The 2nd annual NWA Drug Prevention Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9th at the Jones Center in Springdale from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. The theme is "Igniting a Conversation at Home and in our Communities". The purpose of the conference is to increase awareness about substance use in Northwest Arkansas through keynote and panel presentations and to offer a venue for a wide range of prevention-related exhibits staffed by local, regional, and state agency representatives. The conference will be at no cost for attendees, with morning refreshments and lunch provided. Conference registration will take place from 8:30 - 9:00 am in the Jones Center lobby.
Morning and afternoon panel sessions will feature presentations by local and state experts on vaping, marijuana, prescription drugs and methamphetamine use, abuse, prevention and recovery. Dr. Rodney Wambeam, University of Wyoming, will give a keynote presentation over the lunch hour entitled “There Has Always Been Drinking in America: Alcohol, History, Culture, and what it all means for Prevention” which promises to be interesting and informative! A final keynote presentation will provide updates on Narcan.
There will be 5.25 ceu hours for attendees who participate the entire day.
To register for the conference, please go to the NWA Education Service Cooperative website at https://www.escweb.net/AR_Esc/ . Directions to register are located on the website. A personal account will first need to be set up in order to register. Then, click on the April 2019 calendar for the NWA Drug Prevention Conference and respond to the few remaining questions to be officially registered. This conference is appropriate for school personnel, parents, social workers, counselors, nurses, law enforcement, coalition members, and all community members interested in substance abuse prevention.