Drug Free America Foundation

10/09/2026

Registration is OPEN for the 14th Annual National Prevention Summit!

Join us February 23–24, 2027, in St. Petersburg, Florida, for two days dedicated to strengthening prevention, treatment, recovery, and communities. Attendees will experience:

🎓 Expert-led education
💡 Practical strategies to take back to communities
🤝 Meaningful networking and collaboration
💬 Important conversations on today’s most pressing substance use and drug policy issues

⭐ BONUS: Summit attendees can also participate in a FREE half-day Advocacy Lab on February 25!

🐦 Take advantage of Early Bird registration and save! Don’t wait—secure your spot and join us in St. Petersburg.

👉 Register today at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/g7qktc6


Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance

10/08/2026

Workplace stress deserves a place in the substance use prevention conversation. New research involving EMS clinicians highlights the connection between perceived stress, self-regulation, and substance use—and the importance of looking beyond policy enforcement to support employee well-being.

Read more about about it in our latest blog:
https://www.ndwa.org/uncategorized/stress-self-regulation-and-substance-use-among-ems-clinicians/

10/05/2026

Our latest blog explores the connection between mental health and substance use treatment—and why recognizing the need for help does not always mean that care is within reach.
Read more on the Drug Free America Foundation website -> https://www.dfaf.org/when-someone-is-ready-for-help-will-help-be-there/

09/29/2026

🎙️ NEW EPISODE | Pathways 2 Prevention

What does it take to build a community where recovery is visible, supported and celebrated?

In our newest episode, recovery advocate Ashley Hall Neal shares how partners across Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties came together to create the Inclusive Recovery Communities of Tampa Bay (IRCTB)—the nation’s first tri-county Inclusive Recovery Community model.

Hear Ashley’s personal recovery journey and how connection, collaboration and community can help reduce stigma and create places where recovery thrives.

🎧 Listen to the new episode today: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0US6eAabOdcsWAL1n65DuC?go=1&sp_cid=341f7314638374cb0600e33d9459493d&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=d911aa84a0fc4408

Learn more here: https://www.dfaf.org/recovery-month-building-communities-where-recovery-thrives/



DJC Solutions LLC

09/25/2026

Canada’s latest research offers a clearer picture of how drugged driving has changed over time and how this dangerous trend is affecting their communities.
Read our full blog here: https://www.dfaf.org/what-new-data-out-of-canada-says-about-drugged-driving/

09/24/2026

Today we celebrated Thunderbug! 🎉🥳👏🎊🙌🎊
⚡️⚡️Congratulations to the 2026 NHL MASCOT OF THE YEAR! ⚡️⚡️

09/24/2026

Pickleball for a Cause! 🏓

Paddling Away Addiction is happening Saturday, October 24, at Pickleball Kingdom in Pinellas Park, with proceeds benefiting the Hillsborough Recovery Coalition and supporting access to treatment, housing, and recovery services.

Players can compete for cash prizes, medals and raffle prizes, with advanced and intermediate divisions. And for anyone who has always wanted to try pickleball, there’s also a Learn to Play Clinic for beginners from 9–10 AM.

This event is being hosted by treatment centers in the Inclusive Recovery Community of Tampa Bay!

🏓 Tournament: $50 per player
🏆 Advanced Champion: $1,000 | Intermediate Champion: $500
🌟 Beginner Clinic: $35 per person
📅 Saturday, October 24 | 9 AM–4 PM

Play, learn, compete—and support recovery in our community. Scan the QR codes on the flyer to register.



https://irctampabay.com/paddling-away-addiction

09/21/2026

The “Wild West” of Kratom

A new article highlights growing concerns surrounding kratom and increasingly potent kratom-derived products, including risks related to dependence, overdose, misleading marketing, and products that may appear harmless to consumers.

The article features Ellen Snelling of Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance, who spoke with community leaders about kratom, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), emerging derivatives, and the rapidly changing regulatory landscape.

As new products and chemical variants continue to emerge, prevention, education, and awareness are critical to helping communities understand the potential risks.

📖 Read “The Wild West of Kratom” in the Hernando Sun:
https://www.hernandosun.com/2026/09/19/the-wild-west-of-kratom/

SPRING HILL – On September 2, community leaders from Hernando and surrounding counties met at the People Helping People Help Center on Kass Circle for a Hernando County Coalition quarterly […]

09/19/2026

We’re out in New Port Richey today for the Recovery Walk—standing with our community and celebrating the strength, hope, and connection that make recovery possible.