In The Know: A Community Conversation About Substance Misuse

In its mission to flatten the line on drug and alcohol misuse, the Drug Alcohol Coalition of Iredell will hold its third annual “In The Know: A Community Conversation on Substance Misuse” event on Monday, February 18, at the Statesville Civic Center from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch is provided.

This conversation is for everyone — the faith community, school employees, business leaders, government leaders, elected officials, law enforcement, first responders, parents, and interested community members — because solving the substance misuse crisis will take EVERYONE connecting and committing to the prevention and treatment cause.

The entire community is invited to this FREE event, with emcee Jeff Eades, that features a keynote address by Delton Russell, three break-out sessions on a variety of topics, a person story by a mother who lost her son to fenanyl poisoning, and multiple opportunities to visit local agency booths to access information from local prevention, treatment, and recovery agencies.

Break out sessions include the Hidden in Plain Sight teen bedroom, Changing the Narrative with Addiction, Iredell Davis Behavorial Health, Hard to Swallow: Youth Exposure to Alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Veteran's Treatment Court, and Narcan Training.

VENDOR INFO

If interested in being a vendor, please e-mail [email protected] with contact info, the group represented, and a brief sentence or two about why the organization wants to set up a table at “In the Know!”

If questions, contact Kristin Blumenstein at [email protected].

NEED TRANSPORTATION TO EVENT?

Email [email protected] or call (704) 448-3848.

ABOUT DACI

Since 2012, the Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI) has been committed to the reduction and prevention of substance use, misuse, and overdose deaths and focused on building community awareness, education, and prevention.

The group is passionate about providing support and hope for individuals and family member of those struggling with substance use issues.

The coalition is made up of community agencies and non-profits, county agencies, emergency responders, individuals in recovery, law enforcement, mental health providers, elected officials, hospitals and medical professionals, local school systems, faith community, pharmacists, substance use treatment providers, peer support specialists, and concerned community members and family members.

The group meets the 3rd Monday of each month at the Cooperative Extension Center at 444 Bristol Drive at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided.

2025 "IN THE KNOW" AGENDA

9:30 – Welcome, Opening, Data

9:45 – Speaker 1 – Delton Russell: Dopamine and the Brain

10:30 – Break / Vendor tables open

10:40 – Breakout Session 1

11:15 - Break / Vendor tables open / Lunch Prep

11:20 – Breakout Session 2

11:55 – Break / Vendor tables open

12:00 – Lunch/Video/Networking

12:40 – Speaker 2 – Stephanie Duck: Sharing her story of losing her son to fentanyl poisoning

1:25 – Break / Vendor tables open

1:35 – Breakout Session 3

2:15 – Closing Thoughts, Survey

2:30 – Adjourn

Host or Publisher DACI