History of the Alliance

The concept of the Northern Area Alliance Against Highly Addictive Drugs was formally introduced on October 17, 2002 at a joint meeting of school and community leaders representing twelve southwestern Pennsylvania school districts. Unfortunately, this effort was in part due to the tragic death of a young girl from a cocaine overdose. This clearly served as a wake-up call that highly addictive drugs are a serious threat in our region.

Over the past two years, the Alliance produced “Listen” video program has made thousands of people in our region aware of this serious threat to our youth. Most significantly, the Alliance has encouraged and supported community-wide participation and leadership. The Alliance has successfully conducted the following initiatives:

•  Coalition Building and Management
• Parent, Teacher & Community Education
• Linking with Schools and School Services
• Where-To-Turn Training
• Linking with Community Resources
• Student Programs and Leadership Events
• Web Page Development/Membership
• Fund Raising
• Research and Evaluation
• Outreach, Dissemination and Replication.

Operationally, the Alliance Against Highly Addictive Drugs has completed the following:

• Non-Profit Corporation – EIN #20-1667732
• Personnel and Payroll (Executive Director)
• Insurances
• 501 (c) 3

Currently, the Alliance is expanding programs across the Allegheny County region.