Seattle Police Division West Precinct Commander Capt. Steve Strand briefed these attending a group open home on the Church of Scientology Seattle about Washington State’s overdose disaster.
After the presentation, attendees mentioned the overdose disaster with visitor speaker Capt. Steve Strand, West Precinct Commander with the Seattle Police Division.
Dave Scattergood, Drug-Free World coordinator for Washington State, offered Capt. Strand with Drug-Free World supplies for the division’s use in conducting drug schooling.
Church of Scientology Seattle brings the group collectively to coordinate motion to deal with the rising overdose disaster in Washington State.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — At a group open home on the Church of Scientology Seattle, Capt. Steve Strand, West Precinct Commander with the Seattle Police Division, offered startling statistics about drug use and overdose in Washington State.
Information launched this 12 months by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that Washington State skilled the one highest improve amongst U.S. states in reported drug overdose deaths between February 2022 and February 2023: a rise of 21.42 %.
Researchers on the College of Washington reported that in 2022, fentanyl was concerned in 90 % of opioid overdoses in Washington State and 65 % of all overdose deaths. Drug overdose is the main reason behind unintended demise in Washington State, outnumbering deaths from car collisions and firearms.
“With overdose deaths on the rise in our state, we’re redoubling our efforts to convey our message of prevention by drug schooling,” stated Dave Scattergood, who coordinates the Basis for a Drug-Free World’s Fact About Medication marketing campaign within the state.
“Finances cuts and different elements have made it tough to fund drug schooling and prevention measures,” stated Scattergood, “however it stays crucial that we attain our youth by seminars, open homes, conferences, gala’s, festivals and different shops in order that they perceive the hazard of fentanyl particularly, and the way younger folks can preserve themselves and others secure.”
Sean Burke, who additionally volunteers with Basis for a Drug-Free World, shared his enthusiasm with open home attendees concerning the cross-country tour he and different volunteers are launching this month to put drug schooling supplies within the palms of educators from Arizona to Texas, New York to Florida and lots of factors between. Volunteers will convey these efficient instruments to dozens of conferences this fall.
Basis for a Drug-Free World supplies its award-winning Fact About Medication assets freed from cost to educators, mother and father, college useful resource officers, nonprofits and group leaders.
The Fact About Medication marketing campaign contains:
** 14 youth-friendly booklets presenting information on essentially the most generally abused medicine
** Public service bulletins
** The feature-length Fact About Medication—Real Individuals, Real Tales documentary
** The Fact About Medication schooling curriculum—a super supplemental support for lecturers, instructors and drug prevention specialists
** The Fact About Medication on-line programs in 20 languages
These assets can be found freed from cost on the web site of Basis for a Drug-Free World. All audiovisual elements might be accessed by the Scientology Community, which additionally options episodes of the unique sequence Voices for Humanity showcasing drug prevention activists who use the Fact About Medication marketing campaign around the globe. Scientology Community is obtainable on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T U-verse and might be streamed at Scientology.television, on cellular apps and by way of the Roku, Amazon Hearth and Apple TV platforms. The community has been seen in 240 nations and territories worldwide in 17 languages, satisfying the curiosity of individuals concerning the Scientology faith and Founder L. Ron Hubbard, the faith’s beliefs and practices, and the humanitarian and social betterment packages the Church helps.
The Church of Scientology Seattle was devoted in July 2010 by Scientology ecclesiastical chief Mr. David Miscavige. The Church works extensively with different religions, nonprofits and officers on packages to uplift and profit the group. For extra data on the Church of Scientology Seattle, go to their web site at www.Scientology-Seattle.org.
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