Login
Like
Sign Up
Share Sign Up to see w hat your friends like.
Drug-Free Tennessee participates each year in National Night Out Against Crime by distributing the Truth About Drugs booklets to neighbors.
Arlo Dixon Drug-Free South 1130 8th Ave South 615-358-8338 Contact Email Visit Our Website
PressReleasePing - July 18, 2017 -Nashville, TN - In the last month alone, there have been nearly one hundred crimes reported by the Nashville police department just in the Edgehill neighborhood. In response, Drug-Free Tennessee will join community partners, neighbors and police for National Night Out Against Crime to put an end to rampant crime and drug violations. Night Out Against Crime is meant to stop crime before it starts. It was designed to heighten awareness; generate support for, and participation
in,
local
anticrime
programs;
strengthen
neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back, according to natw.org.
Youth today are having to make decisions about drugs at a younger age. We need to get them reliable information so they can make educated choices.
This year marks the 34th annual event held to combat drug use and prevent crime. This is the 9th year that Drug-Free Tennessee has participated in the Nashville festivities. Neighborhoods frequently celebrate with a mix of food, Convert w ebpages or entire w ebsites to PDF - Use PDFmyURL!
dancing, information booths and crime forums to help promote safer living.
Drug-Free Ten… 68 likes
Rev. Brian Fesler, regional coordinator for Drug-Free Tennessee, says, “Youth today are having to make decisions about drugs at a younger age. We need to get them reliable information so they can make educated choices.” Drug-Free Tennessee is the local chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, which provides booklets with
Like Page
information on how drugs affect the body and mind, what a dealer might say, and common street names to young people know how to avoid them. The materials are available free of charge, and can be obtained through
Be the first of your friends to like this
drugfreeworld.org. For more information on National Night Out, visit natw.org. For more information on Drug-Free Tennessee or to order materials, visit drugfreetn.org.
View Related News Category: Health Region: North America Tags (meta-keywords): education, health, kids
This press release is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice Copyright © 2017 PressReleasePing
Convert w ebpages or entire w ebsites to PDF - Use PDFmyURL!