I am pleased to be invited to speak in Madrid as part of a Promises event on addiction. At the speaking event, I hope to bring a sense of the importance of proactive awareness to international community of the potency and regularity of illicit drug use, that others call ‘recreational’. So many of our young and older people die from ‘recreational’ drug use, while we turn away. Yesterday, we went with friends to see A Most Wanted Man with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Addiction knows no age limits or socioeconomic boundaries. We, as parents and community members have a responsibility to look to others who can lead and educated us on the ways to find sobriety and safety in fellowship. I hope you can join us in Madrid this coming November.