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It’s not too late to register for CADCA’s 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center – or “CADCA,” as it is often referred to. If you didn’t get a chance to pre-register online, you can still do so on-site.

CADCA will honor the accomplishments of 150 coalitions who successfully completed the National Coalition Academy at CADCA’s 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, held from Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.

The Penn State Live website this week reported on new “early intervention” research conducted by their own scholars that may help students from becoming binge drinkers.

The Revere Journal newspaper in Massachusetts recently covered the toll that a two-year-old Massachusetts marijuana decriminalization law has taken on their community, especially their youth, and consulted with coalition experts from RevereCARES, a CADCA-member community coalition.

This week’s CESAR Fax from the University of Maryland, College Park’s Center for Substance Abuse  Research says the number of drug poisoning deaths now rival motor vehicle traffic deaths.

New research finds that quitting smoking is doubly hard if you are poor and uneducated. Pyschcentral.com featured an article on its website this week that highlighted the work of researchers from The City College of New York who followed smokers from different socioeconomic backgrounds after they had completed a statewide smoking cessation program in Arkansas.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for up to a four year total of $15.6 million to fund STOP Act grants aimed at preventing alcohol use among underage youth in communities across the nation.

Drug and alcohol problems have long been a problem in all corners of the nation's capital, from drug deals on street corners to binge drinking on college campuses -- even former first lady Betty Ford admitted to a long battle with drinking and painkiller addiction after she left 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. CADCA’s Chairman and CEO, Gen. Arthur Dean, and Vice-President of Development and Youth Programs, Kareemah Abdullah, were interviewed on these “local” trends as well as substance abuse issues affecting coalitions nationally in a radio interview on 89.3 WPFW, Pacifica Radio Network, Monday.

With just more than a week to go until CADCA’s 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National, coalitions might want to start packing. CADCA guarantees that participants will come back to their communities with more than what they brought such as new strategies for addressing communities’ drug, alcohol and tobacco problems.

Through the Ambassador Program CADCA helps cultivate young professionals across the country for success by providing them the training and tools they need in their careers to become coalitions leaders in the future. At the 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, held Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Maryland, CADCA will highlight the accomplishments of its current Ambassadors and begin to recruit enthusiastic coalition leaders for its third cohort.

A new resource, “Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask,” will help individuals and families struggling with addiction ask the right questions before choosing a drug treatment program. It was developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and is available to the public free online or in hard copy through NIDA's DrugPubs service.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will this week evaluate the health safety and risks of candy-like tobacco products such as lozenges and strips, HealthDay’s Denise Mann reports.

Emerging drugs under the guise of everyday products like “bath salts,” “glass cleaner,” “plant food,” “jewelry cleaner,” and “spice” have caused a public health concern during the past few years. Use of these drugs that are absorbed by the body like marijuana and cocaine has skyrocketed all over the country, especially by youth, who find this new class of drugs easily accessible in many stores and online.

Collaboration and conversation serve as key elements of successful coalition development, planning and implementation. Social connections and shared experiences allow different views and ideas to come together, helping people learn from one another and driving innovation. Coalition members will have the opportunity to cultivate engaging, meaningful conversations through the Coalition Café at CADCA’s 22nd Annual National Leadership Forum, held Feb. 6-9 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Maryland.