Drug and Alcohol Awareness Forum

West Mifflin Area High School/Auditorium

91 Commonwealth Ave.

West Mifflin,PA 15122

Monday, May 11^th, 2009

7:00-9:00PM

Sponsored by:

West Mifflin Area High School Youth Crime Watch

West Mifflin Area High School Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)

West Mifflin Area High School Partners in Learning Committee

Topics include:

- Law Enforcement Efforts

- Physiology of D&A Use, Addition as a disease, Warning signs

- Types of drugs in communities – how to identify drugs

- Intervention Techniques – What could one do to help prevent people from starting; what could be done to help people stop using drugs

- What can a community do to combat drug/substance abuse

- What resources are available to help substance abusers

- Personal Testimonies – Person in recovery willing to share experiences to help others

Moderator: Patricia Valentine, Deputy Director Allegheny County Dept of Human Services Office of Behavioral Health

Point of contact: SMSgt DiCerbo, 412-896-0789

Email: dicerboo@wmasd.org

Youth Crime Watch President: Leo Agafanov

SADD President: Jessica Kostelnik

Resource Advisors/Tables include: Allegheny County Dept of Human Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, Familylinks, Mercy Behavior Health, Mon-Yough Community Service MH/MR, Turtle Creek Valley MH/MR Program, Alateen, Al Anon, Gateway, Greenbriar Treatment Center