A team of St. Anthony Parishioners taking actions to help stop drug abuse in our community and help people and families dealing with abuse. 

Contact Deacon Dennis Petrie at [email protected] with questions.

Events/Event Information

• NEW:  VAPING Educational Videos
  Recently our team worked with the Drug Abuse Prevention and organization Elevate, to create two brief educational videos.  These videos have been shown to children and parents in Family Program and Confirmation Program, and they are now being shared with the Parish at large.

  • The first is an 11 minute video on the many risks and issues associated with vaping and a suggested approach for students and families to have discussions about why and how to avoid vaping.

  • The second is a 5 minute video by a high school student in our area who has been trained by the Elevate organization to be a peer mentor who talks to other students to help them resist or stop using drugs.  

• Family Program parent's comment: I really appreciated the opportunity to receive information about the evolution of the ways substances are marketed to kids.  It was uplifting to sit with my daughter and be given the space, in the context of the presentation, to really listen to her thoughts about issues that will surely cross her path.  There’s never an easy or good time for these important conversations and this opportunity to “go there” was well received by all of us. 

Archive of Events/Event Information

• Avoiding or Healing from Substance Abuse, January 19 & 20, 2020

• Why Should I care about Substance Abuse"  March 24, 2019

• Brad Schimmel and Dennis Petrie Presentation from "Breaking Down the Stigma of Substance Abuse", March 3 & 4, 2019

  • Survey Responses

• April 29, 2018 Panel on Drug Abuse Prevention

• Presentation with DJ Petrie's Comments from March 7 Waukesha Marijuana Presentation

• National Families in Action Article on How Money-Not Science is influencing Marijuana legalization

• Information & Education About Marijuana – Funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Resources for those dealing with substance or other abuse themselves

• Fr. Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations on Spirituality and Addictions

• Addiction Resource Council (ARC)

• Ignite Group to assist recovering substance abusers 

• Celebrate Recovery - Christ Centered 12 step recovery program

• Alcoholics Anonymous 12 step recovery meetings in the Pewaukee area

• 12-step Recovery Group for Adult Children who grew up with Substance or other dysfunction in their families

• Smart Recovery – Science based, self-empowered addiction recovery

• Great Lakes Adult and Teen Drug Alcohol and Drug Addiction treatment - Christian-based, low cost substance abuse treatment

Resources for those dealing with a family member or friend who has a substance abuse issue

• ARC Thunder and Rain Substance Abuse Family Support Group Non 12-step support group

• Find AlAnon meeting locations - 12 step AlAnon meeting locations for families and friends of those addicted to alcohol and drugs

Resources for general substance abuse information and education

• Your Choice to Live Substance Abuse Prevention Education

• Find a location to take back unused prescription drugs any time

• 24/7 help line Dial 211 for help and support services of any kind

Contact Deacon Dennis at [email protected] if you would like to speak to a parish member familiar with any of the organizations above.