Category: Non Profit
![Team USA Women's Eight - the Best in the Water and the Best in Life](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/63/bf/2b8cd53097d6eaf2c7bb5731e9c9.jpg)
Not only did they bring home the Gold, they are gold-medal examples for the next generation as advocates of drug-free living in an era when that example is urgently needed.
![Volunteers at Rio Olympics Launch Gold-Medal Effort to Defeat Drug Abuse](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/be/53/61cb02486f589c483d50c63ae514.jpg)
Residents of Rio de Janeiro, Olympians, thousands of volunteers and the Foundation for a Drug-Free World have joined forces to tackle the drug epidemic with a massive multi-media drug prevention campaign.
![What Will It Take to Make Cyprus Drug-Free?](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/e4/6d/3741df8851fc2fabf17aadc465b7.jpg)
Far from being a rhetorical question, an artist and mother of two teenagers is setting her sites on a drug-free country.
![Former Addict is Leading the Campaign to Save Lives](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/10/53/6429b3dfae895af2e79ed0aaa648.jpg)
Carmen Margro, once an addict, now heads Foundation for a Drug-Free World South Africa. She says saving lives with the Truth About Drugs is "the best high" she's ever had.
![Foundation for a Drug-Free World Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/55/4c/aee1ee753e30c25b42d8e9e16b31.jpg)
Drug education and prevention were front and center Sept. 15 when the Foundation for a Drug-Free World was featured in the NASDAQ opening ceremony.
![Church of Scientology Auckland Hosts Forum Against Drug Abuse](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/28/4d/0a93a668040382184b6585e206b7.jpg)
Working together to create a drug-free New Zealand
![10th Annual Drug-Free Heroes Awards Gala Honors New York Anti-Drug Advocates](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8f/f4/f4a2b7ee5786e7103caf2f7f3cdf.jpg)
Dozens of humanitarians were honored as Drug-Free Heroes at the 10th Annual Foundation for a Drug-Free World gala
![Young Art and Essay Contest Winners Awarded by Mayor](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/18/87/49bfaf4f71d709b7be16bf5a6ac1.jpg)
Niagara Falls Mayor and City Council applaud youth for their drug-free advocacy.
![Drug Use and Trafficking Decreased in Rio de Janeiro During the 2016 Olympics for the First Time Since 2008](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/24/4d/a7ef13fadfccdd10e2a51316b361.jpg)
Statistics point to the effective drug prevention efforts of the Rio Civil Police
![16th Annual Marathon for a Drug-Free Hungary](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/70/fa/0a422ecce9398143c2a84f9b0b91.jpg)
Athletes, city officials and educators team up to bring the truth about drugs to the youth of Hungary.
![Five Reasons to Get Involved in Drug Education](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ec/db/4fc8c73ebe259ab77db4c5fe3b4c.jpg)
Five recent letters from teachers, school resource officers and community leaders who use the Truth About Drugs materials illustrate the impact—and urgency—of drug education.
![Groups Commit to End Drug Abuse in Brazil](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/0e/c7/911db4fb5889a805e0780c1df91a.jpg)
While the Olympics have drawn world attention to Brazil, there are many who are playing a different game—a dead-end game of crack addiction in the slums of the city. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is working with hundreds of volunteers from local churches and nonprofits to reverse the country's deadly crack epidemic.
![Local Merchants Join in the Fight Against Drugs](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/c7/6c/cc458225ee6b1944fc20eaa2d052.jpg)
Volunteers from the Belgian chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World raise awareness of the drug problem in their country.
![Foundation for a Drug-Free World Launches Campaign for Brazil Olympics](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/64/6d/72f67a088a7530e1635ce1fa0e36.jpg)
Creating partnerships with civic and nonprofit organizations to bring the truth about drugs to the people of Brazil.
![Foundation for a Drug-Free World Clearwater Center—a Resource for the Community](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/17/55/fc96812d18dd5574fc82f8d595aa.jpg)
With drug abuse at crisis level in the Tampa Bay Area, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World trains community leaders to reach kids with effective drug education before they begin to experiment with dangerous drugs.