Prevention

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Recovery is Community NWPA is a group effort to increase resources for prevention, treatment, and recovery and to lessen the impact of substance use on our communities.

Prevention activities help:

stop substance misuse and substance use disorder before it starts
lessens the harmful impacts of substance use on our physical health, social and emotional health, and daily living
improves the chances of avoiding serious criminal charges and criminal justice involvement

Primary Prevention

Primary prevention is aimed at preventing substance misuse and substance use disorder before it starts. Activities include things like programs for youth, family programming, healthy activities, and community outreach.

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Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is all about reducing the negative consequences of drug and alcohol use. Examples include things like:

Naloxone/Narcan® distribution
Wound prevention and care
Drug testing strips
Overdose prevention
Prescription drug disposal
Overamping prevention (psychostimulants)
Infectious disease prevention