ADDICTION
"NIDA defines addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.
​It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain; they change its structure and how it works. These brain changes can be long lasting and can lead to many harmful, often self-destructive, behaviors." 

A Simple Illustration

Addiction Is A Disease

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PREVENTION
"Prevention activities work to educate and support individuals and communities to prevent the use and misuse of drugs and the development of substance use disorders" (SAMHSA, 2020)

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TREATMENT
You are not your addiction! Recovery is a reality!

Local Addiction Treatment Resources

Addiction and Behavioral Health Center
Chickasaw Nation Healthy Lifestyles
Chickasaw Nation Outpatient Services
Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Center
Multi-County Counseling
Oklahoma Families First
Rolling Hills
Sothern Oklahoma Family Services
Unity Point Counseling Services & Resource Center

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RESOURCES

State & Local Information:

• 2 Much 2 Lose statewide underage drinking prevention program
• Breathe Easy OK statewide initiative for smoke free environments
• Define Your Direction is a movement of peers, parents, community leaders and educators to change the perception of alcohol and prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma communities. 
  
• FATE (Fighting Addiction Through Education) an outreach program targeting substance abuse prevention with Oklahoma youth
• Mental Health First Aid in Oklahoma
• OBNDD Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Control, includes Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
• ODAPCA Oklahoma Drug Abuse Professional Counselors Association
• ODMHSAS Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
• Oklahoma Life of an Athlete a prevention program for high school or college athletes in Oklahoma
• OPNA Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment biennial report on violence, substance use, and risk and protective factors among 6th, 8th, and 10th grade students
• OPPA Oklahoma Prevention Policy Alliance
• OSDH Oklahoma State Department of Health
• PACT360 Police and Communities Together prevention education system. Contact PCDFC directly if you would like to schedule a local presentation by emailing info@pcdfc.com or calling 580-559-5815
• SBIRTOK statewide Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment initiative
• REOW the Regional Epidemiology Outcomes Workgroup's purpose is to collect, analyze and report data related to substance use, mental and behavioral disorders; integrate findings into ongoing assessment, planning and evaluation process; and identify and address data gaps.
• Synar Compliance in Oklahoma
• Think Smart OK prescription drug prevention in Oklahoma
• Tobacco Stops with Me statewide campaign
• TSET Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
• Turning Point Council works with communities across the state to improve health outcomes
• Find an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
• Find a Narcotics Anonymous Meeting

National Resources:

• Alcohol Justice
• APIS Alcohol Policy Information System
• CADCA Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
• CAPT Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
• CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Alcohol Policy
• DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
• DEC National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
• DFAA Drug-Free Action Alliance
• DFC Drug-Free Communities Support Program
• Drug Disposal Information from the DEA
• Drug Policy Alliance State of Oklahoma’s page
• FASD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence
• Healthy Alcohol Marketplace
• IOM Institute of Medicine
• MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• NASADAD National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
• NIAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
• NOFAS National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• NPN National Prevention Network
• NREPP National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
• Office of Minority Health
• ONDCP Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence 
• Prevention Institute
• SADD Students Against Destructive Decisions
• SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• SPF Strategic Prevention Framework from SAMHSA 
• SPR Society for Prevention Research
• Surgeon General National Prevention Strategy
• Tobacco Free Kids
• UDETC Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center
• UNODC United National Office on Drugs and Crime
  

Telephone Resources:

Pontotoc County Mental Health Crisis Emergency (YOUTH):
1-580-279-3310

Pontotoc County Mental Health Crisis Emergency (AUDLT):
1-580-522-1090

Statewide Mobile Response Team (CHILDREN):
1-833-885-2273

Statewide Heartline Crisis Center:
Dial 211

Gambling Helpline:
1-800-522-4700

ODMHSAS Main:
1-405-522-3908

Reachout Hotline:
1-800-522-9054 

Suicide Prevention:
1-800-273-TALK
Press 1 for VETERANS & 2 for SPANISH

Tobacco Helpline:
​1-800-QUIT-NOW

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TRAININGS

PCDFC, in partnership, with the Brandon Whitten Institute (BWI) at ECU, offers and promotes a variety of webinars and trainings. Most are free and available for anyone to take. On occasion, we offer workshops for helping professionals as a coalition fundraiser.  To find out about upcoming training opportunities, please reach out to BWI via any of the contacts below.

Holli Witherington, Director, 580-559-5815 or holrwit@ecok.edu
Trevor McCane, Regional Mental Health Awareness Training Coordinator, 580-559-5161 or trelmcc2@ecok.edu

Information is also provided below about free training resources for K-12 schools.

Everfi

Everfi offers FREE K-12 education modules that meet Oklahoma academic standards! There are 100+ interactive game-based lessons to engage students in academics, social & emotional learning and more! See course lists below.

PCDFC is encouraging teachers to add these critical prevention courses to your curriculum.
Alcohol Edu & Prescription Drug Safety

*NOTE*
AlcoholEDU also includes a VAPING prevention video as well as a MARIJUANA prevention lesson

Elementary Courses

Middle School Courses

High School Courses

CLICK HERE to explore the courses!

CLICK HERE to create an account!
Simply select your school & create a log-in

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