Category: Addiction
![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.
![Retired Officer and Wife Expose the Truth](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/77/cb/2a397b1de6925c51b65f02464c4f.jpg)
After spending 21 years busting dealers, Frank Bianco, with the help of his wife Anne, is determined to educate the community and save lives. With the help of the drug education materials of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, they are doing just that.
![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.
![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
![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.
![Rio Olympics Inspire a Massive Campaign to End Drug Abuse](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/2f/f3/3b1e991c70f4a4fefa1d543479c0.jpg)
The 2016 Olympics saw the launch of an unprecedented drug prevention campaign determined to spread the truth about drugs throughout Brazil. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World built a corps of local volunteers passionate about ending the country's crack epidemic.
![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.