Commentary

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People

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What This Guide Contains
Welcome to the National Families in Action Guide to the Drug Prevention Movement. This guide contains a record of the thousands of parent groups across America who organized in the late 1970s to prevent children from becoming involved with illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. How they achieved a two-thirds reduction in the monthly use of all drugs between 1979 and 1992 is the story chronicled here.

Commentary
An overview of the drug prevention movement and what it has achieved.

Background
Definitions, purpose, goals, and strategies of the drug prevention movement.

Organizations
A list of local, state, and national drug prevention organizations that have worked to prevent drug use, drug abuse, drug addiction, and drug-related deaths since the late 1970s. Click links for organizational profiles.

People
A list of people who have worked to prevent drug use and drug problems. Click links for individual profiles.

Prevention Books
A list of prevention publications that are helpful to parents, children, and families in preventing drug abuse. Click links to read reviews.