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CADCA Members May Download Free Publications from New Website

Did you know that CADCA’s new and improved website makes it even easier for members to obtain and download more

CADCA Awards Congressional Leadership Award to Members of Congress Making a Difference

CADCA Awards Congressional Leadership Award to Members of Congress Making a Difference

Meet Your 2026 Keynote Speakers for CADCA’s 25th Annual Mid-Year Training Institute  

Fentanyl remains the leading driver of the nation’s overdose crisis. According to the CDC, preliminary data predicts more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths for the 12-month period ending in November 2025 with synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, involved in the majority of those deaths. Only 2 milligrams of fentanyl, an amount small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil, can be a lethal dose. 

2014 Monitoring the Future Survey Finds Teen Alcohol & Drug Use Declining; E-cigarette Use High, Marijuana Harm Perceptions Low

Youth use of alcohol and illicit drugs are steadily declining, but e-cigarette use is high and the perception that marijuana

2015 Monitoring the Future study finds fewer teens using substances, more youth using e-cigs, using marijuana regularly

Washington, D.C. –The results from the 2015 Monitoring the Future study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

2015 Monitoring the Future Study Finds Fewer Teens Using Substances

The results from the 2015 Monitoring the Future study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and conducted by

Understanding Your Influence

Influence: the action or process of producing effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others. Coalitions and

The Coalition Impact: Environmental Prevention Strategies

This publication provides an overview of the environmental strategies approach to community problem solving and includes examples of efforts where

Using Research to Prevent Impaired Driving

Alcohol-impaired driving crashes still account for one-third of all traffic-related deaths in the United States.  The annual cost of alcohol-related