As an educator, you can play an active role in fighting the teen vaping epidemic. FDA research suggests that when teachers talk about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and schools enforce anti-vaping policies, students may be less likely to vape. Use these resources to start an honest conversation with your class and help to change social norms at your school. INTERACTIVE, INFOGRAPHIC, ACTIVITIES...
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Vaping - Data Highlights Strong correlation between vaping nicotine and vaping marijuana:
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 10/20/2021 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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2021 Fall Drug Take Back 10/23/2021 - 10:00am Click here for Hillsborough Details |
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HCADA Meetings- Virtual... 10/27/2021 - 1:00pm |
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 11/17/2021 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 01/19/2022 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 02/16/2022 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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HCADA Meetings- Virtual... 02/23/2022 - 1:00pm |
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 03/16/2022 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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TAC Meeting Virtual till... 04/20/2022 - 3:00pm Agenda |
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HCADA In The NEWS
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Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance joins partner agency ACTS 07/16/2021 |
TAMPA, Fla. (June 30, 2021) – Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance (HCADA), a community-based nonprofit offering alcohol, tobacco and substance abuse education and prevention activities since 2003, is excited to announce its relocation, effective July 1, 2021. HCADA will be moving from its current location at 2815 E. Henry Avenue, Suite B-1 in Tampa to new office space on the campus of their longtime partner organization, Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. (ACTS), at 4612 North 56th Street. “We’re excited about the move,” said Executive Director Cindy Grant, “and very grateful to ACTS not only for the space but also for our many years of partnership in substance abuse education and prevention.” |
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Mother loses son to drugs, pursues passion to help others 12/17/2020 |
TAMPA, Fla. - Cindy Grant grew up among a large family of lobster fishermen, but after moving to Tampa she suffered an unimaginable tragedy. Now she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome substance abuse.
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Kids Health: Opioid Misuse and Suicidal Behaviors 02/13/2020 |
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Tips for a Safe, Drug-free Homecoming Season 10/24/2019 |
Denise Birungi Evans of HCADA offers tips for a safe, drug-free homecoming season for high school students.
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Recent Study Links Teen Vaping and Delinquent Behavior 10/24/2019 |
Vaping is not an issue only for high school students. Gary White, the associate director of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance (HCADA) in Florida, provides vaping and tobacco education to students who have been cited per state statutes. The youngest student he has worked with was only nine. Recently, the organization worked with a 10-year-old boy who had been caught with 12 Juuls in school. (Juul is a popular brand of e-cigarette.) “When he attended our class, we questioned why he had so many Juuls,” says White. “His reply was, ‘A man at my apartment gave them to me. He said he’d pay me a part of the money I made when I sold them.’ |
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2019 4 HCADA Drug Take Back- Gary 04/28/2019 |
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Increase in number of kids in foster care linked to opioids 01/10/2018 |
Armed with this information, we would try to seek a grant to try to specifically help these families and their parents so they can be reunited with these kids once they get the treatment they need," said Ellen Snelling of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance. |
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November 2017: Opioid Crisis 11/10/2017 |
It is estimated that 14 people die from an opioid drug overdose each and every day in our state, and Tampa Bay is ground zero for this deadly crisis. While Governor Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency and set aside millions of dollars to fight the opioid epidemic, is it enough? How did opioid addiction get so out of hand and what can be done about it? |
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Tampa's report on Sunset Music Festival: arrests down, but drugs and heat were a problem 06/10/2016 |
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Mom who lost son shares concern about super pill 04/29/2016 |
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State issues warning on Fentanyl 'super pill' 04/08/2016 |
They want to get this super high, this extreme high," said Gary White, associate director for the alliance. "They need to understand the perception. The harm that it's causing."
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HCADA talks with Tampa Bay Times about Josie’s Pledge 11/16/2015 |
At the age of 17, he took the life of Linda Unfried’s sister, Josie DiStefano Palomino, in a DUI crash. Unfried founded the Hillsborough chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in the wake of her sister’s death 31 years ago. She remains vigilant today. She thinks of the teen involved in her sister’s death and wants desperately to reduce underage drinking. |
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Pilot Project Launched to Ensure Safe & Effective Prescription Drug Disposal 10/01/2015 |
CADCA and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals launched a pilot project in Florida's Hillsborough, Collier, and Seminole counties on September 26 to ensure the safe and effective disposal of prescription medications. This pilot project is the next step in the overall strategy to prevent prescription drug misuse in Florida. |
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