Welcome to the
Prevention Resource Center...
we are a service of Managed Care Center for Addictive/Other Disorders, Inc. We serve the 41 counties of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains Region. The goal of PRC 1 is to increase the effectiveness and visibility of prevention efforts within the region through information dissemination, community education, identification of community resources and to coordinate minors and tobacco strategies within the state. We are funded by a grant from the Department of State Health Services.
Please look around our website and let us know if we can be of any assistance.
Prevention Resource Center...
we are a service of Managed Care Center for Addictive/Other Disorders, Inc. We serve the 41 counties of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains Region. The goal of PRC 1 is to increase the effectiveness and visibility of prevention efforts within the region through information dissemination, community education, identification of community resources and to coordinate minors and tobacco strategies within the state. We are funded by a grant from the Department of State Health Services.
Please look around our website and let us know if we can be of any assistance.
You Can Make a Difference
When I started in the drug prevention field 10 years ago I had no idea that it would be the most fulfilling field I had ever found! At that time in my life, my husband and I had 3 children, ages 17, 15, and 10. We wanted to be the best parents in the world and do everything right! We kept our kids very busy with sports, music, and church activities. We tried to give them every opportunity to learn and grow and develop into healthy adults and strong members of their communities. Every time I would go to a training about drugs or a related topic I would talk to my kids about it. It became a "drug lesson 101" time and my kids would roll their eyes and say, "oh mom not again!" When watching a movie and someone was smoking, drinking or using drugs, my kids knew that I would say something about that person not making a healthy choice, etc.
Fast forward 10 years...it goes by so quickly! Our Children are 27, 25 and 20. Have my children been perfect? No. Am I the perfect parent? No. Is anyone? I can say though that our oldest is a teacher, our son is married and in the Army, and our youngest wants to be a nurse. Has life had it's challenges and turmoil and sleepless nights? Yes, you bet! But one thing I can say is that those teaching moments, "drug lesson 101," as my kids called it, has made an impact in their lives. They do remember what I taught them. There have been times that they have said, "mom you were right." They were taught and now they have the responsiblility to act on what they know and embrace it or go the other way. At some point it becomes their choice... or maybe it always has been.
I'm retiring this year from the drug prevention field because of a back injury. But one thing is for certain, one day my little granddaughter will probably be saying, "Oh Nanna, Drug Lesson 101? Not again!"
Journey on my friends,
Brenda Barrier, Coordinator
Prevention Resource Center, Region 1
Fast forward 10 years...it goes by so quickly! Our Children are 27, 25 and 20. Have my children been perfect? No. Am I the perfect parent? No. Is anyone? I can say though that our oldest is a teacher, our son is married and in the Army, and our youngest wants to be a nurse. Has life had it's challenges and turmoil and sleepless nights? Yes, you bet! But one thing I can say is that those teaching moments, "drug lesson 101," as my kids called it, has made an impact in their lives. They do remember what I taught them. There have been times that they have said, "mom you were right." They were taught and now they have the responsiblility to act on what they know and embrace it or go the other way. At some point it becomes their choice... or maybe it always has been.
I'm retiring this year from the drug prevention field because of a back injury. But one thing is for certain, one day my little granddaughter will probably be saying, "Oh Nanna, Drug Lesson 101? Not again!"
Journey on my friends,
Brenda Barrier, Coordinator
Prevention Resource Center, Region 1
Upcoming Community Events:
August 21, 2010- Lubbock County VOICES Coalition Back to School Kickoff www.voicescoalition.org
September 7, 2010- Lubbock VOICES Coalition Monthly Meeting
September 22-24, 2010 - Prevention Providers & Fall PRC Meetings
October 8, 2010- Alcohol Free Tailgate Party Hockley County VOICES
October 23 - 30 - Red Ribbon Week 2010; lola.coppage@mccaod.com
October 26, 2010 - South Plains Tech Prep
October 28, 2010 - Building Strong Families Conference, Civic Center
Please contact us for more information!
September 7, 2010- Lubbock VOICES Coalition Monthly Meeting
September 22-24, 2010 - Prevention Providers & Fall PRC Meetings
October 8, 2010- Alcohol Free Tailgate Party Hockley County VOICES
October 23 - 30 - Red Ribbon Week 2010; lola.coppage@mccaod.com
October 26, 2010 - South Plains Tech Prep
October 28, 2010 - Building Strong Families Conference, Civic Center
Please contact us for more information!
Tobacco's Harmful Effects
A can of spit tobacco has as much nicotine as 60 cigarettes. For more information about tobacco please click on this picture!
Reject All Tobacco
Kids, click on the picture and find a cool website that has games, puzzles and helpful information!
