About $12.4 million in federal funding will go to grants for 99 new coalitions for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, announced.
The coalitions will provide education on illicit fentanyl and counterfeit pills as well as prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol, the ONDCP said in a Thursday news release.
“This funding for communities reinforces our commitment to preventing youth substance use as part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda to beat the overdose epidemic,” Gupta said. “By investing in evidence-based prevention strategies like this, we can continue ...
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