Building Community Support for Law Enforcement National Rx Drug Abuse Summit 4-11-12

1. Building Community
Support for Law
Enforcement
April 10-12, 2012
Walt Disney World Swan Resort

2. Accepted Learning Objectives:
1. Outline drug abuse prevention and intervention
strategies relevant to all communities.
2. Describe the creation and implementation of
community education kits as an effective means
of engaging multiple stakeholders.
3. Explain opportunities for law enforcement
officials to enlist community partners in
developing education and prevention
strategies.

3. Disclosure Statement
All presenters for this session, Officer Cully
Desmond, Rebecca Heuser, Mike Mayer
and Dan Smoot have disclosed no relevant,
real or apparent personal or professional
financial relationships

4. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
• Ozaukee County Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other
Drug (ATOD) Prevention Consortium,
coordinated by Starting Point of Ozaukee
County, was created to oversee ATOD
prevention and early intervention programs and
activities in Ozaukee County, WI.
• Membership consists of representatives from:
business, clergy, medical, law enforcement,
youth organization, human services, public
health, parent networks, recovering community,
all five school districts, university extension,
media and community volunteers.

5. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
• Address the growing public health
problem of prescription drug abuse in
Ozaukee County, WI.
• In Ozaukee County, 13% of sixth to
twelfth graders indicated in a recent
survey (2010-11) having tried
pharmaceuticals in the last year.

6. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
• Using a Drug Free Communities Support Program grant from
SAMSHA, the ATOD purchased six MedReturn Drug
Collection Units for placement in various law enforcement
agencies throughout Ozaukee County, WI.
• Locations include police departments in Mequon, Thiensville,
Port Washington, Saukville and Grafton. The Ozaukee
County Sheriff’s Department also has a unit.
• Named the OzMed Drop Project, this program offers year round prescription
drug collection through local law enforcement agencies for the convenience
of their residents and their health and safety, especially the youth in the
community.
• Drugs collected are monitored and appropriately disposed of by each
collaborating law enforcement agency.

7. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
“We are grateful for the enthusiasm and cooperation the public and our community
police departments have demonstrated for the OzMedDrop Project. It has exceeded
all expectations. We feel confident that this ongoing effort will reduce risks for our
youth and our environment.”
Gail J. Bruss, Ozaukee County (WI) ATOD Prevention Consortium

8. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
“As the commander of the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s
Department’s Anti Drug Task Force I have found that the abuse
of prescription medications has become one of the top two
drug abuse problems in Ozaukee County. Prescription drug
abuse is often a precursor to heroin abuse. The deadly
combination of prescription medication and heroin overdoses
are destroying the lives and families of too many Ozaukee
County residents.
The program effectively allows families an environmental
friendly option in disposing of unused medications in a timely
fashion. It assures that family members, friends or other guest
who may be an addict don’t have an opportunity to get their
hands on unused prescription medications.
From my perspective if the take back program can prevent
even one tragic overdose death then it will have been worth it.”
Lt. Rodney Galbraith, Ozaukee County (WI) Sheriff's
Department, Detective Bureau/Drug Unit

9. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
Other county-wide programs:
Bucks County, PA
“This will certainly help get rid of unused and expired prescriptions
and put them out of reach of young people. However we hope this
effort is duplicated throughout the region so even more people can
afford themselves of the opportunity to properly dispose of these
prescriptions on any given day.”
Lee Rush, Community Organizer, Upper Bucks Healthy
Communities Healthy Youth Coalition, Bucks County, PA
Bucks County, PA
Kennebec County, ME
Prescription drug drop boxes have been placed in 12 locations throughout Kennebec
County to properly dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs.
"Prescription drugs have been a big issue, and there have not been any permanent
ways for people to get rid of them. Consequently ... people keep them in their cabinets
where they're accessible to people who shouldn't get them."
Nancy Findlan, prevention director for Greater Waterville (ME) Communities
(from Portland Press Herald)
Norfolk County, MA
MedReturn Drug Collection Units are available for residents to drop
off unwanted medications throughout Norfolk County, MA Police
Departments.
Norfolk County, MA

10. Building Community Support
for Law Enforcement – Mike Mayer
MedReturn Drug Collection Units located in Florida:
Dade City
Ocala Unit purchased by Dade City Police Department and the Pasco
County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP).
Delray Beach
Winter Park Chrissie Parris, Coalition Coordinator of ASAP, believes that it is
imperative to do everything possible to change the devastating
Live Oak reality of the number of deaths associated with prescription drugs.
West Palm Beach - 10 units
Inverness
Boca Raton
Palm Springs
Lake Mary
Oviedo
Altamonte Springs
New Port Richey
Dade City, FL
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief
Oviedo Ray Velboom
& Chrissie Parris
Tarpon Springs of ASAP
Fernandina Beach