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  • Home
  • About InnerAct
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Volunteering
    • Donations
  • Events & Programs
    • Prevention in the Schools
    • Prevention in the Community
    • Playgroup 2020
    • Red Ribbon Campaign
  • About Prevention
    • Fast Facts
    • Local Resources
    • Prevention Websites
    • Treatment Centers
    • Parent Resources
  • Contact
  • Blog

Prevention is Essential

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In order to prevent drug addiction, it is important to delay onset of the use of the gateway (tobacco, marijuana, alcohol) drugs as long as possible. Addiction is a preventable disease IF early education and prevention activities are provided.

Prevention Saves Money

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The estimated cost of illicit drug use on American society is $193 billion. 

https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs44/44731/44731p.pdf

With COVID-19 having shut down much of the country last year, cases of substance abuse have skyrocketed. Depression, stress, and anxiety are at their peak, and the numbers show it. 

We have teamed up with RehabAid to bring you an interactive map featuring statistics of drug overdose on a state-by-state case. To learn more and find out where Florida stands amongst the statistics, click here.

More About Prevention

​https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/lessons-prevention-research
For more information please contact
Angie Ellison ​
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