High school band drugs affect affect so many lives! This man thought he was only hurting himself, but now he has lost a good job helping kids! This must be prevented! Get educated–help others! TULLAHOMA: A Tullahoma High School band co-director has been arrested on possible drug charges while the FBI …
Kratom is a very dangerous drug! This is so sad. This guy is only 26 years old. When he was a kid, do you think he planned to grow up and be a drug dealer? How did he get into drugs? We need to educate our youth so they don’t make …
A tip from Drug-Free Tennessee: Educate yourself and your friends about drugs! This man’s life is ruined by drugs and he has probably ruined many more! NASHVILLE: A tip from a citizen early Tuesday morning about illegal drug sales resulted in the arrest of a convicted felon and the seizure of two …
These two men are only 21 and 22 years old, and their lives are ruined. Help people learn the Truth About Crystal Meth before it is too late! NASHVILLE: A one-month investigation into the large scale distribution of crystal meth in the Nashville area has resulted in the arrests of two …
Exciting news! We are planning a concert in observance of World Health Day. It will be on April 10th (a Monday) at 6:30 pm. We’ll have some educational materials available on the Truth About Drugs, of course, and we’re also inviting any health-related organizations to have a booth to share information on healthy living. The …
In the Edgehill community, when you need resources, you have them right at your fingertips. That’s what we’ve noticed in our time within this community. We’ve been to many Edgehill events, where we’ve distributed booklets, met people and spread the word about our goals for a drug-free Tennessee. At each …
We need to spread our drug-free message, as we’ve seen recent crime statistics and they are appalling! Within the last month, there have been over 700 drug-related crimes in the Metro Nashville area alone, according to crimemapping.org. So, just the other day, we were able to participate with a booth at …
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, 80% of crimes in the state have some drug-related nexus. Additionally, Tennessee’s uninsured coupled with a high rate of prescribed painkillers are contributing factors behind the state’s rise in heroin addiction and overdoses, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Drug-Free Tennessee participates each year in National Night Out Against Crime by distributing the Truth About Drugs booklets to neighbors. In the last month alone, there have been over two hundred crimes reported by the Nashville police department just in the Edgehill neighborhood. In response, the Drug-Free Tennessee joined community …
For International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Drug-Free Tennessee took to the Edgehill neighborhood to distribute copies of the Truth About Drugs booklet. In 2013, neighborhoodscout.com listed Edgehill as the 18th most dangerous neighborhood in the United States. And in 2015, the Tennessean newspaper reported that police were …