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What’s Trending
Another reason to quit vaping?
Vaping isn’t just bad for your lungs, it’s trashing the planet too. With sales surging some 541% by late 2023, disposable e‑cigs now make up 58% of the market—and end up as toxic waste. Most users dump them in regular trash (or litter them), sending lithium batteries and plastic casings into landfills, risking fires and chemical leakage.
Environmentalists say it’s time to hold retailers and Big Vape accountable, improve disposal options—and maybe rethink your next drag. Read more: HERE.
Where Is the Anti-Fentanyl Truth Campaign?
With synthetic opioid overdoses skyrocketing and the once‑powerful “needle barrier” crumbling—even users who understand the dangers feel powerless—the case is clear: it’s time to repurpose the bold, stigma‑driven tactics of the Truth Initiative against Big Tobacco, this time targeting fentanyl, xylazine, polydrug use, and the cartels that profit. The clock is ticking: nearly half a million Americans have died in the opioid epidemic, but without a gut‑wrenching, youth‑focused public prevention campaign, we’re losing the fight before it even begins. Read more: HERE.
Real Talk About Fake Pills
Fake pills are everywhere and they look just like the real deal. Most young people who end up dying from fentanyl didn’t want it—they got tricked. That’s why it’s so important to talk to your teen—honestly and early. Don’t wait until later this summer. Be the one to bring it up and start the conversation. Learn more at Song for Charlie and The New Drug Talk.
Vaping isn’t just bad for your lungs, it’s trashing the planet too. With sales surging some 541% by late 2023, disposable e‑cigs now make up 58% of the market—and end up as toxic waste. Most users dump them in regular trash (or litter them), sending lithium batteries and plastic casings into landfills, risking fires and chemical leakage.
Environmentalists say it’s time to hold retailers and Big Vape accountable, improve disposal options—and maybe rethink your next drag. Read more: HERE.
Where Is the Anti-Fentanyl Truth Campaign?
With synthetic opioid overdoses skyrocketing and the once‑powerful “needle barrier” crumbling—even users who understand the dangers feel powerless—the case is clear: it’s time to repurpose the bold, stigma‑driven tactics of the Truth Initiative against Big Tobacco, this time targeting fentanyl, xylazine, polydrug use, and the cartels that profit. The clock is ticking: nearly half a million Americans have died in the opioid epidemic, but without a gut‑wrenching, youth‑focused public prevention campaign, we’re losing the fight before it even begins. Read more: HERE.
Real Talk About Fake Pills
Fake pills are everywhere and they look just like the real deal. Most young people who end up dying from fentanyl didn’t want it—they got tricked. That’s why it’s so important to talk to your teen—honestly and early. Don’t wait until later this summer. Be the one to bring it up and start the conversation. Learn more at Song for Charlie and The New Drug Talk.
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2025 - 2026 ITAC General Coalition Meeting Dates
(Mark Your Calendars - Wednesdays)
September 17, 2025 – 9:30am
November 19, 2025 – 6:30pm
January 21, 2026 – 9:30am
March 18, 2026 – 6:30pm (Annual Meeting)
May 20, 2026 – 9:30am
We have some exciting presentations planned for our next year. Meeting location, zoom link, documents and other pertinent information will be posted to the ITAC meeting page on our website closer to scheduled dates.
November 19, 2025 – 6:30pm
January 21, 2026 – 9:30am
March 18, 2026 – 6:30pm (Annual Meeting)
May 20, 2026 – 9:30am
We have some exciting presentations planned for our next year. Meeting location, zoom link, documents and other pertinent information will be posted to the ITAC meeting page on our website closer to scheduled dates.
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Looking Ahead
07/20/25 - 07/24/25: CADCA Mid-Year Training in Nashville
08/06/25: Pizza, Prevention & Presley!
Join ITAC at the Town of Elma Summer Concert Series. Enjoy our meal deal—pizza, chips, and a drink—and stick around for the music of Terry Buchwald as Elvis. Learn how we’re building a healthier, drug-free community!
09/03/25: Iroquois Central Back to School
10/23/25 - 10/31/25: Red Ribbon Week.
This year’s theme is Life is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.
07/20/25 - 07/24/25: CADCA Mid-Year Training in Nashville
08/06/25: Pizza, Prevention & Presley!
Join ITAC at the Town of Elma Summer Concert Series. Enjoy our meal deal—pizza, chips, and a drink—and stick around for the music of Terry Buchwald as Elvis. Learn how we’re building a healthier, drug-free community!
09/03/25: Iroquois Central Back to School
10/23/25 - 10/31/25: Red Ribbon Week.
This year’s theme is Life is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.