Resources & FAQ:
Lockbox Request
More than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms each year because they got into medicines while their caregiver wasn’t looking. Every day in the United States, an average of 2,000 teenagers use prescription drugs without a doctor’s guidance for the first time.
Safeguard medicine in your home and take extra precautions with:
- Pain Pills
- Anxiety Medicine
- Insulin Syringes
- Anti-Depressants
- Sleeping Pills
- ADHD Medicine
- Other Strong Medicine
Lockboxes are just one simple way to lock up your medications. SCPC is honored to provide community members with stationary lockboxes that will assist in the efforts to reduce youth substance abuse among our youth. Contact SCPC today to see how you can receive a FREE pill pod lockbox. Lockboxes available while supplies last.
Narcan Training
Naloxone (or Narcan) is a proven tool in the battle against drug misuse and overdose death. When too much of an opioid medication is taken, it can slow breathing to a dangerously low rate. When breathing slows too much, overdose death can occur. Naloxone can reverse this potentially fatal situation by allowing the person to breathe normally again temporarily (30-90 minutes). An individual can fall back into an overdose situation after that time if they have a long-acting medication or substance in their system. Naloxone is not a “cure” but is only intended to provide time for emergency medical services to arrive.
Naloxone is not a dangerous medicine. However, proper training is required by law. Any time an overdose is suspected, first responders should be notified by calling 911 immediately and stay with the patient until first responders arrive. It is important to know that some patients may awake disoriented or agitated after receiving naloxone. This is a good sign, but calling 911 is still very important to help the person survive.
Youth Tobacco Cessation
Stewart County Prevention Coalition offers Responsible Youth Tobacco Cessation to local businesses and organizations.
The cost of these classes are $50 per student. Each class lasts approximately 3 hours and can takes place at the SCPC office located at:
110 Natcor Dr. Dover,
TN 37058
or at your business.
Classes may be requested by contacting us here.
Look out for free training classes by checking out our events page.
Alcohol Abuse
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a source for communities to understand drunk driving and possible solutions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A helpful prevention status report for the state of Tennessee provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tobacco Free
Tennessee Tobacco Quitline
Tennessee Tobacco Quitline provides a free resource via telephone or online to help Tennesseans quit tobacco use and be nicotine free
Tennessee Department of Health
Tennessee Department of Health provides an article about being tobacco free and other resources to help Tennesseans succeed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Facts, tools, and information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be tobacco and smoke free
Lockbox Help
Request a Lockbox
Need to lock up your medication? Be sure you count it, lock it, and drop it in Stewart County. Interested in one of our lockboxes? Request one now!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A helpful prevention status report for the state of Tennessee provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Narcan Information
Tennessee Department of Health
Naloxone training information provided by Tennessee
Department of Health
Tennessee Together
More information on how to receive Naloxone training in your area provided by Tennessee Together
Request Our Narcan Training
Are you interested in Weakley County Prevention Coalition hosting a Narcan/Naloxone class?
Substance Abuse
Tennessee Department of Health
Find several sources on substance abuse and mental health provided by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Data, information, and tools concerning opioid overdose and drug overdoses provided by Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Crisis and
Mental Health
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Learn more about the Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Active Minds
Active Minds has resources for suicide prevention, mental health, and recovery information after a sucide loss
Mental Health of American of the MidSouth
Mental Health American of the MidSouth has information concerning suicide, its statistics for the midsouth, and prevention tools
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) is a 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress
Tennessee Resources
Tennessee’s Department of Health has several resouces concerning crisis services, suicide prevention, and mental health information