Prevention

Preventing drug use before it begins is a cost-effective, common-sense approach to promoting safe and healthy communities. Yet translating this uncontroversial principle into effective action has often been challenging. Although efforts such as the Drug Free Communities (DFC) program, Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grants, and, the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign have made a positive difference, it has also been the case that many other poorly resourced, one-time prevention programs have been too limited in scope or too short in duration to have made a substantial impact. The Obama Administration is committed to addressing these problems by strengthening proven community-based prevention efforts and building on the success of some our current efforts. More

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Community Prevention

The Community Prevention Listserv was created for Drug-Free Communities grant recipients and other community prevention practitioners. It is a forum to share ideas, ask questions, and help create a shared sense of mission in the fight against drug abuse.

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Use the ONDCP Drug Prevention News Wire RSS feed to easily add drug prevention news headlines to your own blog or Web site.