The Dangers of Drinking During the Holidays
Every year, tradition calls for champagne corks to be popped and wine to be passed as family and friends gather to celebrate the holidays and new year. While the celebratory toasts invoke socialization and the spirit of the season, too much consumption can lead to dangerous consequences to yourself and those around you.
CADCA Applauds the Surgeon General’s Release of Facing Addiction in America
The Surgeon General of the United States recently released The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health – Facing Addiction in America. This landmark report uniquely describes what we know about substance misuse and how the challenges associated with it can cascade, affecting individuals, families and communities. However, unlike traditional reports, it not only provides facts and details, but is also a call to action. In the words of The Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek K.
Shelby County Youth Coalition Members Encourage Community to Release Their Inner Hero
It doesn't take a superhero to change a life. The Shelby County Drug Free Coalition has been buzzing with work, making that motto extraordinarily prevalent this month. Because it is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, we decided October would be the perfect month to kick start the Medicine Safety Youth Educators Pilot, supported by CADCA and McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
My Summer with CADCA
Over the course of the summer, I’ve had the privilege of interning for CADCA as I pursue a degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR) at George Mason University (GMU). GMU encourages internships as a way to apply a student’s choice of study within a professional setting, and working for this premier organization has achieved just that.
My CADCA Mid-Year Experience
My name is Stevi Johnson. I am 11 years old and from Oklahoma. I went to CADCA Mid-Year and represented the IAMNDN coalition. I also attended the NYLI classes. My experience in the NYLI classes was fun. I liked the way the trainers in there taught. They were humorous and serious. I was one of the younger students in there. I presented two times, and yes, I did learn a lot.
Risky Behavior: Binge Drinking on College Campuses
“Are you drinking tonight?”
“Let’s get wasted.”
“I was so drunk I don’t remember anything from last night.”
As a college student, these are the conversations I’m surrounded by. Many students are far more concerned about their nighttime binge drinking plans than the big project that’s due next week. I saw far too many of my peers bent over a toilet throwing up, or even worse put into an ambulance because alcohol was to blame. They consider drinking a rite of passage, a way to make friends, and a way to have fun.
Coalitions Get a Jackpot of Training and Family-Friendly Fun at CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute
CADCA is excited to host our 2016 Mid-Year Training Institute in Las Vegas, and we can’t wait to welcome you to the "Entertainment Capital of the World!"
Drug Abuse Prevention Should be about Health
No Use of Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana and other Drugs for Reasons of Health
Alcohol, nicotine, marijuana and other illegal drugs are harmful to young brains and all are associated with negative outcomes such as pulmonary and cardiac disease, mental illness, deviant behavior, lower grades and diminished aspirations. Any illegal drug use by young people is not healthy.
CADCA Welcomes Four Humphrey Fellows
CADCA is committed to developing and advancing the capacity of individuals, organizations and institutions globally in the pursuit of building safe, healthy and drug-free communities. For the last four years, CADCA’s international programs has hosted fellows from The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the purpose of completing a professional affiliation in the area of drug prevention.
FDA Proclaims it’s the End Authority to all ENDS
On May 5, the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes or ENDS cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others.
CADCA and health advocates everywhere are excited about this historic rule for many reasons: It furthers the purpose of the Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (i.e. the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009) and allows the FDA to improve public health and protect future generations from the dangers of tobacco use and nicotine addiction through a variety of steps.