The Centers for Disease Control launched a Prescription Drug Overdose website to educate health providers, policy makers, and the public on the Rx drug epidemic. The National Safety Council released a report on The Psychological and Physical Side Effects of Pain Medications, which examines side...
The PRC Region 8 will release its long-awaited Regional Needs Assessment (RNA) on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at 10:00 am. The PRC team will present the RNA with a discussion of the data and methodology to their partners in Region 8. All are invited! RNA...
Weekly Roundup for the week of April 6-12 Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco in the News SAMHSA and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) released their report: Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Brief Guide, based on advice of a panel of...
Science Daily and the Society of Toxicology report that hookah smoking dangers is on the rise despite known adverse health effects. Hookah smokers inhale more smoke, carcinogen, tar, and nicotine than cigarette smokers. Additionally, hookah smokers are at greater risk for inhaling secondhand smoke and the vapors...
[one_half pos="first" title="Say What!" divider="yes"] [/one_half] The Texas School Safety Center and the Texas Department of State Health Services have provided funding in the form of mini-grant kits for groups participating in the Say What! Youth Movement to assist them in their tobacco prevention efforts in their...
According to a December Reuters article, children under 18 are allowed to buy e-cigarettes in ten states, including Texas. E-cigarettes are battery-powered tubes that heat a liquid chemical as it is inhaled into the lungs. The liquid contains nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco and cigarettes. Using an...
Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) released a report today on the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. Researchers found that the number of children sent to the emergency room because of accidental marijuana ingestion doubled in one year. Teen possession arrests and...
The San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SACADA) is the home of the Prevention Resource Center (PRC) Region 8. PRC 8 has received a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) grant to create a Regional Needs Assessment for the 28 counties of Region 8...
The San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse is pleased to announce the appointment of Gyna Juarez to the position of PRC 8 Director. Gyna Juarez has been in the substance abuse prevention field for 11 years and 10 years with SACADA. She graduated with...
The Prevention Resource Center (PRC) Region 8 and the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse are pleased to announce the appointment of David Espiritu to the position of PRC Tobacco Prevention Specialist. David's duties at PRC 8 will include performing compliance checks and follow-up...
