Events

Dates and Times:

Part 1: Programmatic Requirements for the Synar Program: Inspection Study States and Territories
April 2, 2025, 3-4:30 p.m. ET (States and Territories)
April 3, 2025, 8-9:30 a.m. ET (Pacific Jurisdictions)
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Part 2: Programmatic Requirements for the Synar Program: Designing a Coverage Study
April 16, 2025, 3-4:30 p.m. ET (States and Territories)
April 17, 2025, 8-9:30 a.m. ET (Pacific Jurisdictions)
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Part 3: Programmatic Requirements for the Synar Program: Survey Sampling Methodology
April 30, 2025, 3-4:30 p.m. ET (States and Territories)
May 1, 2025, 8-9:30 a.m. ET (Pacific Jurisdictions)
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Synar Amendment is a critical public health initiative aimed at reducing youth access to tobacco products by requiring states, territories, and jurisdictions to enforce laws prohibiting sales to individuals under 21.

Presented by SPTAC, this 3-part webinar series will review Synar requirements and prepare SAMHSA grantees to:

• Conduct inspections
• Design a coverage study
• Develop a sampling methodology

Each webinar will last approximately 1.5 hours. If you are interested in the content but unable to attend, please contact SPTAC@edc.org and we will send you a recording of the webinar. 

Audience: State-, territory, and jurisdiction-level Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Service Block Grant grantees

Presenters:

• Jessica Hawkins, M.A., SPTAC Associate, former NPN for Oklahoma
• Amy Fredrick, MEd, CPS, public health trainer/facilitator, Indiana University, Prevention Insights 

Questions? Contact LaShonda Williamson-Jennings.