The Vernon ROCKS Coalition and Rockville Public Library partnered to present: Vaping, What You Should Know. The presentation worked to educate parents on the prevalence of teen vaping, the risks associated, and provide tips to talk to their children about...
Read MoreThe Vernon ROCKS Coalition hosted a free Narcan Training with the Rockville Public Library and Climb Medical on April 4,2019 at 6pm. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a prescription medication that blocks the effects of opioids (including heroin and...
Read MoreVernon ROCKS hosted its Second Annual Vernon Community Basketball Tournament on November 16, 2018. The event took place on Friday after school, providing youth with a safe, healthy activity to start their weekend. The tournament included 9th-12th grade students playing...
Read MoreVernon ROCKS hosted its third DEA Drug Take Back event on October 27, 2018 at Walgreens (188 Union Street, Vernon)! Vernon ROCKS thanks its partner agencies, the Vernon Police Department and Walgreens, who we couldn't have pulled off this event...
Read MoreVernon ROCKS is excited to be a community sponsor and participant in this year's National Night Out (NNO) event in Vernon. This year's event will take place in the St. Bernard Church Parking Lot in Rockville from 5pm-8pm. The event...
Read MoreOn June 20, 2018 we held our First Annual Coalition luncheon to celebrate the coalition's successes over the past year and a half. In addition, Lieutenant Bill Meier was awarded Vernon ROCKS Coalition Member of the Year for his hard...
Read MoreOne way to prevent opioid addiction is to get rid of excess prescription medication. We partnered with the Vernon Police Department, North Central District Health Department and Walgreens Pharmacy for a DEA Drug Take Back. Residents could take their unwanted...
Read MoreTo kick off National Prevention Week the coalition hosted Rockville ROCKS! on May 12th. National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental and/or substance use disorders. The block party was...
Read MoreThe Vernon ROCKS attended the Greater Vernon Healthfest on April 7th and 8th 2018! We provided information about substance abuse prevention and pain medication alternatives. The fair was full of vendors and workshops sharing their knowledge of holistic care. For...
Read MoreThe Vernon ROCKS coalition hosted a Narcan Training on March 12th at 6:00pm at Rockville Public Library. Narcan is an opioid antidote that blocks the effects of opioids (such as heroin and prescription pain medications) and reverses an overdose. All...
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