Evansville Mayor's Substance Abuse Taskforce

04/05/2022

Counterfeit pills are fake medications that have different ingredients than the actual medication. They may contain no active ingredient, the wrong active ingredient, or have the right ingredient but in an incorrect quantity. Counterfeit pills may contain lethal amounts of fentanyl or methamphetamine and are extremely dangerous because they often appear identical to legitimate prescription pills, and the user is likely unaware of how lethal they can be.

03/03/2022

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – On February 28, the Evansville City Council passed F-2022-02 Amended, and it passed 8-0. Mayor Winnecke made a statement about the ordinance. “One such area, w…

10/13/2021

As a parent or family member, you may wonder when substance use gets to a point where it is a medical disorder. The answer may surprise you. Find answers here.

09/23/2021

This article features one of our prevention initiatives in partnership with Youth First, Inc.

Youth First has established programming to assist families who are impacted by substance abuse through the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative grant.

08/31/2021

Each year August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. It's a day to remember and grieve for those lost and to strengthen efforts to end overdose injuries and death.

Today is a Day to Remember: An estimated 93,000 people lost their lives to drug overdose in 2020. As this epidemic evolves, we’re learning more about how benzodiazepines are involved in the lives that we’ve lost to overdose.

If you find yourself or a loved one misusing prescription benzodiazepines or acquiring illicit benzodiazepines, then talk with a healthcare professional about managing or decreasing drug use. Learn more: https://go.usa.gov/xFtFU International Overdose Awareness Day

06/10/2021

Recent dramatic increases in opioid misuse & overdose deaths are being observed among people from some racial and ethnic minority groups. This month, the CDC launched the drug overdose website in Spanish, which includes: the basics of the opioid overdose epidemic, frequently asked questions, commonly used terms; helpful materials and resources to raise awareness and help prevent opioid-related overdoses. https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/spanish/index.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_1026-DM58289&ACSTrackingLabel=May%202021%20Drug%20Overdose%20Updates%20%28Revised%29&deliveryName=USCDC_1026-DM58289