National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Twitter Chat Scheduled

Coalitions Leaders are invited to participate in the National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Twitter chat on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. (pacific) to discuss substance abuse prevention among youth.

Please join David Mineta, the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Deputy Director of Demand Reduction, Ritankar Das, Chair of the Science & Engineering Festival (USASEF) Youth Advisory Board; Jack Andraka, USASEF Youth Advisory Board Member, and young leaders from the National Youth Leadership Institute.

Far too many young people with bright futures are limited by drug use. By addressing this issue, we can educate our youth and prepare them to face the world’s challenges. By participating in the chat, you will learn useful tips on how to incorporate primary prevention into your community and the nexus between substance use and academic achievement. 

We look forward to hearing your questions and ideas about how we can make sure our kids are drug-free, ready to learn, and achieving academically.

Here are three simple steps you can take to join in:

1.     Tweet your questions and replies using the hashtag #PrevMonth on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
2.     Register for the Twitter chat on whitehouse.gov.
3.     Follow @ONDCP for updates.

If you have questions, please contact David D. Adeleye @ David_D_Adeleye@ondcp.eop.gov.