On September 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Porter County Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its ninth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of...
Porter County Substance Abuse Council
Let’s Talk: A Community Conversation
The Porter County Substance Abuse Council is sponsoring a community-wide event to explore the issues around underage drinking and heroin use/abuse. The event will be held May 21 at WaterBird Banquet and Conference Center, 556 Indian Boundary Road,...
Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign Celebrates 2014 Winners
The Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign celebrated their winners at an event held on Tuesday, May 6th. Over 85 people celebrated the seven winners. This year’s poster winners are Destiny Billing from Boone Grove High School and Samantha Fazekas from...
Drunk Driving Task Force and Excise Police Join Forces
The Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force and the Indiana State Excise Police are reminding the public: don’t drink and drive, don’t sell to minors, look for motorcyclists on the roads, and be safe on Porter County roads. DUI arrests and alcohol...
Porter County Substance Abuse Council Announces 2014 Red Ribbon Winner
The Porter County Substance Abuse Council is pleased to announce this year’s Red Ribbon Scholarship winner, Ashley Barnas. She is a senior at Portage High School and has been an outstanding student. Her work as a leader comes from her attendance at...
Designate a Sober Driver This St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick's Day is March 17, and the Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force is reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that more than 269 people...
Special Screening of The Anonymous People
A feature film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery and the emerging public recovery movement will be shown at the Portage 16 IMAX Theater on February 19th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this special screening are $10. The...
Office of National Drug Control Policy Awards $125,000 to Porter County Substance Abuse Council to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Porter County
Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced $19.8 million in new Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants to 147 communities and 19 new DFC Mentoring grants across the country. The awards are...
Red Ribbon Week is October 23-31
The Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign will be holding its Kick-Off on Monday, October 21 at Portage City Hall, 6070 Central Avenue in downtown Portage. Kick-Off will begin at 10 a.m. Students from four Porter County Elementary Schools will be...
Funding Random Drug Testing in the Schools
The Porter County Substance Abuse Council announced that they are providing matching grant dollars, up to $15,000 total, for all Porter County school corporations. These dollars are available for schools with random drug testing policies in place....