This document outlines an advocacy track presentation on activating communities to address prescription drug abuse. It provides biographies of the presenters and moderators and discloses any conflicts of interest. The learning objectives are to identify best practices for implementing CADCA's seven strategies for community change to impact prescription drug issues. It then provides examples of how various coalitions across the country are utilizing each of the seven strategies, such as providing education, enhancing skills, supporting communities, and changing policies.