Welcome to Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth
An Alliance for Combined Action
Our mission is to plan and implement strategies to prevent and reduce
youth substance use and its associated consequences.
- Our Billboard Outlines The Dangers Of Vaping
- Our prevention message is getting into the right hands! On hundreds of take-out containers
- New York National Guard members with RVC Youth Council Chair Andrea Connolly, and Coalition Project Coordinator Ruthanne McCormack.
- Our Drug Free T-Shirt designed by Rockville Centre South Side High School freshman, Zachery Goldberg. The T-Shirt is available for a $10 donation.
- February 2019 Coalition members Advocating at the NY State Capitol against the Commercialization/Legalization of Marijuana
- November 2019 Community Presentation at Adelphi University with Sector Members from the RVC Police Department and Mercy Medical Center addressing the Opioid Epidemic, Underage Drinking and the Suicide epidemic.
- Life Saving Narcan - Surgeon General recommends everyone 18 and over be trained to save a life from overdose
- January 2020 Prevention Day at the RVC MLK Center
- Suicide Prevention Billboard 2020
Non-Opioid Options Grant
At the beginning of 2020, CADCA recruited coalitions from across the country with expertise in healthcare collaborations and opioid prevention to participate in on-going training and focused technical assistance with the vision of increasing awareness and access to non-opioid treatments for acute pain management related to surgery and injury.
As recipients of the Non-Opioid Options Grant, we can educate our community on alternatives for Prescription opioids for pain management. This project will reduce the risk for severe substance use disorder and overdose deaths in our community. We bring awareness on how non-opioid choices can provide increased relief from pain and better patient satisfaction while avoiding life-threatening risks.
Students in our High School produced this video to educate athletes and other students.
- Watch the video

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The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of ten now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s previous announcement in 2021 that four out of ten fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills were found t...
Alert from Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

Nassau County Police Department reports an unusual increase in Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdoses
Nassau County Police Department reports an unusual increase in Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdoses.
We must educate our elderly on the dangers of cannabis use as many of them don't know how potent edibles are. Town of Hempstead CADCA See More

California ERs report 1800% rise in pot-related visits for senior citizens
“Many elderly people who used marijuana … in the 1960s have tried using it now and the potency of THC is substantially higher compared to what it was,” Dr. Michael D. Levine said of the ER ju…
Important information- #secondhandsmoke CADCA SADD Nation Town of Hempstead Second hand smoke is dangerous! no-smoke.org/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-fact-sheet/ See More

Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Fact Sheet
“Smoke is smoke. Both tobacco and marijuana smoke impair blood vessel function similarly. People should avoid both, and governments who are protecting people against secondhand smoke exposure should include marijuana in those rules.” -Matthew Springer, cardiovascular researcher and Associate Pro...
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More Dangers to be aware of due to Cannabis Legalization! apnews.com/bf55c85be2c2720a4988e6ecedafdb95 See More

As legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday.
Please support our Coalition Members from the Southside Leos Club by ordering your holiday pies. Sale benefits Bethany House. @RVC Moms Rockville Centre Chamber of See More
