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August 25, 2011

This Week In Coalitions Online...

CADCA's Call for Presentations for our 22nd National Leadership Forum, which will be held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. from Feb. 6-9, 2012, opened this week. CADCA is requesting workshop proposals addressing the latest research findings, cutting-edge program successes, lessons learned or problems solved.

This week, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University released the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI: Teens and Parents. This year's survey reveals that teens who regularly use social networking sites are at increased risk of smoking, drinking and using drugs. The survey finds that compared to teens who in a typical day do not spend any time on a social networking site, those who do are five times likelier to use tobacco, three times likelier to use alcohol, and twice as likely to use marijuana.

Did you know that one in 10 youth ages 12 through 17 has abused cough medicine to get high from its dextromethorphan ingredient, and one in 5 young adults has abused a prescription drug? Help raise awareness of the dangers of medicine abuse by participating in the CADCA 50 Challenge. By registering for the Challenge, you're automatically entered in a drawing for a free iPad.

Engaging and working with youth in a community is an important component of a successful coalition. Fostering strong partnerships with youth not only allows them to develop professionally as community change agents, but also allows a coalition to tap into the most active minds and personalities in a community.

TIME magazine reported recently that big-name tobacco brands are ramping up their presence in the dissolvable tobacco game, and consumers in test markets, as well as regulators, are trying to figure out what make of the new products.

Did you miss the CADCA TV show, "The Blunt Truth: Communities Dealing with Marijuana?" Worry not because you can still watch the show. Simply click on the "View Webcast" icon and watch it at your leisure. During this hour-long show, representatives from various states will discuss how medical marijuana laws and marijuana legalization efforts are impacting their communities, and what they're doing to tackle this issue. The show can be viewed anytime on demand.

Join us at our 13th annual Drug-Free Kids Campaign Awards Dinner as we celebrate the work of thousands of community coalitions across the nation and world that are helping to keep kids safe, healthy and drug-free. Our Annual Drug-Free Kids Campaign Awards Dinner honors individuals, businesses and organizations that help raise awareness and support for CADCA's mission to strengthen anti-drug coalitions.

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