In Seattle, Washington, where the Foundation for a Drug-Free World is active in a community coalition to stamp out drug abuse, booklet distribution helps parents to educate their children—a successful strategy for drug prevention that starts at home.

DISTRIBUTING THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS

Street-level distribution of drug education booklets reaches both youth and adults along London thoroughfares.
Street-level distribution of drug education booklets reaches both youth and adults along London thoroughfares.

An important action in getting out the truth about drugs is the distribution of program materials—drug education booklets and pamphlets. Each week in cities around the world, schools and youth groups help get The Truth About Drugs series of fourteen booklets out into their communities.

The first booklet gives the full overview of drugs, how they work and what they do to the body and mind. Then there’s one covering every drug of choice. With no preaching, each booklet just provides the straight facts. Concerned businesses and governments help sponsor massive distribution to every part of the globe.

Drug education booklets have been distributed in 20 languages, replacing drug myths with the truth. It’s done right at street level, one-on-one and hand-to-hand. To date, more than 26 million booklets have been distributed from New York to Taiwan and from Australia to Italy.