Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance Inc

The SAMHSA STOP ACT Grant allows HCADA to educate the community around areas of substance abuse that are directly impacting Hillsborough County. Through this opportunity, HCADA has focused on working with our youth/young adult population ton prevent and reduce underage drinking and binge drinking. Our alcohol related task force called; "Tampa Alcohol Coalition" (TAC) bis our oldest continuous task force. TAC strives to increase awareness about the consequences of underage drinking and high-risk drinking in the community, advocate for effective alcohol policies, and supports the consistent enforcement of underage drinking and DUI laws. Members collaborate with local and state organizations/agencies, media, and law enforcement to prevent underage, high-risk drinking, and impaired driving. In addition, we have a youth-led, adult guided youth group movement called YMAD (Youth Making a Difference), which promotes positive youth development and protective factors such as pro-social involvement in community and schools

HCADA receives funding from the Hillsborough County Department of Health Care Services to implement educational programs for youth caught on school campuses with tobacco, vape products, or marijuana. In addition, the County provides funding for other community education projects on emerging drug trends our community needs to be aware of, and our annual Indicator Report which highlights our county statistics around drug use and its related consequences