Drug-Free South made
a splash in Music City by distributing The Truth About Marijuana this past
weekend to hundreds of country music fans outside the CMA Music Festival.
There were 23,184
arrests for marijuana offenses in Tennessee in 2007, representing an arrest
rate of 377 per 100,000, which ranks Tennessee at number 11 in the nation,
according to a report from drugscience.org.
Additionally, the 7th annual Community Needs Evaluation from Metro
Social Services in Nashville reported that drug overdoses are a leading cause
of death in Tennessee, with over 1,100 in 2013 alone—surpassing murder, suicide
and motor vehicle accidents.
So Drug-Free South
hit the streets to distribute copies of the “Truth About Marijuana” booklet to
people heading for the Country Music Association Music Festival this past
weekend. Hundreds of copies of the
booklet were distributed by the chapter, which has its international office
located in Los Angeles – the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW).
Brian Fesler,
regional coordinator for FDFW, said, “We are changing lives. Each person to
receive this booklet could be a person saved from a lifetime of suffering and
addiction.”
The “Truth About
Drugs” booklets cover all basic side effects of drugs, common street names, and
how to recognize when you are being persuaded by a dealer. To learn more or
order booklets, visit drugfreesouth.org.
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