The Foundation for a Drug-Free South is a chapter of the Foundation for
a Drug-Free World which educates young people on the harmful effects of drugs.
“Prescription drug misuse and abuse continues to be a
major problem in the state of Tennessee,” according to the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigations. This is why the Foundation for a Drug-Free World is making
plans to spread its education initiatives even further in the coming months.
Anne Vallieres coordinates the local chapter, “It is
important to reach youth before drug dealers do,” she says, “and that can only
be accomplished by being proactive—going to the schools and teaching them the
truth about drugs.”
The Foundation for a Drug-Free South (DFS) has been
educating students in and around Tennessee since 2009. So far, the group has
enlightened over 15,000 students across 30 counties in the state. And Vallieres
has no intention of putting on the brakes. “Students who receive these seminars
and learn the real truth about drugs are inclined to look and think for
themselves, and they decide not to take drugs. That is the true benefit to this
program.”
The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a nonprofit
public benefit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual
information about drugs so they can make informed decisions and live drug-free.
According to drugfreeworld.org, “No one, especially a young person, likes to be
lectured about what he or she can or cannot do. Thus, we provide the facts that
empower youth to choose not to take drugs in the first place.”
DFS provides a “Truth About Drugs” booklet, an
informational pamphlet that details short- and long-term effects of drugs,
common street names and myths that a drug dealer might use to make a sale. The Foundation offers educational materials
free of charge to educators and anyone who wants to learn more about drugs.
For more information, visit www.drugfreesouth.org.
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