alcohol initiates among youth increase between spring (April and May) and summer (June and July)1, and the timing of National Prevention Week helps to educate young people and their families at this crucial time of year.

During the inaugural National Prevention Week in May 2012, community organizations across the country hosted health fairs, block parties, educational assemblies, town hall meetings, memorial walks, social media campaigns, and outdoor events. Thousands of people attended these events and helped to raise awareness about the importance of substance abuse prevention and the promotion of mental health."

 

 
"Risky substance use and addiction constitute the largest preventable public health problems and the leading causes of preventable death in the U.S. Of the nearly 2.5 million deaths in 2009, an estimated minimum of 578,819 were attributable to tobacco, alcohol or other drugs." -- "Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap Between Science and Practice"
 
The Memphis Area Prevention Coalition is a non-profit group formed to facilitate prevention efforts in Shelby County to combat substance abuse and its consequences.
 
Our mission is to bring people and organizations together in an effort to reduce substance use and abuse among the youth in Shelby County.
 
We are a grassroots organization made up of concerned citizens from 12 different sectors of the community. We are dedicated to education, collaboration and promotion emphasizing the importance of attending to the needs of our young people in order to promote their development of healthy lives.
 
If  you are concerned about the effects of substance use and abuse in our community...then join us in the PREVENTION effort! 
 
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." -- Benjamin Franklin
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