| INTERNATIONAL |
As is tradition, in honor of the United Nations Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Drug-Free World volunteers across the globe set up events, concerts and mass distribution.
| NEW ZEALAND |
Sergeant Lexmond of Gisborne, New Zealand, now has an effective partner: The Truth About Drugs.
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Tens of thousands of Dominicans benefit when long-time National Drug Counselor Carlos Gonzalez begins using the Truth About Drugs campaign.
| BRAZIL |
The 2016 Olympics saw the launch of an unprecedented drug prevention campaign determined to spread the truth about drugs throughout Brazil. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World built a corps of local volunteers passionate about ending the country’s crack epidemic.
| SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
Foundation for a Drug-Free World volunteers reach tens of thousands of fans from across the country in their largest US booklet distribution to date.
| TANZANIA |
How one man who suffered the deep personal loss of a close family member at the hands of drug abuse is waking up the youth of his nation to the truth so they can halt the problem.
| ARGENTINA |
One of Argentina’s hottest tourist destinations now boasts a new attraction.
| VENEZUELA |
In spite of having educated some 4,000 soldiers, 135,000 company personnel and 450,000 students in Venezuela, Mario Chirinos will tell you he’s just getting started.
| ITALY |
A group of concerned parents is taking matters into its own hands to create a drug-free Milano, enlisting music-lovers, soccer-players, city officials and national police in the fight to end drug abuse in their city.
| HUNGARY |
A mighty team in Central Europe works to defuse what has been called “a ticking time bomb” of drug abuse before it starts.
| TUNISIA |
Youth mentors learn tools they will use to help young addicts.
| PHARR, TEXAS |
The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, the world’s largest causeway connecting two countries and an important Mexico-United States link, extends directly into Pharr, moving people and commodities. But among those commodities are illicit drugs, and that’s a crisis for Pharr.
| INDONESIA |
Indonesia takes a no-mercy approach to drug trafficking: the death penalty. But that doesn’t stop young people from experimenting, and drug among the nation’s youth is on the rise. With 50 addicts dying every day, the country’s president declared a state of emergency in regard to illicit drugs.
| BUFFALO, NEW YORK |
Professional stock car racer Nate Straus with the car he drove at the Lancaster National Speedway in New York, promoting the message of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World.
| HONDURAS |
Honduras’ second-largest city, San Pedro Sula, has become known as the murder capital of the world. A multibillion-dollar drug trade flows through the country along one of the world’s major narcotics trafficking corridors. Business and government corruption is rampant.
