CADCA

Apply for CADCA’s 2016 GOT OUTCOMES! Coalition of Excellence Awards by Aug. 5.

Nearly 2,700 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country convened at CADCA’s 26th Annual National Leadership Forum.

Listen and watch CADCA’s webinar “Prescribing Some Solutions to Prescription Pain Medicine Abuse.”

A coalition in Pennsylvania has worked to raise awareness about medicine abuse in their community, especially with over-the-counter products containing dextromethorphan (DXM).

For several years, people in the Pavas district of Costa Rica were experiencing an increase in crime and in youth marijuana use. But after a coalition was formed, thanks to the training and assistance from CADCA, local citizens developed a planning process and began implementing evidence-based prevention strategies.

CADCA began working in the Central American country in 2013 to help concerned citizens in Pavas form a community coalition. Located within the greater metropolitan area of the capital city of San Jose, Pavas is the largest and most populated district in Costa Rica.

This week, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) joins leaders from over 50 countries at the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Austria to discuss a comprehensive approach to reducing drug use around the world.