Extension
It Starts With Us
Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery
Improve Physical and Mental Health
Cowles
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Nutrition and Food Systems General
The recent statewide needs assessment identified substance use prevention and recovery as the most urgent priority for Cooperative Extension. Moreover, substance use was the focal point of the CES Advisory Council Meeting in early 2019. Taken together, youth KIP survey data and data from the CES needs assessment demonstrate the need to address substance use prevention, recovery, stigma, and impact on families and communities.
- The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.
- Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.
- Reduced stigma from local community members
- Increased Opioid Stewardship (less rx’ing by doctors, appropriate Rx disposal, drug take-backs, etc.)
- Delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth
- Increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject matter)
- Increased ability to use destigmatized language
- Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY youth
Outcome: Increased knowledge of substance use
Indicator: Number of individuals attending programs
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: Following every addiction 101 training
Outcome: Increased ability to use destigmatized language
Indicator: Number of individuals intend to change behavior
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: Following any program that includes language training
Outcome: Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY Youth
Indicator: Number of students undergoing Botvin
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: Following Botvin LifeSkills
Audience: Families Impacted by Addiction
Project or Activity: Addiction Training
Content or Curriculum: Addiction 101
Inputs: Agent time
Date: Fall 2020 Spring 2021
Audience: KY Youth
Project or Activity: Prevention Program
Content or Curriculum: Botvin LifeSkills, Adolescent Brain Health
Inputs: Coordinate with Butler Co. School Staff
Date: Spring 2021
Audience: Recovery Centers
Project or Activity: Financial Education
Content or Curriculum: Recovering Your Finances, Making your money work for you
Inputs: Coordination with community stakeholders, Agent time
Date: Ongoing July 2020 – June 2021
Project or Activity: Horticulture Therapy
Content or Curriculum: Recovery Gardens
Inputs: Agent time, Specialist time, Center Staff
Date: Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
Author: Tracy Cowles
Major Program: Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Financial stress can put individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at risk for relapse, particularly during early stages of recovery. This increased risk is due, in part, to financial stress that people in recovery from substance use disorder often encounter. Through comprehensive financial education training we can expand the capacity of recovery centers and other partners in the community that work with individuals in recovery thereby reducing the likelihood of relapse. To
