Youth leaders addressing youth prescription drug abuse problems faced by the community
Last updated by kharl on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 12:47.
Communicare Regional Prevention Center (RPC) is partnering with Kentucky State Police (KSP) who is starting a program called Explorer. A KSP Officer, Norman Chaffins, has recruited youth ages 14-18 to be trained to become Youth Leaders for their communtiy. This is a pilot program and currently there have been 10 youth recruited. The youth have gone through training on substance abuse prevention with an emphasis on prescription drug abuse which is rampant in their community, Grayson County, Kentucky.