NEWS

| MASSACHUSETTS, USA |
Darren Tessitore lost seven friends to drug abuse before he was 15. To ensure youth across America don’t fall into the same trap, he partnered with driver’s education instructors to reach kids before drugs do.
| GEORGIA, USA |
As Atlanta, Georgia, grapples with a methamphetamine and opioid epidemic, Drug-Free World (DFW) brings in backup to reach half a million attending Super Bowl 53.
| GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA |
Training gives the South African Police Service a way to reduce drugs and crime in the nation by reaching youth before drugs do.
| OREGON, USA |
DFW supports the North Precinct Police Bureau’s efforts to make Holladay Park safe.
| EL SALVADOR |
After 34 years in the El Salvador military, Colonel Hugo Angulo was looking for a new strategy in the war on drugs. He is turning the tide now with Drug-Free World.
| COLOMBIA |
In 2019, Drug-Free World Colombia continues its campaign to bring the Truth About Drugs to the nation with the ultimate goal of a drug-free nation.
| OREGON, USA |
The Parent Teacher Association is working to give children a brighter future and Drug-Free World is giving them a leg up.
| ITALY |
To help stop drug abuse on the island, Drug-Free World Sardinia holds a yearly drug-free soccer tournament; this year with their sixth in Cagliari.
| UKRAINE |
DFW Ukraine teams up with local NGOs, police and government for a drug-free festival and flash mob.
| MALAYSIA |
Drug-Free World leader Khai Aziz and his punk band, Second Combat, are teaching youth that being drug-free is the best way to be a true rebel and lead happy lives.
| SOUTH AFRICA |
It has been shown that the majority of violence against women and children is fueled by drugs, which is why Drug-Free World joined the 100 Men March in Pretoria, South Africa.
| OREGON, USA |
Elite athletes are people youth listen to, and now they are using that power to encourage them to pledge to steer clear of drugs.
| ITALY |
Motorcyclists converge in northern Italy for the first Say No to Drugs Motorbike Rally.
| INDIA |
Drug-Free World India, launched in 2016, has quickly grown to a network of 31 groups across 19 Indian states, all with the purpose of educating India’s youth to lead drug-free lives.
| UNITED STATES |
The Drug-Free World New York chapter takes June by storm with events across the city from the Puerto Rican Day Parade, to the United Nations, to a Heroes Awards Gala and more.