DMLWC Headed to CADCA

HEADED TO CADCA'S MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE TO LEARN NEW SKILLS IN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EFFORTS

Representatives from Durham Middlefield Local Wellness Coalition are headed to Dallas, TX to join nearly 2,000 substance use prevention and treatment specialists from around the world for CADCA's (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 18th annual Mid-Year Training Institute.

The week-long training, held at The Gaylord Hotel, will teach participants how to address one of our nation's biggest public health challenges – drug use. CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute is a one-of-a-kind intensive training opportunity, offering more than 95 ninety-minute and half-day courses geared towards helping participants find solutions to their community's toughest substance use problems.

CADCA's Mid-Year will cover a wide range of topics – everything from how to prevent prescription drug abuse and reduce heroin use to how to create tobacco-free environments, reduce impaired driving and develop policies to reduce marijuana use, synthetic drug use and underage drinking.

The coalition representatives will hear from several federal leaders, including Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, James A Walsh. Mr. Walsh is responsible for supporting the U.S. State Department programs and policies to combat illicit drugs and organized crime around the world.

The Durham Middlefield Local Wellness Coalition is a group of people who work and live in our community and have shared interest in reducing the harm of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs though support, community action, education, and collaboration. For more information about the coalition please visit: www.dmlwc.org