Coalitions

Adult Services

EUDL/AET

  • The Greenville County Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Coalition was established to reduce youth access to alcohol in Greenville County. This Coalition includes representatives from Greenville County Law Enforcement, SC Highway Patrol, Greenville County Schools, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Greenville County Health and Human Service Agencies, and Community Volunteers.

    The EUDL Coalition has been successful in the creation of a Multi-jurisdictional Alcohol Enforcement Unit that enforces drinking laws through compliance checks, party patrols, and traffic sobriety checkpoints. The EUDL Coalition works to enhance Greenville County systems that support and maintain consistent underage drinking laws and their enforcement. The EUDL Coalition also strives to create an awareness of the problems caused by underage drinking and the solutions to address these issues in Greenville County.

    Reducing youth access to alcohol is recognized as one of the most effective alcohol prevention strategies. The Phoenix Center is proud to work with community partners in Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws in Greenville County.

For more information or to report underage or high risk drinking environments,

please call (864) 467-3936.

ECHO Rx Greenville County

  • The Empowering Communities for Healthy Outcomes Coalition (ECHO) was established in 2015 to focus on prescription and Opioid drug misuse/abuse. This effort was funded with seed money from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through a cooperative agreement with the South Carolina Governor’s Office. The Greenville ECHO Rx Coalition works closely with the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) and uses a comprehensive strategic plan addressing the 5 steps of the strategic prevention framework (assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation).

    ECHO Rx Greenville has worked diligently to build a strong coalition of over 40 community leaders who have investigated the local problems, contributing factors, and solutions regarding Opioid abuse/misuse. The Coalition has already created linkages and collaboration among system and partner agencies throughout the county, conducted comprehensive county needs and resources assessment, and identified evidence-based interventions that will produce population level change in South Carolina.

    The ECHO Rx Greenville Coalition focuses on community access to prescription and illegal Opioids; specifically decreasing social and retail access to these substances. Through this effort, the Coalition has been able to increase the number of drug dropboxes from only 1 dropbox to 7 dropboxes located in pharmacies and local police departments around the county. This keeps unused perscription drugs safe from abuse/misuse in the community. The Coalition also works to educate the community on the harmful effects of Opioid abuse/misuse through community forums, billboards, social media, trainings and collaborations with local health professionals, law enforcement, policy makers, treatment professionals and other community leaders.

For more information, please call (864) 467-3927.

Palmetto Harm Reduction Coalition

  • The Palmetto Harm Reduction Coalition is a Greenville-based organization dedicated to the health and safety of people who use drugs. We believe everyone deserves dignity and respect, regardless of substance use.

    Through education, advocacy, and access to resources, we work to:

    Reduce the risks associated with drug use
    Prevent overdose deaths
    Promote public health

    We collaborate with people who use drugs, healthcare providers, policymakers, and the community to create a safer and healthier environment for all.
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