Drugged Driving Topic of New Video Program

CADCA's partner, the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program, a division of the Center for Public Safety Innovation at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Fla., will sponsor and produce a free video program called "Drugged Driving -The Hidden Dangers," from 1-2 p.m. EST June 30.

During “Drugged Driving: The Hidden Dangers, learn how big the problem really is and why it’s so difficult to do more to solve it. See how one group that promotes highway safety started a public awareness campaign to spread the word about the dangers of drugged driving. Find out why it can be difficult for law enforcement to prove impairment.

Guests include Tim McClure Jr., Investigator & DRE, Ford County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas; Dr. Marilyn Huestis, Senior Investigator and Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health; Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); and Stephen Talpins, Former Prosecutor and Vice President of the Institute for Behavior and Health.

You can join this special broadcast at no cost from any site with a satellite dish having C-band capabilities. All viewing sites must register in advance to receive the necessary satellite coordinates. To register, contact Ed Kronholm at 877-820-0305, dlnets@aol.com, or www.dlnets.com/MCTFT2nd.htm. The broadcast also will be webcast June 30.