A webcast by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America on Thursday will explore the role of geography in drug abuse prevention.

Every community - from the largest to the smallest - is presently faced with drug abuse problems, said Judy Hills, director of economic and community development at the East Carolina Council of Governments.

This webcast assembles a panel of experts to talk about the tools to deal with this issue. Included are Alvin Brooks, president of the Ad-Hoc Group Against Crime in Kansas City; Charles Reynolds, senior public health analyst on substance abuse prevention for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Shawnee Wright, Community Coordinator for Partners for Prevention in Allegany County, N.Y.

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