Coalition Against Drug Abuse of Clay County- CADA

08/04/2026

Registration closes Friday! Who is joining us next week?

🚨LAST WEEK TO REGISTER🚨

Register for our 2nd Annual S.U.R.E. Symposium by Friday to lock in your seat and free lunch! You are welcome to register on the day of the event, but there is no guarantee that lunch will be available to you so act now!

Come out and be inspired by the personal stories of our panel of people with lived experience, discover different resources available to help those with substance issues, and learn about what you can do to help others. Free CEUs will be available for nurses, teachers, LCW, LCSW, LPC, and LCPC, along with COPE hours for probation officers. It will be a day full of information, hope, and support. We hope to see you there! 💜

Register by scanning the QR code below or by clicking the link
👉www.tinyurl.com/SURE2026
🗓️August 11th, 2026
⏰Check in starts at 8:30 a.m., speaking sessions will begin at 9.
📍Oil Belt Christian Service Camp

07/17/2026

Have you registered? Just scan the barcode to register and this is FREE! Join our community on August 11, 2026! It is going to be an amazing day!

🎉CEU's and Training Hours have been approved!!🎉

Thanks to our friends at SIU School of Medicine, Birth to Five Illinois, Continuing Education Institute of Illinois, and IPCSA, we are able to offer FREE CEU's for LCSW, LSW, LCPC, LPC, nurses, teachers, and probation officers at our 2nd Annual S.U.R.E. Symposium! Join us as we explore the challenges and successes through substance use and recovery with our esteemed panel of speakers. We will also have the opportunity to hear powerful stories from inspiring people with lived experience and learn about their journey through recovery.

Admission is free and lunch is also provided for the first 200 registrants, so get yours completed today! Snacks and drinks will also be available throughout the day.

Register by:
👉Scan the QR code below
👉Follow the link: www.tinyurl.com/SURE2026
👉Call 618-662-4406 and ask for April or Samantha

Throughout the day, attendees will be able to explore and learn about different community resources, enjoy giveaways, and experience the interactive Hidden in Plain Sight Room, which is a room designed to educate about signs of substance abuse.
Come learn, connect, and be part of a conversation that promotes hope, healing, and recovery for our community.

04/30/2026

Registration is open for our 2nd Annual S.U.R.E. symposium!

📣Registration for our second annual S.U.R.E. (Substance Use Resource & Education Symposium) is now OPEN! 📣

The S.U.R.E. Symposium focuses on resources in the community and supports for those struggling with addiction. We are organizing a great line-up of speakers for you and will have various community resources available for you to learn about between presenters. Additionally, there will be a Hidden in Plain Sight Room which is staged like a teenager's bedroom where signs of substance abuse are hiding in plain sight. CEUs to be offered are pending---stay tuned! Lunch, snacks, and drinks are free for the first 200 registrants, so act fast!

Ways to register:
👉Scan the QR code below
👉Follow the link: www.tinyurl.com/SURE2026
👉Call 618-662-4406 and ask for April or Samantha

Addiction thrives in isolation. Please consider coming to learn from others as we try to support recovery journeys in Clay County.

📆August 11th, 2026 📍Oil Belt Christian Service Camp ⏰9 a.m.-4 p.m., Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m.

04/27/2026

We had another successful prescription drug take back day. Thank you to Chief R***r of the Flora Police Department and Sheriff Myers of the Clay County Sheriffs Office for providing security during the event.

317 pounds of drugs were collected and will be delivered to the DEA for destruction.

04/25/2026

We are set up at Clay County Hospital taking your old medication. We cannot take sharps unless in sharps container. We are here until 1 pm.