C.E.A.S.E. – The Committee to End the Abuse of Substances in Essex-County

Mission and Goal

CEASE is a substance abuse prevention coalition of community agencies in Windsor and Essex County representing all sectors.  CEASE promotes healthy lifestyle choices by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a variety of programs and services. 

Focus

• Non-use of illicit drugs for all populations
• Low-risk use of legal substances like alcohol (for people of legal drinking age)
• Safe-use of legal substances like prescription drugs

Who We Are

In 1989, CEASE was formed when a coalition of local substance abuse prevention and health promotion partners received funding from the Provincial Substance Abuse Community Fund.  The goal of the project was to enhance the planning and implementation of local and regional health promotion and injury prevention initiatives.  Today, this same group of partners continues to collaborate, plan, deliver, and coordinate activities throughout the Windsor Essex County community.

Member Agencies

• Centre of Addiction and Mental Health
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Windsor
• Greater Essex County District School Board
• Ontario Provincial Police – Essex Detachment
• Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
• Windsor FOCUS Community
• Several ‘ad hoc’ partners

Substance Abuse Prevention Services

• Prevention/awareness campaigns
• Community development
• Youth and young adult programming
• Training and consultation
• Post secondary school alcohol abuse prevention program
• Presentations and workshops
• Policy development
• Resource development and distribution
• Workplace health program support

CEASE Highlights

          Post-secondary school alcohol abuse prevention program – in partnership with campus administration, programs based on best practice and harm reduction and social norm theories are provided to students, parents, resident advisors and other student leaders. 

Upon request:

• Party Rules – a secondary and post-secondary school peer education program
• Party in the Right Spirit – secondary school safe party peer program
• Workshops
                  Alcohol liability for agencies and organizations providing corporate events
                  Drug trends in Windsor and Essex County
• Workplace alcohol policy support;  municipal alcohol policy support
• Presentations
                  Alcohol as a risk factor for chronic disease
                  Others as needed
• Displays
                  Marijuana and driving
                  Others as needed

Contact Information

Stephen Gard, Chairperson

Tel (519) 253-8481 x 285

Fax (519) 254-0344

Mailing address: 1585 Ouellette Ave., Windsor, ON N8X 1K5

Office located at:  1487 Ouellette Ave., Windsor, ON

E-mail:  sgard@windsorfocus.com

Reprinted with permission from Committee to End the Abuse of Substances in Essex County

To request a copy of the CEASE brochure, e-mail or call J Palesh, Public Health Nurse