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Opioid overdose rescue training session begins in just 4.5 hours. Not too late to register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldumhqz0tG9yhp5WLoJSqA-FIMJNekBqC
NCAPDA invites middle and high school youth to participate in our latest 'Life's Too Good To Be Wasted' Art and Video contest. Share what is good about YOUR life and that helps keep you substance free. Deadline for submission is 4/15. Winners will be announced at our Art for Action event on 4/29 (details to follow).
NCAPDA invites middle and high school youth to participate in our latest 'Life's Too Good To Be Wasted' Art and Video contest. Share what is good about YOUR life and that helps keep you substance free. Deadline for submission is 4/15. Winners will be announced at our Art for Action event on 4/29 (details to follow).
It's not too late to register for NCAPDA's upcoming Naloxone Rescue Training workshop on 3/25. FREE Naloxone available for those who participate.
Join us for this panel discussion with both local adult and parent experts, including NCAPDA's Executive Director, April Rovero. Lot's of opportunity for Q&A following the panel presentations. Time is shown as PDST. You don't need to live in CA to participate, though!
With increasing rates of mental health challenges and substance reported by the CDC, it's important we all do what we can to reduce stress, lower anxiety, manage emotions and improve our focus. Register to participate in this very popular series of workshops. Suitable for adults and youth age 10+.
March 14 at 4-5pm PDST: Spread the word! It's not too late for teens to register for an essential medication safety presentation that will be led by NCAPDA's Youth Ambassadors and youth Key Club members from Las Lomas and Northgate High Schools in Walnut Creek, CA. Teens from ALL schools and states are welcome! The top 3 winners of our Kahoot will win $25 Amazon e-gift cards. Registration required to obtain the Zoom link.
March is Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month in California. NCAPDA is hosting multiple events open to anyone in the country during this month. Go to our website for information about these events shown in PDT time below: www.ncapda.org ![]()
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3/14 (4-5pm) - For Teens: Prescription Drugs - Help or Harm? ![]()
3/16 (10-11am) - Medication Safety Workshop for Seniors & Their Caretakers ![]()
3/25 (5-6pm) - Opioid Overdose Rescue Training
www.ncapda.org
NCAPDA works to prevent prescription drug related addiction and overdose deaths through community education, policy change and legislative advocacy.Other News
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