{"id":20349,"date":"2025-11-29T18:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=20349"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:03:06","slug":"cadca-to-honor-outstanding-leaders-in-substance-use-prevention-at-2026-national-leadership-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/11\/cadca-to-honor-outstanding-leaders-in-substance-use-prevention-at-2026-national-leadership-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"CADCA to Honor Outstanding Leaders in Substance Use Prevention at 2026 National Leadership Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cover-wrap yf-xjr453\">\n<div class=\"top-header yf-xjr453\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"provider-logo yf-xjr453\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rj0Ta3GGeVAy26gXI.Thag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIyNDtoPTQ4O2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-08\/b2b7bbc0-8385-11f0-977e-d9d7d4cd04d2\" alt=\"GlobeNewswire\" width=\"112\" height=\"24\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cover-headline yf-xjr453\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h1 class=\"cover-title yf-xjr453\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">From CADCA &#8211; <time class=\"byline-attr-meta-time\" datetime=\"2025-11-19T15:15:00.000Z\" data-timestamp=\"2025-11-19T15:15:00.000Z\">19 November 2025<\/time><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline yf-1k5w6kz\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"byline-share yf-1k5w6kz\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"menuContainer  yf-1vrp6mx\">\n<div class=\"icon fin-icon primary-icn sz-x-large yf-sv6wwp\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon-type=\"ios-share\" data-testid=\"desktop-share-icon\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">ALEXANDRIA, VA (November 19, 2025), Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; CADCA is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 National Leadership Forum Awards. Every year, CADCA recognizes exceptional individuals that have made significant contributions to the field of substance use prevention and community coalition leadership. The awards will be presented during the 36th Annual National Leadership Forum, February 2-5, 2026 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-wrap yf-tt7to2\">\n<div class=\"body yf-h0on0w\" data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"bodyItems-wrapper\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-1\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-1 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250,fluid\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center\" data-google-query-id=\"COXoqqrxl5EDFaGCUAYd9o8YvQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u201cOur honorees represent the very best of public service and community leadership, and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at our National Leadership Forum,\u201d said CADCA President and CEO General Barrye L. Price, Ph.D. \u201cThese distinguished leaders have shown what it means to stand up for the well-being of our communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">This year\u2019s honorees exemplify innovation and dedication to creating safer, healthier, and stronger communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Outstanding Youth Leader: Sharmada Venkataramani<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Recognizes an outstanding young person for service to a coalition and their dedication to preventing substance misuse<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Sharmada is a rising junior at South Forsyth High School, passionate about youth advocacy and prevention work. She began by publishing a piece on Big Pharma&#8217;s role in the opioid crisis for the state social studies fair and further engaged with the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council. There, she launched the &#8220;Elevate with Awareness&#8221; campaign, highlighting the importance of teen marijuana use awareness. Sharmada also led students in advocating for nicotine regulation bill HB 1260. As the youth sector lead for the 2024-2025 school year, she guides 30+ students on various prevention projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-2\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-2 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CLPy7fHwl5EDFQuBUAYd-sYlZA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_10__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_10\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"f\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Additionally, she collaborated with District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills to establish the Forsyth County Youth Mental Health Coalition, distributing over 750 mental health resource guides. Sharmada serves as the county organizing deputy director at the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition, representing over 1500+ students to advocate for youth-focused reforms. She is also the JV president of her school&#8217;s mock trial team, a state-level award winner, and an officer in her school&#8217;s Future Business Leaders of America Club. In her free time, she enjoys Indian classical dancing and spending time with friends. Sharmada aims to attend law school and pursue a career in securities law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>National Newsmaker Award: Amy Neville &amp; Alexander Neville Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Recognizes an individual or organization that has used their platform or media presence to bring national attention to substance use prevention issues<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\" data-testid=\"read-more\">\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Amy Neville is the President of the Alexander Neville Foundation (ANF), an organization her family founded after the tragic loss of her 14-year-old son, Alexander. A drug dealer on Snapchat sold Alex a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl that took his life. This unimaginable loss compelled Amy to confront the fentanyl crisis and the growing dangers of unregulated social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-3\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-3 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CKTPlYXxl5EDFRWeUAYdkVQxyw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_11__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_11\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"g\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Through ANF, Amy works closely with young people to co-create meaningful drug prevention and social media education programs. The foundation is rooted in youth collaboration and has become a guiding voice in efforts to curb substance misuse and reshape the digital environment for children and teens. Amy continues to speak nationally on synthetic drug dangers, social media harms, and the urgent need for corporate and legislative accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">In April 2025, Amy appeared in Bloomberg Media\u2019s acclaimed documentary\u00a0<em>Can\u2019t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media<\/em>, which explores the real-life consequences of Big Tech\u2019s unchecked power. Her powerful presence in the film underscores her message: \u201cThis is all about money\u2026 We need to take back the power from these companies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-4\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-4 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_4\" data-google-query-id=\"CPzOlqrxl5EDFQyUUAYdFNQ8vg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_12__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_12\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"h\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Amy has also shared her family\u2019s story and insights on CNN, FOX, CBS, ABC, and in\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0investigative piece \u201cInside Snapchat\u2019s Teen Opioid Crisis.\u201d Her mission remains clear: to prevent more families from experiencing the devastation hers has endured and to ensure youth are protected both offline and online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>National Leadership Award: Kirk Lane<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Recognizes leaders who have been longtime supporters of the community coalition movement and who use their voice and influence to educate the community about the importance of substance abuse prevention<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane was appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson on August 7, 2017. In his current role, Lane serves as the Director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP), which works to support communities across the state through innovative prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives. Under his leadership, ARORP partnered with CADCA to help Arkansas coalitions build capacity to secure federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) funding. As a result of this partnership, seven of 13 ARORP-supported coalitions were awarded DFC grants, bringing $4.3 million in federal investment to Arkansas communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-5\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-5 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_5\" data-google-query-id=\"CKqxjuTwl5EDFaNvFQgd8xM8fQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_4__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Previously, Director Lane served as the Chief of Police for the City of Benton, Arkansas. Director Lane began his law enforcement career in 1982. In 1986, he worked for the Pulaski County Sheriff\u2019s Office for 22 years rising to the rank of Captain. His assignments during this time period included Patrol, Narcotics, Investigations, SWAT and Honor Guard. In January of 2009, Lane retired from the Pulaski County Sheriff\u2019s Office as the Investigation Division Commander and was appointed the Chief of Police of the Benton Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">He attended the University of Virginia and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. He is a graduate of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy, the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s Drug Commander\u2019s Academy and the FBI National Academy 197th session. He has served on boards representing Arkansas for the Regional Organized Crime Information Center and was the Chairman of the Arkansas Chief\u2019s Association Legislative Committee. Director Lane also served on advisory boards for the Criminal Justice Institute, the Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program and the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Coordinating Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-6\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-6 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_6\" data-google-query-id=\"CMCZ8qXxl5EDFe-nUAYdmS8WzA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_13__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_13\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"i\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Director Lane is an active member of the Arkansas State working group for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and received the 2012 Marie Interfaith Leadership Award for his work in this area. He also serves on the CADCA Board of Directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>CADCA Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Mark Gold<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Honors an individual whose career and contributions have had a profound and sustained impact on the prevention field<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Mark S. Gold, M.D. is a world-renowned expert on addiction-related diseases and has worked for 40+ years developing models for understanding the effects of opioid, tobacco, cocaine, and other drugs, as well as food, on the brain and behavior. Today, Dr. Gold continues his research, teaching, and consulting as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. He publishes a weekly article for\u00a0<em>Psychology Today<\/em>\u00a0that translates the latest science on addiction-related issues into easy to understand, accessible information for the general public that CADCA distributes to its members.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-7\" class=\"sdaContainer dv-all sda-INARTICLE-1ac2cc48-ad26-3af1-9ff5-a796b2d4ed58-7 yf-1m4k8v7 overflow margin visible placeholder\" data-testid=\"ad-container\" data-ad-unit=\"\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center\" data-ad-size=\"970x250,728x90,300x250\" data-ad-region=\"main-dynamic\" data-ad-loc=\"mid_center_7\" data-google-query-id=\"CKPQ6abxl5EDFeCQUAYdGUImAw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_14__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/sg\/yfin\/ros\/dt\/sg_yfin_ros_dt_mid_center_14\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c5cfd7c5a7399050132473b7ebe4a4f3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"j\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>About CADCA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">CADCA is the premier prevention association equipping coalitions with tools, knowledge, and support to create positive change in their communities. CADCA\u2019s vision is safer, healthier, and stronger communities everywhere. Through our work we have built a network of more than 7,000 coalitions across the United States and over 28 countries. At the core of CADCA\u2019s creation is the belief in the effectiveness and efficiency of local coalitions as catalysts for drug-free communities globally, combating substance misuse through the implementation of comprehensive strategies for community change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Source: https:\/\/sg.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/cadca-honor-outstanding-leaders-substance-151500024.html<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From CADCA &#8211; 19 November 2025 ALEXANDRIA, VA (November 19, 2025), Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; CADCA is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 National Leadership Forum Awards. Every year, CADCA recognizes exceptional individuals that have made significant contributions to the field of substance use prevention and community coalition leadership. 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