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4/26/17 Coshocton County Coshocton County Drug Free Coalition Coshocton County Behavioral Health Choices And Family and Children First Council Community Background These are the most important things you need to understand about our community: 1. We are a rural community and are part of the Ohio Appalachian region. The population of the county is roughly 36,724 people and 97% of our county is White non-Hispanic. 2. In 2015, Coshocton County ranked 24 th out of 88 Ohio counties for its rate of unemployment. 3. The percentage of children in Coshocton County living in poverty increased by 93% from 2000 to 2014. This is a considerably higher rate than for the state or nation and somewhat higher than the 81% increase in poverty for all the county’s population during the same time frame. 1

4/26/17 Priority Problem to Be Addressed Coshocton County Drug Free We will address this substance because: Coalition will address • In 2013/14 ,the Community and Youth prescription drug misuse. Collaborative Institute School experience Survey (CAYCI) survey was conducted in all county Middle and High Schools and the results showed that 9.1% of respondents reported prescription drug misuse in the past 30 days, compared to data from the National Survey on Drug and Health, which shows the state of Ohio’s Substance Use Disorder rate is 2.4% (NSDUH 2015). Priority Population We will address prescription drug use in Middle and High School youth in all 3 of our county schools and our local Career Center (technical/vocational school). 2

4/26/17 Priority Population These are the most important things you need to understand about our priority population: 1. Our priority population will be Middle and High School youth in all 3 county schools and the Career Center (Vocational/Technical). 2. During a recent meeting of the Prevention Data Committee, members reported that the problem may be greater that the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute School Experience Survey (CAYSI) conducted in 2013/14 shows due to students underreporting use because the students may have felt that the survey was not truly confidential. 3. It was shared during the Prevention Data Committee that the majority of those in attendance believed that our community has a culture of “drug sharing”. This culture feels that “sharing” leftover medication is not a problem, because there was no reason to purchase more medications if you or someone you know already has some. This belief leads youth to believe that it is “OK” to take other’s medication without a doctor’s input. Problem Statement • Decrease the misuse of prescription drugs by youths in Middle and High School and the Vocational/Technical School in all 3 county school districts. Per our 2013/14 CAYCI study, 9.1% of County youth in Middle and High School have misused prescription drugs in the past 30 days, which is greater than the national average of 2.4% (NSDUH 2015). 3

4/26/17 Coshocton County Drug Free Coalition Leane Rohr 740-295-7311 Leanerohr@coshoctoncounty.net 4