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Drug-Free Tennessee at the JAKES Event

August 19, 2024 | Filed under: News, Putnam

Drug-Free Tennessee had a great time participating at JAKES Day 2024! JAKES means “Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship,” and this is an amazing program established by the National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF) in 1981. It is dedicated to informing, educating and involving youth 17 and younger in wildlife conservation …

Davidson County Second-Deadliest for Overdose

October 11, 2023 | Filed under: Davidson, News, Newsletter

Okay, people–it’s time to step up. We can prevent our youth from ever starting drugs! Get our Truth About Drugs booklets into their hands, have them read it. Give them accurate info to make good choices! Nashville metro had second-highest rate of overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, report …

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 22, 2022 | Filed under: Davidson, Events, News, Newsletter

Our community needs help! Drugs are killing our youth and motivating too much crime. We have to come together to do something about it! ~Rev. Brian Fesler, Regional Coordinator for Drug-Free Tennessee In recognition of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Drug-Free Tennessee is inviting all community partners …

Police Seize 5.5 Pounds of Dangerous Fentanyl, Cash and 2 Guns

June 8, 2022 | Filed under: Davidson, News, Newsletter

Photo credit: New Hampshire State Police Forensic Lab. The vials contain enough of each drug to kill an adult male. News from Metro Nashville Police Department… A continuing investigation into fentanyl distribution in the Nashville area during May and June has resulted in the seizure of 5.5 pounds of fentanyl, …

Just Too Much

January 24, 2022 | Filed under: News

Go to your favorite search engine and type in Drugs Tennessee. Check the news feed… if you dare! Here’s a link to get you started: click here for the latest results. Today (January 24, 2022) there were 8,700,000 results in the news category, starting with these: That is just too …

Tennessee House Proclaims Truth About Drugs Day

October 15, 2021 | Filed under: News, Newsletter

The Tennessee House of Representatives cares about our youth and wants to prevent drug abuse. It just proclaimed October 30 as “Truth About Drugs Day” as we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World! Join Drug-Free Tennessee in the commitment to eliminate this scourge from our …

Tennessee Senate Proclaims Truth About Drugs Day

October 10, 2021 | Filed under: News, Newsletter

The Tennessee Senate cares about our drug prevention for our youth. It just proclaimed October 30 as “Truth About Drugs Day” as we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World! Join Drug-Free Tennessee in the commitment to eliminate this scourge from our great state!

Post-Pandemic Update

June 28, 2021 | Filed under: Events, News

Our state needs help! Drug problems didn’t go away with the pandemic. We need to work together to clean up our state. ~Rev. Brian Fesler Date: June 28, 2021 Time: 7:00pm – 7:30pm Venue: Church of Scientology Community Room Address: 1130 8th Ave S, Nashville TN 37203 RSVP: (click here) …

Opioid Crisis Getting Worse

December 30, 2019 | Filed under: News, Newsletter

We all want a drug-free Tennessee. But according to a report from the Tennessean… More than 9,100 people have died of drug overdoses in Tennessee between 2013 and 2018, according to state death data. More than 70% of those deaths were at least partially caused by opioids, including prescription painkillers, …

Meth – Still in Tennessee

March 22, 2019 | Filed under: Grundy, News, Newsletter

Some people think drug dealers have moved on to heroin, opioids and fentanyl, but meth is still a huge problem in Tennessee! ~Drug-Free Tennessee On March 19, 2019, Nashville Public Radio reported: Nineteen people were charged last week after a coordinated drug bust in Grundy County. Most of the defendants …

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  • Police Seize 5.5 Pounds of Dangerous Fentanyl, Cash and 2 Guns

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