Pathways To Prevention Coalition

08/25/2025

🌟 Bad days happen. Sometimes the weight of work, stress, and life can push us to want to reach for unhealthy escapes. But here’s the truth—alcohol won’t take away the problem, it just delays it.

Instead, let’s try new ways to cope:
✨ Go for a walk and breathe in fresh air
✨ Journal it out—release it on paper instead of holding it in
✨ Call a friend or loved one who lifts you up
✨ Treat yourself with a cozy blanket, a hot shower, or a non-alcoholic drink ritual

Remember: one hard day doesn’t have to lead to one bad choice. 💛
Choose healing over numbing. You’re stronger than you think.

08/25/2025

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This week is —a time to remember lives lost to overdose, raise awareness, and act. Learn more about preventing and ending overdose and find resources to help those affected: samhsa.gov/end-overdose

08/21/2025

📉 Overdose Deaths Decline – But the Crisis Isn’t Over 💔

According to the CDC, an estimated 77,648 drug overdose deaths occurred in the 12 months ending March 2025 — a 25% decrease from the previous year. While this is hopeful progress, the fight is far from over.

⚠️ Fentanyl remains the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S.
Even in tiny amounts, it can be deadly. Counterfeit pills and other illegal drugs are often mixed with fentanyl — without people knowing — making every use a risk.

💡 What you can do:
✔️ Talk with your family about the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills.
✔️ Never take pills not prescribed to you.
✔️ Carry naloxone if you or someone you love may be at risk.

Together, we can save lives and keep moving toward hope. 🌟

08/11/2025

📊 In 2024, 58.3% of people (12+) in the U.S. reported va**ng, using to***co, alcohol, or illicit drugs in the past month:
• 46.6% drank alcohol
• 16.7% used a to***co product
• 9.6% vaped
• 16.7% used an illicit drug
Learn more in the 2024 : samhsa.gov/data/nsduh

08/05/2025

08/05/2025

08/04/2025

🚨 Calling All City Leaders, Chamber Partners, and Sector Stakeholders! 🚨

We’re gearing up for our next Coalition Meeting focused on RECRUITMENT—and we need YOUR voice at the table. Whether you’re working in government, business, nonprofit, or grassroots community work, this is the moment to come together and grow our collective power. 💪🏽

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 7
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
💻 Zoom Option Available

Let’s talk strategy, outreach, and how we bring more voices into this work. If you're ready to make moves, this is the meeting to be at!

👉 Drop a comment or message for the Zoom link.
Let’s build together. ✊🏾

08/02/2025

Basin Lighthouse hosted the event, bringing together parents, law enforcement, mental health experts and educators.

07/27/2025

Today is National Love is Kind Day.
Love should never hurt, silence, or destroy—it should build, protect, and heal. 💜

Too often, domestic violence and substance abuse walk hand in hand, creating cycles of pain that impact not just individuals, but entire families and communities. But love—the real kind—doesn’t thrive in fear or under the weight of addiction. Real love is kind. It’s safe. It says, “You are enough.”

Today, let’s take a stand for the kind of love that lifts others up.
💜 Love is kind, not controlling.
💜 Love is sober-minded, not clouded by drugs or alcohol.
💜 Love is empowering, not silencing.

If you or someone you know is struggling with domestic violence or substance use, know this: you are not alone. There is help, there is hope, and there is a brighter path forward.

Together, let’s break the cycle—because kindness, safety, and sobriety are powerful forms of love.

07/23/2025

, there are 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, and businesses working to help clean out medicine cabinets throughout the year. Make Every Day Take Back Day.

Learn more: https://dea.gov/everyday-takeback-day

07/23/2025

🍋 When Life Gives You Lemons. Stay Drug-Free

On National Lemon Day, we’re reminded that life can be sour sometimes — but turning those moments into something positive is what true strength is all about. 💪✨

Just like turning lemons into lemonade, choosing to stay drug-free is a powerful decision that transforms your future. 💛
You don’t need substances to sweeten your life — your potential, purpose, and passion are enough!

Let’s raise a glass of lemonade today and toast to a brighter, healthier future.

07/22/2025

What I Learned Today ❤️

Today reminded me to slow down, take a breath, and remember why I do this work.

In the busyness of deadlines, meetings, and showing up for everyone else, I sometimes forget to pause and check in with my heart. But today… I reconnected with what matters most.

💭 I was reminded that prevention isn't just a task — it’s a mission rooted in healing, purpose, and people.
🌱 I learned that sustainable change doesn’t come from pushing harder — it comes from realignment with your “why.”
🤝 I felt the power of connection — with vision, with purpose, and with others who carry this same light.

If you’re reading this and feeling tired, unsure, or heavy — know that you’re not alone. Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is take a moment to reflect and remember the heart behind the hustle.

We’re not just doing work. We’re planting seeds. 💛