WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 2,500 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country will convene in Washington, D.C. for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) National Leadership Forum XVI on February 14-16, 2006 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center.
The nation's top federal leaders in substance abuse prevention, intervention, research and treatment will address participants during two plenary sessions on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
In addition, during an award's luncheon on Thursday, CADCA will honor a number of exemplary national, state and local leaders, including Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who will receive the 2006 National Leadership Award for his outstanding support of coalitions in Florida.
James R. McDonough, Director of the Florida Office of Drug Control, will accept this award.
CADCA will kick off its Forum with "Capitol Hill Day," which will feature several of the nation's leading champions for substance abuse prevention, including Senator Joseph Biden, Senator Charles Grassley, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congressman Sander Levin and Congressman Mark Souder.
CADCA's mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions by providing technical assistance and training, public policy advocacy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences, and special events.
For more information about CADCA, visit http://www.cadca.org/.
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