Prevention & Treatment The South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (STX HIDTA)
sponsors and supports Prevention programs in conjunction with Federal, state
and local prevention partners in the STX HIDTA area of responsibility (AOR).
The STX HIDTA Prevention Initiative is led by a dedicated staff
member who serves in the position of Prevention Coordinator. The goal of
Prevention and Demand Reduction is to advance, support, and accomplish the
HIDTA mission of drug prevention through educational activities that empower
participating law enforcement members and members of the communities the STX
HIDTA serves. This support translates into partnerships with Drug Free
Community Coalitions, Educational Service Centers, Community Anti-Drug/Alcohol
Coalitions and YMCA Community Programs for children and young adults throughout
the STX HIDTA AOR.
The national HIDTA program has partnered with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop the Overdose Response
Strategy (ORS), an initiative designed to enhance public health-public safety
collaborations and to strengthen efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths across
HIDTA regions.
The South Texas HIDTA offers its Prevention resources
through outreach to the STX HIDTA initiatives and participating prevention
organizations in the region and ensures the Prevention activities are compliant
with HIDTA policies and grant regulations.
The ultimate objectives of the South Texas HIDTA Prevention
Initiative are to:
- Educate the public in the dangers of substance abuse
- Provide substance use/abuse prevention tools to our youth
- Inform parents, teachers, employers, employees and counselors of
signs of substance abuse in children
- Provide our Prevention Partners with the needed resources to
accomplish similar goals
- Guide those with substance abuse disorders to effective treatment
and recovery programs
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