Media Alerts / Letters To The Editor

2010 Post Graduation Party Lock-In Is Mind-Bending

Media Release June 2010: — The Woonsocket Prevention Coalition (WPC) successfully hosted its third Post Graduation Lock-In event for this year’s seniors. As in previous years, graduates arrived to register from 10pm to 11pm at the high school prepared to party all night long. This annual event promotes fun and healthy activities rather than parties where illegal under-age alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use is present. Participants were treated to a mind blowing experience with Mentalist Rory Raven, Music & Karaoke by Big Bill, comedians Dave Dilorenzo and Mike Murray, and team competitions developed by the Army National Guard who were also in attendance. Click here to read the rest of this press release.

2010 WPC Celebrates 24 Years of Prevention

Media Release June 2010: The Woonsocket Prevention Coalition (WPC) recently celebrated its twenty-fourth Annual Meeting at River Falls Restaurant in Woonsocket with colleagues and community partners throughout greater Woonsocket. The WPC presented First Lady of Rhode Island Mrs. Suzanne Carcieri and the Woonsocket Police Department’s Vice Squad Unit with the WPC Annual Award for their significant contribution to substance abuse prevention in the city of Woonsocket. Click here to read or download the rest of this release.

Media Release December 2009:  Washington, D.C. – The 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey, released Monday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan, showed that while there were slight decreases in the use of cocaine and methamphetamine among youth, marijuana and prescription drug abuse showed no signs of slowing down. In fact, marijuana use among adolescents increased gradually over the past two years after years of declining use; and past year rates of Vicodin and OxyContin abuse increased during the last 5 years among 10th graders and remained unchanged among 8th and 12th graders.   Click here to read or download the rest of this press release.

2009 WPC calls for increased investment in prevention –Lisa Carcifero, E.D.

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Media Release July 2010: — The Woonsocket Prevention Coalition is hosting its 4th annual “Bye-Bye Summer Fiesta” on August 27^th to bid farewell to summer. Traditionally, this event has been a celebration of Latino cultures as well as an opportunity for Woonsocket families to receive important information on social services that are available to them within our great city.  We are excited to announce that this year we are joined by Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley as they bring their “Rice Around The World” multi-cultural event to Main Street turning the 27^th of August into a full-fledged celebration of all the things that make us unique, healthy and united.  This event is completely free. Click here to read more.

2010 Bye-Bye Summer Festival

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2010 WPC Celebrates 24 Years of Prevention

Media Alert November 2010: — The 35th annual Great American Smoke Out (GASO) is a national event to encourage smokers to quit or to make a plan to quit smoking for at least one day. If you are a smoker, former smoker or someone who loves a smoker, please put on a pair of comfortable shoes and join us to walk for a half hour during lunchtime in celebration of the 2010 Great American Smoke Out organized by the Woonsocket Prevention Coalition (WPC). Click here to read more

Great American Smoke –Out

Healthy Walk