• Red Ribbon Week!

    Red Ribbon Week is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs! Support our students by encouraging them to be DRUG FREE!

  • DEA National Rx Drug Take Back Day 💊🚮

    Northwest Family YMCA 1700 Dennis Kemp Lane NW, Kennesaw, GA, United States

    CLEAN OUT THOSE MEDICINE CABINETS AND COME VISIT US! Drop off your old, expired, or unused medications! Old, expired and unused medications that are present in the home provides easy access to prescription drugs and can be a set up for the adverse outcomes that may follow from potential misuse and abuse. Therefore, we encourage... Read more »

  • Veterans’ Expo Event

    Northwest Family YMCA 1700 Dennis Kemp Lane NW, Kennesaw, GA, United States

    CCAPSA, Inc. will be tabling at this event! Come and visit us! We will be educating our veterans and the elder population about the importance of locking away medications as a means to prevent prescription drug misuse by teens. We will also be distributing lock boxes and other materials!

  • Chattooga Chamber Luncheon Substance Use: Prevention & Intervention

    Chattooga County Civic Center 44 Hwy 48, Summerville, GA, United States

    Food and fun! What more can you ask for!? For their monthly luncheon, the Chattooga Chamber of Commerce has invited representatives of Drug-Free Chattooga 365 to be guest speakers. They will be discussing the importance of prevention in substance abuse and the work that we do with Drug-Free Chattooga! All of the community is invited;... Read more »

  • The Great American Smokeout

    Every year on the third Thursday of November, we celebrate the Great American Smokeout! This day is mean to be a national movement to encourage Americans to quit smoking and tobacco use as a means of choosing to live a healthier lifestyle and reduce the risk of cancer. Because we all know quitting tobacco use... Read more »

  • Parent Resource Drive-Thru

    Lumpkin Matters in a collaborative partnership with 81 current organizations, including us here at Drug-Free Lumpkin, will be hosting a Parent Resource Drive-Thru! We will be offering participating parents a nicotine test kit to use at home! For further information on how to use this kit, sign-up for our text-back campaign by texting the word... Read more »

  • DEA National Rx Take Back Day

    Multiple Sites Kennesaw, GA, United States

    Biannually, we participate in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Rx (Prescription Drug) Take Back Day, where we encourage all community members to clean out their medicine cabinets and remove all unused, unneeded, and expired medications from the home as a means to prevent and reduce the incidence of Rx drug misuse and... Read more »

  • We CARE Veteran Resource Fair

    Cobb County Civic Center 548 South Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta, GA, United States

    The We CARE Veteran Resource Fair, sponsored by the Arthur M. Blank Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, and organized by United Military Care, is designed to offer a one-stop-shop for veterans in order to connect them with services, information and assistance.  The event will run 9a-5:30p on Friday and 9a-6p on Saturday. For more information email... Read more »

  • Advancing Connections for Recovery (ACFR) Conference

    Kennesaw State University Center 3333 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, GA, United States

    For those of you who might be interested, please find the information below regarding the upcoming Advancing Connections for Recovery (ACFR) Conference host by Kennesaw State University's Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery. There will be a great roster of speakers, including Neil Campbell, the Executive Director of Georgia Council on Substance Abuse; Lauren... Read more »

  • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Event

    Kennesaw State University Center 3333 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, GA, United States

    Learn about interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurial resources and programs at Kennesaw State University for addressing complex community problems! This community event will provided the opportunity to unveil several interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship programs (e.g., health, social, music and entertainment, sport) and resources (e.g., Incubation center) for students and community partners!  These programs cut across several... Read more »

  • Parent Orientation Meeting

    Lumpking County Schools GA, United States

    In preparation of the next school year, Lumpkin County schools are hosting a parent orientation meeting. These meetings will be held for the parents of the students attending Summit Academy, Lumpkin High School, Long Branch Middle School, and Blackburn Elementary School. For more information and event details, contact Dr. Michael Carpenter!

  • Behavioral Health Resource Fair

    KSU Marietta Student Center Ballroom 860 Rossbacher Way, Marietta, GA, United States

    The Cobb 2020 & Live Healthy Douglas Behavioral Health Workgroup invites community organizations, educators, school staff, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and others who serve the public to attend a Behavioral Health Resource Fair of over 40+ behavioral health providers serving all ages within both Cobb and Douglas county!  These providers represent a variety of treatment... Read more »