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LaRue County CES

Title:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
MAP:
Nutrition & Health
Agents Involved:
Misty Wilmoth and FCS Agent
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Family and Consumer Science
Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:
  1. The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.
  2. Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.
Intermediate Outcomes:
  1. Reduced stigma from local community members
  2. Increased Opioid Stewardship (less rx’ing by doctors, appropriate Rx disposal, drug takebacks, etc.)
  3. Delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth
Initial Outcomes:
  1. Increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject matter)
  2. Increased ability to use destigmatized language
  3. Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY youth
Evaluation:

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.

Learning Opportunities:

Project or Activity:  Truth and Consequences

                        Content or Curriculum: T&C: The Choice is Yours

                        Inputs: Coordinate with LaRue County High School and Youth Service Center

                        Date: Fall



Success Stories

Truth and Consequences

Author: Misty Wilmoth

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development

The LaRue County Cooperative Extension Service partnered with the Family Resource Youth Service Center to offer the Truth and Consequences program to all 195 LaRue County High School ninth graders in February 2022.  District Court Judge Derek Reed spoke to the entire freshman class about issues related to drug use.  Each student then drew for a scenario which took them to various stops in the high school gym.  A "parent" volunteer accompanied them and helped to discuss c

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