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In the Know 2025

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About the event

DACI's third annual “In The Know” event is for EVERYONE — parents, the faith community, school employees, business leaders, government leaders, elected officials, law enforcement, first responders, 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, hosted by emcee Jeff Eades of Partners. Please register with Eventbrite for lunch counts!

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Delton Russell, Region 4 Tobacco Control Manager, will deliver the keynote address, “Addiction and the Developing Brain.” Our second keynote speaker, Stephanie Duck, will be presenting "Fentanyl Awareness and Personal Loss: A Journal through Grief and Advocacy."

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The event also features seven different break-out sessions on a variety of topics including the Hidden in Plain Sight teen bedroom, Changing the Narrative with Addiction, Iredell Davis Behavioral Health, Youth Exposure to Alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, Veteran's Treatment Court, and Narcan Training.  Participants will have opportunities to access information from local prevention, treatment, and recovery agencies. Anyone who attends the entire event can receive a certificate for (5) contact hours. Certificates available upon request. 

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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 advocacy. DACI's members and the agencies, organizations, and individuals they represent are dedicated to improving the quality of life in our community and are passionate about providing support and hope for individuals and family members of those struggling with substance use issues.

 

The coalition has active participants from many community sectors including members from law enforcement, schools, businesses, media, youth-serving organizations, faith communities, civic and fraternal clubs, healthcare professionals, state and local agencies, substance use treatment providers, youth, parents/caregivers, and concerned community members.

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DACI’s members and the agencies and organizations they represent are dedicated to improving the quality of life in our community by working collaboratively to implement prevention and harm-reduction strategies to address factors in the community that increase the risk of substance misuse.

 

DACI's mission is to inform and educate the community to create advocates for reducing substance misuse in Iredell County. 

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QUESTIONS?

Please contact Kristin Blumenstein at kristin@daciredell.com or

Christie German at christie@daciredell.com.

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NEED TRANSPORTATION TO EVENT?

Email admin@daciredell.com or call (704) 448-3848

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WANT TO GET INVOLVED?

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

*There will be no meeting in February in lieu of In the Know event.

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