Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week

Published: 10/01/2020

The event will be held virtually this year. Zoom links can be found in the SCC portal.

Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week Event Schedule

Oct. 5

• SCC Community Resource Spotlight – This program is designed to promote, introduce, and connect students to external community resources to support success of SCC students. This week, we will focus on resources providing substance dependence treatment in the community.
• Overcoming Alcohol, Drugs, & Addiction – Joseph Green, 7-8 p.m. – Green is a motivational speaker, educational consultant, poet, and former Director of Youth Programs at Split This Rock, a Washington D.C. based organization that harnesses the power of poetry for social change. He's also a professional spoken word artist and storyteller. Before Joseph Green became a motivational speaker, before he was winning awards for his poetry, before he was a respected member of the recovery community, he was an alcoholic and avid cocaine user. By the age of 28, he had hit rock bottom and knew that he had to get help. He reached out to his father and with the support of his family and friends, he was able to find recovery. Mr. Green will draw upon his recovery journey and other facets of his life to shape compelling narratives to inspire and help others. 

Oct. 6

• Tuesday Tips (Alcohol and Sexual Consent) – Mike Wood, Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, Erin Lueker, Lincoln County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 10-11 a.m.– Wood and Lueker will provide the legal definition of sexual consent and how alcohol or other drugs interfere with giving/receiving consent. They will also provide statistics about sexual assault and real-life examples of working on cases regarding drugs and alcohol and sexual consent. Students will be given time at the end to ask questions.

Oct. 8

• Addiction 101 – Disease Model & Opiate Epidemic – The Aviary, 1-2 p.m. - In this presentation, we’ll explore the disease model of addiction and simple ways of understanding the pathology of addiction. We will utilize the current opiate epidemic as a case study for illustration of the powerful nature of addiction and the efforts to offer assistance and hope for recovery.  We’ll also explore the concepts of ‘Sober Curious’ and how this movement can assist in recovery efforts prior to experiencing negative consequences of addiction.

For more information, contact Erin Schnurbusch at 636-922-8653 or eschnurbusch@stchas.edu.