Summit County Community Partnership Brings Awareness & Solutions to Drug Abuse Issues (Part 3) – 2013-08-30

By: Katie Sobiech

Though the Summit County Community Partnership (SCCP) fights for a variety of concerns, one big issue they are focusing on now is the Medical Marijuana Movement.

“There’s a lot going on. We monitor what’s happening with the legalization of marijuana, and there are a number of states that have some type of legalized marijuana law on the books,” Darryl Brake, Executive Director of the Summit County Community Partnership, said.

So far marijuana has been legalized in 21 states, with more pending… (www.medicalmarijuana.procon.org)

So, how has this been working? Brake says,

“It’s a nightmare for those states that have done that. The reality is it’s a nightmare. Many of the states that passed the law wish they never did, but they opened Pandora’s Box and they’re trying to control it.”

Summit County Community Partnership Brings Awareness & Solutions to Drug Abuse Issues (Part 1 of 2) – 2013-08-16

By: Katie Sobiech

Last week, the Katie Couric Show, featured the topic of prescription drug addiction, bringing awareness to many.

Guests revealed how what starts as a doctor’s visit for pain or prescription medications can so easily spiral into heroin or other addictions, due to heroine being less expensive.

More and more attention is being brought to this issue, as well as the overall abuse of all kinds of drugs.

Whether it’s across the nation, or locally, coalitions are forming and people are coming together to bring awareness and find solutions to the drug issues plaguing our communities.