SAFE Glen Cove Coalition: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), is an annual, week-long, health observance that inspires and facilitates discussion about the science of drug use and addiction among youth. It provides an opportunity to bring evidence based research to, students, educators, healthcare providers, and community partners to increase the prevention and awareness of substance misuse locally and nationally. NDAFW launched in 2010 by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to stimulate educational events in communities so youth can learn what science has taught us about drug use and addiction.

This year’s NDAFW was celebrated with Glen Cove School District students enrolled in Mr. Gallo’s Health Education classes and in SAFE’s after school Life Skills Training program in collaboration with the Glen Cove Youth Bureau.

Students learned to shatter the myths about drugs and drug use developing a firm understanding discuss how drugs affect the brain, body, and behaviors, in the community.

NIDA is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. For more information about NIDA and its programs, visit www.nida.nih.gov.

The SAFE Glen Cove Coalition is conducting an opioid prevention awareness campaign entitled. “Keeping Glen Cove SAFE,” in order to educate and update the community regarding opioid use and its consequences. To learn more about the SAFE Glen Cove Coalition please follow us on www.facebook.com/safeglencovecoalition or visit SAFE’s website to learn more about the Opioid Epidemic at www.safeglencove.org.