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The Ad Council
The Ad Council uses the power of advertising to stimulate action against the problems confronting Americans today. The Ad Council is joined in this mission by the media, the advertising industry, the business world and the non-profit community.

Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
INL advises departments and agencies within the U.S. Government on the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
This is a membership organization of over 5,000 anti-drug coalitions working to make their communities safe, healthy, and drug-free.

Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
CBP is responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally and stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
DARE is an anti-drug, anti-violence organization which provides educational programs for youth.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
The DEA is the lead federal agency for the enforcement of narcotics and controlled substance laws and regulations.

Helping America's Youth
Helping America's Youth is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: family, school, and community. As the leader of the Helping America's Youth effort, Mrs. Laura Bush is highlighting programs which are effectively helping America's young people.

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
The Board is an independent and quasi-judicial control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions.

National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
NADCP advocates the establishment and funding of drug courts and provides for the collection and dissemination of information.

National Families in Action (NFIA)
NFIA's mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA conducts research focused on improving the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems to reduce the enormous health, social, and economic consequences of this disease.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

Office of Justice Programs
Since 1984, the Office of Justice Programs has provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.

PRIDE
Pride Surveys was created in 1982 by educators at Georgia State University in Atlanta and Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green . Their purpose was to help local schools measure student alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. Pride Surveys now measure behavior on many crucial issues that can affect learning: family, discipline, safety, activities, gangs, and more.

PRIDE Youth Programs
P.R.I.D.E. was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1977 by a group of parents concerned about the increasing popularity of drugs in their community. Through the years, PRIDE made its way into many of the fifty states and many countries in the form of youth performance teams. The concept of positive prevention, coupled with the vehicles of public speaking, drama, dance and song, became the trademark of these PRIDE Youth Teams.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA)
The mission of this non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry is to help teens reject substance abuse.

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD's mission simply stated: To provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is a Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of drug prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services.

U.S. Coast Guard
This agency enforces federal laws, including maritime drug interdiction, in the transit and arrival zones with jurisdiction on, under and over the high seas and U. S. territorial waters.