Prevention and Response Columbia County

01/05/2026

Just because you’ve done it once, doesn’t mean you’ll be safe again. Using pills that aren’t prescribed to you is dangerous. Get tips to protect yourself and your friends at cdc.gov/FreeMind.

12/16/2025

It takes a team to create drug-free communities! 🤝
👏Thank you to the Pardeeville Middle School for partnering with PARCC on prevention efforts for area youth!
Sara McChesney, PARCC Program Coordinator, and Courtney Sturtevant, Middle School Counselor, presented at the Building the Heart of Successful Schools Conference about their prevention work.

12/12/2025

📷Your feed looks picture perfect. But behind the filter, you might be struggling with your mental health and look to drugs like alcohol to keep up the aesthetic. Whatever is going on, you don’t have to handle it alone. Learn how to ask for help and find support at cdc.gov/FreeMind.

12/05/2025

Come see us tonight at Cambria High School for Mental Health Awareness Night! Join us for a presentation for parents, basket raffles, basketball games, and more. 🏀
All proceeds from the event will be split between districts and used to fund a future mental health speaker.
We hope to see you there!

11/26/2025

Carrying is an act of care. Not an admission of drug use. An overdose can happen to anyone at any time. Learn where to get naloxone: dhs.wisconsin.gov/aoda/naloxone.htm

11/20/2025

PARCC partners with Wisconsin WINS to conduct to***co compliance checks in Columbia County. These checks ensure that retailers are not selling to***co products to youth!

Thank you to the following retailers in Portage: Dollar General, Discount Liquor, Market Basket, and Discount Smokes for keeping to***co products out of the hands of youth.

11/19/2025

PARCC partners with Wisconsin WINS to conduct to***co compliance checks in Columbia County. These checks ensure that retailers are not selling to***co products to youth!

Thank you to the following retailers in Portage: Walgreens #07732, Walmart #07732, and Festival Foods

11/18/2025

PARCC partners with Wisconsin WINS to conduct to***co compliance checks in Columbia County. These checks ensure that retailers are not selling to***co products to youth!

Thank you to the following Portage retailers: Cascade Quick Mart, Interstate Easy Stop, and Petro Travel Plaza.

11/18/2025

PARCC partners with Wisconsin WINS to conduct to***co compliance checks in Columbia County. These checks ensure that retailers are not selling to***co products to youth!

Thank you to Kwik Trip Stores #653, #683, and #764 in Portage for keeping to***co products out of the hands of youth!

11/11/2025

The PARCC meeting is quickly approaching!

Email from PARCC PARCC MEETING AGENDA Mission: Through collaboration with Columbia County communities, we identify, guide, support, lead, and advocate for prevention and recovery strategies to decreas

11/10/2025

Check out this free Narcan training at Reach Out Lodi happening on Wednesday, November 12, 10 am-10:30 am at Reach Out Lodi 601 Clark Street Lodi, WI

Join LCAT and Reach Out Lodi for a free Narcan training! Learn about the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose and how to administer Narcan. You could save a life!

11/03/2025

Saturday, October 25th was National Drug Take-Back Day!
Five locations across Columbia County participated, collecting 211.5 lbs of expired and unused medication!

In addition to these events, permanent drug drop-off boxes across the county collected 498.0 lbs of medication from April through October 2025. That’s a total of 709.5 lbs of expired and unused medications safely disposed of!

A big thank you to our area law enforcement partners for working with us to keep medications out of the hands of youth—and to our community members and residents for helping keep Columbia County safe and healthy!