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DRUG PREVENTION

How a Father and Daughter Team Reach Millions with Effective Drug Prevention

Meghan Fialkoff and her father Ben, a dental surgeon, have taken the helm of New York’s Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Their work in reversing the drug problem in their city is the subject of a Voices for Humanity episode, in which the pair go straight to the city’s youth in schools and after-school programs.

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DRUG PREVENTION

One School at a Time

Heroin and opiate use, said the Executive Director of Drug-Free World New York, has reached “epidemic proportions” that are affecting countless teens in the public school system.

DRUG PREVENTION

Preventing Drug Abuse at Its Roots

Young people are less likely to use drugs when they are educated on the dangers.