2026 HIDTA Prevention Summit

The purpose of this year's Summit is to equip communities with primary prevention strategies and tools to prevent substance use before it starts, from childhood through age 25, by understanding the developing brain, strengthening protective factors, and reinforcing a drug-free lifestyle at home, in school, in the community, on campus, at work, and online.

Together we will explore the "architecture" of a primary prevention structure that protects and supports young people as they grow. We'll describe the components that 1) stand the structure of primary prevention up for stability, 2) shape the spaces of the structure in effective and meaningful ways, and 3) supply the structure with the evidence, support, and resources it needs to maintain its strength and weather any threat that may come its way!