Drug Abuse Prevention

In early September 2009, Director of the White House Office of Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske participated in a Virtual Town Hall meeting in Washington, D.C. President Obama’s drug czar joined forces with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to promote community-wide involvement in drug abuse prevention efforts. The event followed on the heels of the release of the results from a Community Youth Development Study completed by the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine successful model for substance abuse reduction. Results from that trial featured a successful model for implementing prevention programs known as Communities That Care (CTC) and showed reduced delinquent behavior, along with decreased initiation of alcohol, cigarette, and smokeless tobacco use among middle school students. 

The Virtual Town Hall Meeting, which originated at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., offered instruction to community leaders on how to access details regarding a variety of effective prevention approaches. In addition to those in attendance in D.C., citizens participated via satellite from Maine, where several communities have experienced successful results with CTC.

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La Paloma is committed to staying on top of new approaches to prevention and treatment. If you or a family member are struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, call our toll-free number. Someone is there to take your call 24 hours a day and answer any questions you have about treatment, financing or insurance.