NC ABC Commission to Join NC Parent Resource Center and Lt. Governor Dan Forest for 11th Annual NC Substance Abuse Prevention Conference

WHAT:

The NC ABC Commission will join the NC Parent Resource Center and Lt. Governor Dan Forest for the 11^th Annual NC Substance Abuse Prevention Conference. The Conference provides an opportunity for prevention/treatment professionals, substance abuse coalition participants, school counselors, social workers, parents and community members to collaborate and learn valuable information related to adolescent substance use prevention and how to positively impact their communities.

NC ABC Commission Chairman Jim Gardner will present an update on the Commission’s Talk It Out campaign, a new statewide campaign designed to raise awareness of the issue of underage drinking in North Carolina, and Lt. Governor Forest’s keynote address will shed new light on why underage drinking is a much more significant problem at a much younger age than many parents may think that it is. The Commission will also lead a session on what it’s role is in preventing underage drinking and how it’s working to do that through numerous coalitions across the state.

WHO:

• NC Parent Resource Center
• Lt. Governor Dan Forest
• NC ABC Commission
• Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services – NC Department of Health and Human Services
• NC Fetal Alcohol Prevention Program and MothertoBaby NC Pregnancy Exposure Riskline
• North Carolina Alcohol Policy Alliance
• Durham Police Department
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
• NC State University
• NC Department of Justice

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 19

10:00 am – noon: Opening Session

• ABC Chairman Jim Gardner to give update on the Commission’s Talk It Out campaign

Noon – 1:30 pm: Luncheon Address

• Lt. Governor Dan Forest to deliver luncheon address on issue of underage drinking in North Carolina

3:15 – 4:30 pm: Out of the Box Presentation

• Kat Haney with the NC ABC Commission leads session on what the Commission’s role is in preventing underage drinking

WHERE:

North Carolina State University
McKimmon Conference & Training Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
(Directions)
*Please park in visitor-designated parking

CONTACTS:

MEDIA CONTACT:
Katherine Haney
919-418-5743
Kat.Haney@abc.nc.gov

EVENT CONTACT:
Anna Godwin
252-230-8343
anna@ncparentresourcecenter.org