Wes Workman Kent Piatt Leslie Cooper 10/31/89 – 4/22/08 7/20/80 – 8/28/00 10/20/74 – 10/3/09.

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Wes Workman Kent Piatt Leslie Cooper 10/31/89 – 4/22/08 7/20/80 – 8/28/00 10/20/74 – 10/3/09

SOLACE founded on April 20, 2010 In memory of Wes Workman Oct. 31, 1989 – April 22, 2008 Solace – to seek comfort Surviving Our Loss And Continuing Everyday Presenter: Jo Anna Krohn, Executive Director & Statewide Chair for SOLACE Expansion DISCLOSURES: None

Scioto County Rankings 2010: the cold hard facts  3 rd highest fatal overdose rate from Rx drugs  Highest Hepatitis C and B rate  Highest homicide rate (Rx crime driven)  10 pain clinics (pill mills) in Scioto County (50% owned by convicted drug felons)  9.7 pain pills dispensed (enough for 123 doses per person)  Home to the #1 prescriber of Oxycontin in the nation.

SOLACE puts a “face” to the drug epidemic

“Taking Action” COALITION BUILDING:  Scioto Co. Health Commissioner declared Public Health Emergency & formed the Scioto County Rx Drug Action Team ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY:  Pill Mill Protests (Farewell Tour 2010)  “Be the Wall Against Drugs” campaign and SOLACE (Surviving Our Loss And Continuing Everyday) is born!  Ignited a community revolt against occupation by criminal enterprises in the form of pill mills

March 2011 Scioto County is made “Ground Zero”

Farewell Tour 2010

Engaging & Educating Our Youth

USDOJ-Operation Deliverance “Independence Day” May 17, 2011  Five physicians suspended, one pharmacist suspended  One physician convicted 2011  Three clinic owners indicted 2011  90% reduction in Pill Mills achieved by combined efforts

Success! May 20, 2011-HB93 signed

Faith Based The end of the 7 th March – God blessed us with a double rainbow! “7 Marches in 7 Weeks”

Barbara Howard speaks about her daughter Leslie Cooper. Leslie had obtained a prescription at this clinic the day before she died.

New precedent set in the state of Ohio If you do the crime you will do the time Pill Mill Dr. Paul Volkman, Gets 4 Life Terms In Drug Overdose Case Pain Clinic Owner Marshall Adkins was sentenced to 10 yrs. for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, permitting drug abuse, aggravated trafficking in drugs & forgery.

Scioto County: Cold Hard Facts 2011 Shows Improvement! By the end of December ALL pain clinics were closed (from 10 – 0). There were 1.5 million fewer pills prescribed in our county than the previous year. Our number one prescriber has lost her license. 12 fewer people died from drug related deaths in Scioto County in 2011!

Don’t Get Me Started Campaign State Rep. Dr. Terry Johnson with Jo Anna Krohn after Gov. Kasich presented Jo Anna with the first Medal of Courage.

In partnership with SOLACE of Portsmouth and