October is substance abuse prevention month and a central Illinois provider is taking time to talk about substance abuse locally.
According to Nadia Klekamp with Chestnut Health Systems part of substance abuse prevention month, this year is going to focus on getting in front of kids and beginning the process of educating them on the dangers of drugs and addiction.
How an individual comes to the addiction battle they fight is different for everyone. Klekamp says factors include boundaries set in the home, norms of a community, or life experiences.
Klekamp anticipates as statistics pour in from the last year and kids and families deal with COVID, the percentage of youth turning to substances as a form of coping to increase.
Klekamp reminds substance abuse prevention is a community effort and implores each community to be proactive in this fight.
Get more information about Chestnut Health Systems at chestnut.org.
