Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.

Pathways 2 Prevention

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Join us for Drug Free America Foundation’s ‘Pathways to Prevention’ podcast as we engage stakeholders from across the drug demand reduction spectrum including government, academia, clergy, preventionists, treatment professionals, and persons in long-term recovery. Topics of discussion include current trends in the global substance use pandemic, strategies to reduce drug demand, and how to best adapt those strategies to the ever-shifting substance use landscape.

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Giving a voice and political agency to those in recovery 03.09.2021 1:13:51

In this episode we are joined by guest Boro Goic, a founding member of the Recovered Users Network (RUN). We not only discuss Boro's personal journey to recovery and the important work RUN is doing, but we also touch on the importance of establishing recovery oriented systems of care in communities throughout the world. Further points of discussion include the still-persistent stigma around addict...

Episode 4: Healing addiction through art in Macau 19.07.2021 24:46

Join us as we meet with Augusto Nogueira, Executive Director of the Association for Rehabilitation of Drug Users in Macau (ARTM). We talk about ARTM's unique approach to treating addiction and re-integrating addicts into society through long-term aftercare, skills training, and the arts.

Fool me once: Research as marketing in the marijuana industry 23.06.2021 51:33

Join our discussion with economist and public health expert Theo Caputi as we discuss how the marijuana industry uses poorly-designed research to market their products and make unsubstantiated claims regarding health benefits and safety. We also discuss the economic and societal costs of marijuana legalization. Theodore Caputi is a public health and economics researcher and a second-year Ph. D. st...

Substance Use Prevention in Afghanistan 15.06.2021 17:40

In this episode, Dr. Mohr joins with Dichen Choden, Program Officer with the Colombo Plan’s Drug Advisory Program, to discuss her pilot project to train Afghan teachers in the Universal Prevention Curriculum.

We kick-off with Dr. Kevin Sabet! 14.06.2021 28:35

An author, consultant, former advisor to three U.S. presidential administrations, assistant professor, and the President and CEO of SAM, Dr. Kevin Sabet joins us simultaneously with the launch of his new book, SmokeScreen: What the Marijuana Industry Doesn't Want You to Know.