Pubdate: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV) Copyright: 2003 Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact: http://www.bdtonline.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1483 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?135 (Drug Education) STATE, COMMUNITY COMBAT DRUG ABUSE CHARLESTON (AP) - The West Virginia Prevention Resource Center is teaming up with a pharmaceutical company to establish a prescription drug abuse prevention project in Mingo, Logan and Wyoming counties. The agency and Purdue Pharma are working with STOP, a nonprofit community-based organization in southern West Virginia. Purdue has provided a $126,000 grant to help fund a community-based awareness and education program. The program will provide training and technical assistance, increase awareness of prescription drug abuse and measure the effect of the local efforts. Mingo, Logan and Wyoming counties were chosen for the pilot project because they have all experienced significant problems with prescription drug abuse during the past several years. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom