JOHNSTOWN, PA (April 17, 2018) Because no child starts using drugs by abusing heroin, it’s important to have a conversation about drugs and alcohol before a young person is faced with those choices. Critical for people of all ages to understand is the direct pathway that exists between misuse of prescription pain pills and use of heroin. Three of four heroin users nationwide transitioned to heroin after becoming addicted to prescription opioids, including people who were prescribed pain pills legitimately following a serious injury or surgery.
Understanding Addiction and the Pain Pill/Heroin Connection is a FREE workshop for parents and other community members Thursday, April 19, at 6 p.m. at the Westmont Hilltop High School. Hosted by Westmont Hilltop School District and presented by The Learning Lamp, the program was developed by Overdose Lifeline, an emerging national voice in opioid education, the prevention of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use and efforts to reduce the stigma associated with addiction.
“Regardless of a child’s age, what parents don’t know could place their son or daughter at increased risk of experimenting and becoming addicted to opioids today, tomorrow or years into the future,” said Lisa Stofko, prevention programs manager at The Learning Lamp. “Preventing first use means knowing the facts, understanding the risks and being able to openly communicate with your child about drugs and alcohol.”
Overdose Lifeline’s Understanding Addiction and the Pain Pill/Heroin Connection is a companion program to This is (Not) About Drugs, a classroom-based opioid education program that has reached 7,877 students in Cambria, Somerset and surrounding counties over the past two years and remains available at no cost to new audiences.
The Learning Lamp is a trained provider of Overdose Lifeline programs, which are funded largely through grants and contributions. For more information, contact Lisa at 814-262-0732 extension 249 or via email at lstofko@thelearninglamp.org.
The Learning Lamp is a nonprofit organization with a mission to engage all children in the support they need to succeed. We deliver high quality programs that are affordable and accessible to families of all income levels. The Learning Lamp served 37,197 children and adults from 52 school districts and 71 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 19 Pennsylvania counties and communities in Maryland and West Virginia in 2017.
Our programs include: one-to-one tutoring; before/after school programs; portable classrooms aimed at building math and science skills; alternative education programs for at-risk students; evidence-based prevention programs; online learning and credit recovery; SAT preparation; educationally-focused child care; literacy-based preschool programs; and grant writing and project consulting for schools.
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