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Regional Substance Abuse Council; Membership Invitation to the Cape Cod Foundation; Partnership with <br /> the Falmouth Prevention Partnership; Survey of High School students regarding drugs and alcohol; <br /> Calmer Choice Program in the Mashpee Schools; Implementation of Rachel's Challenge in Mashpee <br /> Schools; Ad Floc group meeting in Town Halls suggested by parents of overdose victim. <br /> Mike Richardson spoke about what he saw as "failures," Clear direction into what the focus is; Difficulty <br /> garnering support due to feeling fragmented; Difficulty in making a definitive statement about what to <br /> do and how to do it. <br /> Round table discussion enabled each participant to vocalize their thought process and the problem and <br /> areas where they believed the focus was needed. Mike stated it was obvious that there are many areas <br /> where individuals believed we should focus. <br /> Gail Wilson suggested discussed the work of the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Coalition <br /> as they are a larger group with the potential of funding and could assist in this committee's local efforts. <br /> A focus group was meeting on April 27, 2015 and the Committee members were invited to participate. <br /> Members of the Wampanoag Tribe were in attendance and offered to collaborate with the Mashpee <br /> Cares Committee as we move forward <br /> Several comments were suggested, looking at drugs as "ugly" as in the smoking campaign; looking at <br /> various age groups for different methods of education and prevention; focus on enforcement; focus on <br /> family. Mike stated the issue in front of us is very large and the overall consensus of the group is that <br /> we need to narrow the focus as much as possible and the use of opiates seemed to be one area most <br /> agree was the necessary initial focus. <br /> NEXT MEETING <br /> The next meeting will be on Tuesday,April 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm at Mashpee Town Hall. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> As there was no further business, Mike Richardson made a motion that the meeting be adjourned,Joyce <br /> Mason seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at <br /> 6:30 pm. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> GWilson <br /> Clerk <br /> 2 <br />