Drug Abuse: Preventing It Together
When it comes to preventing drug abuse, we all have needs and we all have resources. Let’s come together in this fight. ~Rev. Brian Fesler
Date: June 26, 2018
Breakfast: 8:00am
Speakers: 8:30am – 9:00am
Discussion: 9:00am – 9:30am
Venue: Church of Scientology Community Hall
Address: 1130 8th Ave S, Nashville TN 37203
RSVP: FREE on Eventbrite! (click here)
Aiming for an international society free of drug abuse, the United Nations named June 26th as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Join us that day for a community breakfast to hear from people who have been on the drug-prevention battlefield, and get valuable resources you can use in your own work.
- Hear from
experts - Get
free resources - Meet
new friends interested in prevention - Engaging
conversation Free breakfast provided
Did you know?
On December 7, 1987 the United Nations established the International Day with resolution 42/112. Their very next resolution, 42/113 stated that the UN General Assembly,
…Taking into account the need to reaffirm the effectiveness of human, moral and spiritual values for preventing the consumption of narcotic drugs, at the national and international levels, through information, guidance and educational activities…
…Calls upon the Governments of countries facing problems of drug abuse, particularly those most seriously affected, as part of their national strategy, to take the necessary measures to reduce significantly the illicit demand for drugs and psychotropic substances with the aim of creating in society a deep respect for its own health, fitness and well-being and to provide appropriate information and advice for all sectors of their communities with regard to drug abuse, its harmful effects and the way in which appropriate community action can be promoted.
Special Guest Speakers
Capt. Michael Alexander, a 27-year police department veteran, currently oversees operations in the Specialized Investigations Division (SID). He began this role in 2012. SID includes the Gang Unit, Narcotics Unit, Prostitution/Gambling Unit, Intelligence Unit and Crime Stoppers. Seventy-six MNPD employees are assigned to SID. Prior to this appointment, he commanded the South Precinct for five years.
Executive Director of the Nashville Prevention Partnership, DeWayne Holman is a 2002 Robert Wood Johnson Fellow in the Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse Program. Holman has also worked as a Community Organizer for the Neighborhood Resource Center and has coordinated a school-based prevention program. In 1997, he was appointed the Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador for the state of Tennessee, where he encouraged young people to become leaders and resources in their community. Holman was awarded the Minority Access to Research Careers Scholarship at Tennessee State University as well as the Graduate Minority Health Careers Institute Internship at Pennsylvania State University.
