We aim to reduce substance misuse in the communities we serve through various initiatives & events.

A prevention tool that creates a visual-simulation of the impairments created when consuming alcohol. Fatal Vision Goggles are used by Prevention Specialist staff in schools and regularly utilized by Coalition staff at community events and presentations.

Alcohol is responsible for more than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth. Hundreds of pinwheels are placed on school grounds representing underage youth who die each year due to alcohol. Especially around homecoming a prom times this is a powerful visual for students driving to and from school as they are challenged to celebrate well by staying sober!

Part of a state-wide initiative to reduce underage drinking by discouraging adults form buying alcohol for underage drinkers. Coalitions partner with youth volunteers and local alcohol-selling establishments to place brightly colored stickers warning of the legal penalties adults face for buying alcohol for underage drinkers on cases of beer and other alcoholic products. (Any volunteer under the age of 21 must have permission from a parent or guardian to participate).

These event promote serving non-alcoholic “mocktails” at parties and family gatherings as a festive alternative to alcoholic beverages. This helps change attitudes and norms around drinking by showing that youth can have fun without alcohol.

An underage drinking prevention initiative where students design postcard-sized advertisements that promote healthy after-prom activities and staying sober. The student with the winning tuxedo card receives a prize and their card is distributed to local businesses that serve prom-goers to be included with prom-related purchases.

These strips simply go over liquor bottles to help deter youth from opening bottles that parents or guardians might not use all the time.

An underage drinking prevention activity done in school where students are given activities to do with the fatal vision goggles as well as given a small information packet with information and resources for youth to promote a safe and healthy prom evening. 

In collaboration with Inspira Health Network, we are distributing innovative drug deactivation pouches for in home Rx disposal, keeping medications off the streets and out of our waterways . It is as simple as "just add water." Find out how to get your kit today!

Most police departments in our area have safe disposal sites for you to get rid of your unwanted prescription pills. Remove the danger and clutter from your home today!

Find a DROP BOX location near you.

“Account, Secure, Dispose,” not only dives into the current drug problem, but then it offers tangible solutions for accounting of medications through med-trackers and securing them with prescription timer caps which act like a stopwatch whenever the lid is opened, and disposing through Deterra pouches which are environmentally friendly.

The mobilization effort holds a dual focus: educating physicians and raising awareness among schools, citizens, families, and athletes. It is designed to bring attention of the prevalence of opioid abuse and steps they can take to halt the epidemic.The toolkit we utilize is intended to help guide and raise awareness of opioid use and abuse among young student athletes and to provide evidence-based recommendations and information that will encourage and promote policy and practice changes that will strengthen schools, athletic departments and community based athletic programs.

An open house can be great, but not when someone is looking in the medicine cabinet. We have partnered with local real estate agents, education and encouraging them to reach out to us for lockboxes to give to clients when they are having an open house to properly secure their medication and valuables. 

What do you do when a loved one passes away and you are left with their medication? We have partnered with funeral homes in the county to distribute Prescription Destroyer bags to help limit the amount of medication going into our streams, waste sites, and to limit the risk of misuse.

Initiative aimed to equip educators and parents with knowledge about vaping and the ability to identify both the devices themselves and signs that youth may be using them.

An initiative aimed to equip educators, parents, and youth with knowledge of marijuana use and the ability to understand current laws, signs and symptoms of use, and what is in these products.

In collaboration with Tobacco Free New Jersey, we offer "Breathe Easy" signs. These signs emphasize that there is no smoke of tobacco products, vape/e-cigarette products, or marijuana along with citing the NJ law code. Signs can either say "this area", "this school", or "this property" and are free.

Efforts include access to adult cessation programs offered by trained clinicians to aids in efforts to stop smoking, and a growing collaborative of policy influencers and passionate community members to impact the age of sale in local communities. Join us as we go into the community educator retailers on the importance of not selling underage as well as educating them on current laws that prohibit the sale of certain items.

Salem County Healthy Communities Coalitions (SCHCC) is a youth leadership group dedicated to reducing substance abuse among their peers. Students from Salem County meet regularly and conduct substance abuse prevention initiatives both in and out of school.

Studies show that kids who regularly have dinner with their families are less likely to use drugs. Furthermore, studies also show that kids who know that their parents disapprove of drug use are less likely to use. We invite local establishments to spread the word by letting our members and youth groups come your business or organization to place the stickers on takeout containers, boxes, bags, etc.

Studies show that kids who regularly have dinner with their families are less likely to use drugs. Furthermore, studies also show that kids who know that their parents disapprove of drug use are less likely to use. We invite local establishments to spread the word by letting our members and youth groups come your business or organization to place the stickers on takeout containers, boxes, bags, etc.

By partnering with school systems across Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem to administer PRIDE Surveys to students we are able to assess students’ attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs about marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, and prescription drugs. Giving us current local data on how our students are doing. We then share the data confidentiality with the partner schools and develop a prevention strategy to best meet their needs.