Tuscarawas ADC promotes substance abuse prevention The Times-Reporter The Tuscarawas County Anti-Drug Coalition continued to work locally to promote youth substance use prevention in 2020. ADC implemented several new outreach initiatives, including mailing 200 drug deactivation bags to residents, distributing 600 drug deactivation bags through community partnerships, partnering with local media to publish the COVID Connections series and the startup of weekly video podcasts The Youth Led Prevention Snail Mail Project was launched with the goal of keeping youth engaged and connected amid school closures and stay at home orders. Project Hope was launched in 2020. The collaborative community initiative featured participation from nine communities in Tuscarawas County where leaders displayed silhouettes representing local overdose deaths, overdoses and families offering hope.