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Three Thousand Drug Prevention Leaders to Convene in D.C. to Address Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicine Abuse Among Teens |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: CADCA's National Leadership Forum is the nation's largest training conference for community coalition leaders and substance abuse professionals, featuring more than 100 workshops on key drug prevention and treatment issues-ranging from prescription and over-the-counter drug use among teens to the latest science on drug use and the brain. The theme of this year's conference is "Coalitions: The Road to Results," featuring a host of results-driven workshops, plenary sessions, and special events that will help participants achieve real change in their communities. One of the new features of CADCA's Forum is the Technology Track and technology-focused pre-conference sessions, where coalition leaders will learn how to apply the latest media technology tools into their substance abuse prevention strategies. Workshops will cover topics including blogging, writing for the web, podcasting, interviewing, using video to tell community success stories and more. In addition, this year Forum participants will have an opportunity to watch a special sneak preview of a new HBO documentary entitled "ADDICTION" and hear from the experts behind the film. This HBO program is a part of an exciting multi-platform campaign that HBO and its partners, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, have planned to educate America about addiction. During the morning plenary, CADCA will also welcome William Cope Moyers, author of the memoir "Broken," a compelling account of his road from addiction to recovery. Advocates will have a chance to bring their issues to the national forefront during a rally on Capitol Hill, which will highlight the need for substance abuse prevention funding. - Federal Partner Town Hall Meeting-Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1:00-2:00 p.m. featuring: Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Dr. Eric Broderick, Acting Deputy Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Dr. Mark Willenbring, Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Treatment and Recovery Research; and David Hagy, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. - A news conference on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m. to unveil a new partnership by CADCA and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association to tackle over-the-counter cough medicine abuse among youth.
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