Current Trends in Substance Abuse

Madison County Emergency Management is partnering with other local agencies to promote a seminar on current trends in substance abuse.  Attached is a flier for this upcoming seminar.   It is being held on March 7th at 9-11am and repeated 7:30-9pm at the Colgate Inn, 7 Payne St., Hamilton, NY.    This is a free event.

The presenter is Officer Jermaine Galloway.  He  is highly regarded as one of the nation’s top experts in various drug and alcohol trends. His countless hours of research keep his presentations current, evolving with the trends. These efforts have won Officer

Galloway 3 national awards and 1 international award, since 2009. As one of the top resources in the country for drug tends, Officer Galloway has trained more than 75,000 people nationwide!

T O P I C S C O V E R E D :

Alcohol and drug clothing

Alcoholic energy drinks

Alcopops

Alcohol and drug concealment methods and containers

Drug related music and groups, logos, stickers, new technology

Youth party tendencies, party games

Non-traditional alcoholic beverages

Social networking sites

Synthetic drugs, OTC drugs

Inhalants, concentrates, E-cigarettes, and popular party drugs

These new trends are very popular and it is important for parents, community members and all who are involved in prevention, education, treatment or enforcement to understand these sweeping changes in the drug culture. For each person to help prevent youth and adult substance abuse, you must know what is going on in your community.

To pre-register go to: http://goo.gl/forms/5fM2G9qgxs.   Additional information on this event can be secured by calling 315-264-7640.