Extension
It Starts With Us
Substance Abuse
Healthy Living/Healthy Lifestyles
Laken Campbell/ Carissa Miske
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Kentucky has the 3rd highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S. (HealthyAmericans.org) for Disease Control and Prevention has found that high school students in Kentucky are above the national average in their lifetime and for current 30 day use of cigarettes, current 30 day use of smokeless tobacco, lifetime inhalant use, and lifetime methamphetamine use (YBRFS, 2009). Although each community’s substance abuse issues vary, there is an increased need for awareness of the consequences and resources related to substance abuse.
To be more county specific, The CDC has identified 220 counties at risk of outbreaks of HIV and/or hepatitis C as a result of the opioid epidemic. Lee County was ranked 30th in the nation for being the most vulnerable. According to the Kentucky Extension Community Assessment for Lee County, Health and Wellness was ranked high on the list. The community had “availability of substance use prevention programs’ was 2nd on the list.
-Decrease 30 day use of substances among youth
-Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily
-Improvement in the built environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating
- Students build effective defenses against pressures to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
-Decrease number of youth involved in substance abuse practices
-Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns
-Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors
-Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease
- Students gain skills to meet personal challenges such as overcoming shyness, communicating clearly, building relationships, and avoiding violence
-Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse
-Educate parent and community volunteers to help change attitudes towards youth substance abuse
-Increase awareness of services provided for youth/ families to prevent and end substance abuse
-Develop skills that help them enhance self-esteem
-Develop problem-solving abilities
-Reduce stress and anxiety
-Manage anger.
Initial Outcome:Decrease number of youth and adults involved in substance abuse practices.
Indicator:Decrease number of youth and adults involved in substance abuse practices.
Method: Pre/Post Test
Timeline:Fall , 2021, 2022, 2023
Intermediate Outcome:Decrease number of youth and adults involved in substance abuse practices.
Indicator:Decrease number of youth and adults involved in substance abuse practices.
Method: Pre/Post Test
Timeline:Fall , 2021, 2022, 2023
Long-term Outcome: Teach others the importance of avoiding dangerous substances and how to prevent it.
Indicator:Decrease number of youth and adults involved in substance abuse practices.
Method: Pre/Post Test
Timeline:Fall , 2021, 2022, 2023
Audience: 6th Grade
Project or Activity: Botvin Program
Content or Curriculum: Botivin curriculum
Inputs: Agents/teachers
Date: Fall 2021
Audience: 7th Grade
Project or Activity: Botvin Program
Content or Curriculum: Botivin curriculum
Inputs: Agents/teachers
Date: Fall 2022
Audience: 8th Grade
Project or Activity: Botvin Program
Content or Curriculum: Botivin curriculum
Inputs: Agents/teachers
Date: Fall 2023
Audience: KRCC Participants
Project or Activity: Nutrition lessons, lifestyle lessons, healthy home lessons
Content or Curriculum: Healthy lifestyle curriculum
Inputs: Agents/Snap assistants
Date: 2021-2022
Author: Laken Campbell
Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS
Botvin LifeskillsThe Lee County Extension Office has implemented a new program for their county. The Botvin Lifeskills program is a program that covers a wide range of topics from substance abuse to social skills. The Agents and staff involved taught this program to help focus on substance prevention and middle schoolers are such a vulnerable audience. In 2022 Lee County was featured on LEX18 for six deaths and 21 overdoses in just three weeks have been reported.Substance use prevention programm
Author: Carissa Miske
Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development
The Lee County Extension Office has implemented a new program for their county. The Botvin Lifeskills program is a program that covers a wide range of topics from substance abuse to social skills. The Agents and staff involved taught this program to help focus on substance prevention and middle schoolers are such a vulnerable audience. In 2022 Lee County was featured on LEX18 for six deaths and 21 overdoses in just three weeks have been reported.Substance use prevention programming is critical t
