THOUSANDS OF SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION ADVOCATES UNITE AT CADCA’S MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE

This year, CADCA welcomes Jim Carroll, Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, as a keynote speaker. Carroll will speak about ONDCP initiatives, key objectives and the state of the field. Carroll and ONDCP staff will also be participating in an ONDCP Town Hall on Monday.

In addition, participants will hear from a number of renowned experts in the field of drug use prevention, treatment and research such as:

• Jim Carroll, Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Frances...

2,000 Community Leaders Convene at CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute to Learn Prevention Strategies to Address Drug Crisis

WHAT:                 CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) is holding its 17^th annual Mid-Year Training Institute to convene approximately 2,000 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from across the world to discuss solutions to the most pressing public health challenges threatening communities. Featured speakers from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will...

ONDCP Deputy Director Jim Carroll to Deliver Keynote at 2018 CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute

CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) announced today that Jim Carroll, Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at the White House, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 18^th annual Mid-Year Training Institute, July 15 – 19 at the Gaylord Palms, Orlando, Florida. The annual training event hosts more than 2,000 prevention specialists from across the world, providing top-tier substance use and misuse training, networking opportunities, and insights from renowned speakers from the prevention field.

CADCA’s Mid-Year...

Leidos and CADCA to hold Safe Prescription Drug Disposal Event at APG

Leidos, a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science company and CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) will conduct a community awareness safe disposal event Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Maryland, in partnership with Maryland's Opioid Operational Command Center.

More than 45 local community agencies are expected at the event, including representatives from Harford County, Cecil County, Baltimore County and Kent County.

Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows nearly ...