Making a Difference
The Cambria County Drug Coalition is an active participant in community events and functions. Get involved in healthy alternatives and together, we will make Cambria County a safe, friendly, and great place to live, work and play. Check out where the coalition has been and what’s coming up on our events page!
PA Governor Signs 6th Opioid Crisis Disaster Declaration By: Brett Sholtis
TRANFORMING HEALTH — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf says the opioid crisis remains a disaster emergency, though there are signs that drug overdose deaths may be declining. Click here to read more.
Maternal addiction center gets funds By: Shen Wu Tan
EBENSBURG — The Cambria County commissioners approved funding to support a maternal addiction resource center at a Johnstown hospital to help tackle the opioid crisis. Click here to read more.
State will offer free naloxone next week By: David Hurst
State officials are distributing thousands of free kits of naloxone across Pennsylvania next week during a holiday season that often ushers in a surge in opioid overdoses. The Wolf administration is providing 5,000 kits of
Report: Drug overdose deaths on decline in Cambria County By: Jen Johnson
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Statistics show Cambria County lost 94 people to drug overdoses in 2016 -- 94 parents, siblings, children or friends. At the time, the county ranked second in the state per capita for
Cambria drug coalition: Collaboration building as region tackles crisis By Jocelyn Brumbaugh
NORTHERN CAMBRIA – Leaders of about a dozen subcommittees of the Cambria County Drug Coalition emphasized the importance of collaboration during a community update meeting Thursday. Avenues being taken to address the county's substance abuse
Editorial | Take the journey to be drug-free
Mike Messina, of the Community Action Partnership of Cambria County, talks about the Red Ribbon theme at his office in Johnstown’s Landmark Building on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Red Ribbon Week was created in response