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Coalitions Activate in Response to Fentanyl Crisis
Substance use prevention coalitions from across Arizona are working together in a first-of-its-kind effort to save lives in Arizona. With the alarming rise of fentanyl and counterfeit pill deaths, coalition leaders created a toolkit to aid communities in preventing and reversing overdoses. The toolkit contains educational materials and resources that can be customized for […]
Zolton Nabs Dangerous Drugs
Holbrook, AZ: On August 2, 2021, Navajo County Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 262 in the Winslow area. After further investigation, K-9 Zolton was deployed to perform a free air sniff of the vehicle and he alerted. A search of the vehicle revealed 7.5 pounds of Black Tar […]
White Mountain Independent: Have counterfeit pills or fentanyl changed your life?
Read the newest article from Laura Singleton from the White Mountain Independent. We sat down with Laura and spoke about the challenges facing our community today.
Prop 207 Harms Arizona Kids
Use by kids and teens would go up. Just look at other “legal” states. Marijuana gummies, candies, cookies, soda, and vape pens would be sold.
Youth Smoking, Vaping, and COVID-19 Research
While much remains to be learned, an early study examining the relationship between smoking, vaping, and COVID-19 in youth was published in August 2020. The full study can be found in the Journal of Adolescent Health here and a media release can be found here.
Bringing awareness and education for a substance free community
For 13 years White Mountain Publishing LLC and NCDP Drug Free Community Coalition have partnered to bring Substance Free Awareness to our community
Free & Confidential Support and Connections for those impacted by COVID-19
Resilient Arizona Crisis Counseling Program to Provide Free and Confidential Support and Connections to Resources for Arizona Residents Impacted by COVID-19
Art Contest '20 Winners Announced!
Winners were recently were selected for the 11th annual Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention Art Contest, themed “Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free!”
What is Naloxone?
Children's Educational Programing Special, Safe and Sound
The Dangers of Fentanyl
NCDP Gives out free naloxone & drug testing kits to our community.
We also offer FREE trainings to staff, teachers, parents, business and the community, for: Naloxone, ACE's, and Parent Education.
ABOUT US
The Coalition is headed by a full-time Director – Vicky Solomon, Program Coordinator – Brenda Willis, Prevention Specialist -Sylvia Turley, Administrator – Debbie Robertson & Contract Consultants, overseen by non-profit Friends of the Coalition Board of Directors. Activities are decided and driven through monthly Steering Committee meetings involving members of the Board, the Director, representatives from the 12 sectors and other community members comprising a “Steering Committee”. Strategies and programs are developed in these meetings and feed into the annual objectives and strategies to be carried out by the staff, committee members and other volunteers.
4000+
Students educated every year
112,000
People benefit from our media outreach efforts in Navajo County
80+
Meetings/trainings every year
2300
Adults participated in program activities