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CAM Addresses Drugs Don't Work Committee

October 2009

CAM Project Director, Latrina Patrick
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CAM Project Director, Latrina Patrick Making Presentation
CAM Project Director, Latrina Patrick, made a brief presentation at the Drugs Don’t Work Committee’s Fall Lunch and Learn meeting last month. The meeting was held at the Emergency Medical Services building in Gordon County. Committee members had the opportunity to tour the 911 center and get a first hand look at how its run and how they handle the thousands of calls they receive every month.

CAM is a proud member of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and an active member of the Drugs Don’t Work Committee.

Red Ribbon Week: October 23-31, 2009

Red Ribbon Celebration is not an isolated week of prevention activities or a prevention program. Rather, Red Ribbon Celebration is an Awareness Campaign, which is an integral part of a year round focus on providing safe activities in communities that are alternatives to drinking and using other drugs. It transforms awareness into action. It’s not about wearing Red Ribbons. The purpose is to involve students, parents and teachers in fun and meaningful environmental prevention activities. Environmental prevention activities focus on changing social and physical environments that allow substance abuse.

National Red Ribbon Week is celebrated every year October 23-31. During this time, thousands of schools , communities, and drug abuse prevention organizations throughout the country distribute red ribbons to honor Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena’s memory and visibly show a dedication to be drug free. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Camarena was killed while working in Guadalajara, Mexico, the center of the drug trafficking empire. While investigating a multi-billion dollar drug scam, he confiscated thousands of pounds of cocaine, and hundreds of thousands of pounds of marijuana. He believed that one person CAN make a difference and he sacrificed his life to prevent drugs from entering the United States.