{"id":95731,"date":"2017-11-25T08:34:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T13:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=95731"},"modified":"2017-11-25T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T13:34:36","slug":"ohio-begins-anti-drug-billboard-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/11\/25\/ohio-begins-anti-drug-billboard-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio begins anti-drug billboard campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n

COLUMBUS\u00a0—\u00a0A new billboard campaign to raise public awareness about opiate abuse by encouraging public participation in drug use prevention and interdiction efforts has been launched by the Ohio Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio, in partnership with Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of the\u00a0Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio\u00a0are donating about 200 digital, poster, and bulletin billboards across the state with two simple messages: \u2018Start Talking!\u2019 and \u2018#677 for Impaired Drivers\u2019,\u201d said\u00a0Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio President\u00a0Greg Churilla.\u00a0\u201cOur association is pleased to partner with the state of Ohio and do our part to help the state fight drug abuse and addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

To encourage adults to talk to children about the dangers of drug abuse, one of the images that will be displayed on billboards across the state promotes tips to keep kids drug free.\u00a0Start Talking!<\/a>\u00a0is the state\u2019s drug prevention program that\u00a0provides parents, guardians, educators, and community leaders with the tools to start the conversation about the importance of living healthy, drug-free lives.<\/p>\n

Research shows that children whose parents or other trusted adults talk with them about the risks of drugs are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who have not had those critical conversations.<\/p>\n

In addition to Start Talking!, billboards will encourage Ohioans to call #677, which serves as a multi-purpose number for the public to report drug activity, impaired drivers, and other highway safety concerns to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. When someone calls #677, the call is routed to the closest communications center and a trooper is dispatched to investigate the complaint.<\/p>\n

Participating members of the\u00a0Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio\u00a0include\u00a0Barnes Outdoor Advertising; Cleveland Outdoor; Kessler Signs; Key-Ads; Lamar Erie; Lamar Cincinnati; Lamar Youngstown; Lamar Toledo; Lamar Dayton; Lamar St. Clairsville; Lamar Columbus; Lamar Cleveland; Lammers Outdoor; Nauman Outdoor; Norton Outdoor Advertising; OUTFRONT Media; and Porter Advertising.\u00a0Additionally, Kramer Graphics will be donating 20 poster displays to the effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are appreciative of this partnership that empowers Ohioans,\u201d said Ohio Department of Public Safety Director John Born.\u00a0\u201cBy using #677 on Ohio\u2019s roads to report drug activity, you will be contributing to a safer Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing of this partnership couldn\u2019t be better,\u201d said Ohio\u00a0Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services\u00a0Director Tracy Plouck. \u201cThese billboards are a great reminder to families that holiday road trips are a perfect time to engage young people in meaningful conversations about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2011, under the leadership of Governor John R. Kasich, Ohio has put in place one of the nation\u2019s most aggressive and comprehensive approaches to fighting opiate addiction and drug overdoses. Ohio has developed a responsive, community\u2011centered plan of action — an approach based on four strategic pillars:\u00a0Treatment and Recovery, Prevention, Education and tougher, more effective Enforcement aimed at the drug traffickers and pill-mill operators who are injecting this poison into our communities. For more information, visit\u00a0http:\/\/mha.ohio.gov\/gcoat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information COLUMBUS\u00a0—\u00a0A new billboard campaign to raise public awareness about opiate abuse by encouraging public participation in drug use prevention and interdiction efforts has been launched by the Ohio Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio, in partnership with Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. \u201cMembers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 01:16:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}