Are you or a loved one struggling with drug addiction? Help is available and recovery is possible. Join us on Saturday, December 10th for Strafford County Community Recover Day. Dover’s McConnell Center Cafe (30 St. Thomas St) will be filled with prevention, treatment and recovery resources from 10am to 2pm.

Come get connected to resources necessary to take the next steps towards your own recovery or to assist a loved one in getting the help they need. Recovery Coaches will be available on site to assist those looking to find resources ranging from individual/group counseling to residential treatment programs.
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The Coalition has partnered with the Dover Police Department to do what we can to connect people struggling with addiction to treatment and recovery services.

You can download a full size, printable version of the resource card here.

To learn more about the problem and find solutions visit our page about heroin.

On Monday November 30th the Coalition partnered with the Dover Police Department and people in long term recovery from heroin addiction to record a radio Public Service Announcement campaign. The campaign is intended to help raise awareness about the heroin problem in our community and connect people with prevention, treatment and recovery resources. (more…)

Are you or a loved one struggling with drug addiction? Help is available and recovery is possible. Join us on Saturday, December 5 for Strafford County Community Recover Day. The Garrison Wing at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital will be filled with prevention, treatment and recovery resources from 11am to 3pm.

Come get connected to resources necessary to take the next steps towards your own recovery or to assist a loved one in getting the help they need. Counselors will be available on site to assist those looking to find resources ranging from individual/group counseling to residential treatment programs. (more…)

On Saturday, September 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Dover Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent prescription drug and opioid abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Medications can be brought to the Dover Police Department at 46 Locust Street for disposal. The service is free, anonymous, and no questions will be asked.

“Dover, like communities across the state, is seeing an increase in heroin use and heroin related overdoes. We know that the majority of heroin users start with prescription drug abuse and then turn to heroin because it is cheaper and easier to get. If we can prevent prescription drug abuse we are in turn taking steps toward preventing heroin use. We urge all members of the public to safely dispose of the medications in their homes at the Drug Take Back.” said Chief Anthony Colarusso of the Dover Police Department.

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Alcohol use among our nation’s youth is a significant public health and economic problem. In New Hampshire, underage alcohol use is the number one youth drug-problem and is six times more likely to kill young people than all illegal drugs combined.

In an effort to curb underage alcohol problems, communities across the country are organizing a nationwide series of town hall-style meetings. Nineteen of these sessions will be held in New Hampshire. Locally, the Dover Coalition for Youth and the Dover Police Department are holding one in Dover.

The meeting will take place at the McConnell Center Café in Dover from 6:00-7:30pm on Wednesday, May 28th. Light refreshments and free child care will be provided. The event is open to participants from all sectors of the community to both attend and share ideas. Parents and caregivers of children 2-15 years old are specifically encouraged to attend.

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On Saturday, April 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Dover Police Department, Dover Coalition for Youth and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Medications can be brought for disposal to the Dover Police Department at 46 Locust Street. The service is free, anonymous, and no questions will be asked.

“Over half of teens report that prescription drugs are easy or very easy to get” according to Dover Coalition for Youth coordinator, Vicki Hebert. “70% of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtained the medications from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. We are holding this event to allow community members to dispose of their medications and remove the source of temptation from their home.”

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On Saturday October 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Dover Police Department, Dover Coalition for Youth and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Medications can be brought for disposal to the Dover Police Department at 46 Locust Street. The service is free, anonymous, and no questions will be asked. (more…)

During the 2013 Youth to Youth Summer Program students had the opportunity to create a variety of radio Public Service Announcements. We have to thank Cumulus New Hampshire (WOKQ, WSHK and WPKQ) for their support in recording the spots. The PSAs will air on the Cumulus network of stations in the coming weeks.

You can click on any of the following links to listen to the spots: (more…)

Today we are holding this demonstration in downtown Dover to raise awareness of how young children are getting alcohol. We believe that alcohol is too easily accessible by youth and we want to raise awareness among parents so they will take steps to prevent their kids from being tempted to try it or sneak it from the home.

Underage drinking continues to be a very serious problem. According to the Dover Coalition for Youth, New Hampshire has some of the highest rates of underage drinking in the country. New Hampshire ranks the 3rd highest (for youth ages 12-17 years old) for consumption of alcohol in the past month according to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. (more…)