Drug-Free Tennessee Reaching Out to Parents
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<strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Tennessee</strong> provides materials <strong>to</strong> educate parents and their children<br />
about the hazards of drugs.<br />
Arlo Dixon<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Tennessee</strong><br />
1130 8th Ave South Nashville, TN<br />
615-358-8338<br />
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PressReleasePing - August 15, 2017 -This past weekend,<br />
<strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Tennessee</strong> participated in an annual event for parents<br />
of school children, where they distributed copies of The Truth<br />
About <strong>Drug</strong>s booklets <strong>to</strong> parents, teachers and children alike.<br />
“We need <strong>to</strong> spread a positive drug-free message <strong>to</strong> parents and<br />
their children,” says Brian Fesler, regional coordina<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>Drug</strong>-<br />
<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Tennessee</strong>, “This is vital <strong>to</strong> halt drug abuse and especially<br />
the opioid epidemic that is sweeping this state and country.”<br />
DFT has been out in the community, handing out information and<br />
spreading the word. “Education is the best offense,” says Fesler.<br />
DFT is the local chapter of the Foundation for a <strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> World<br />
(FDFW), an international organization based in Los Angeles, and<br />
has as its mission <strong>to</strong> educate people about the dangerous effects<br />
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<strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> Ten…<br />
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of drugs so they understand and can make informed choices on<br />
the subject. At the heart of the campaign are the Truth About <strong>Drug</strong>s<br />
booklets, 13 fact-filled booklets that, without scare tactics, inform<br />
about drugs, empowering young people <strong>to</strong> make their own<br />
decisions <strong>to</strong> live drug-free.<br />
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Fesler says, “There is a need in our communities <strong>to</strong> educate<br />
everyone on drugs—drugs impact all our lives in one way or<br />
another. That’s why it is important for all of us <strong>to</strong> work <strong>to</strong>gether .”<br />
For more information on <strong>Drug</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Tennessee</strong>, visit<br />
drugfreetn.org.<br />
Education is the best offense.<br />
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