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Shatterproof

Norwalk, CT

Shatterproof is a national nonprofit focused on helping people navigate the complexities of substance use disorder (SUD), a treatable medical condition. We inform the public on prevention, treatment and recovery from addiction and mobilize and empower communities to take action. We focus our efforts on three pillars of work that are driven by policy change - transforming addiction treatment, ending addiction stigma, and educating and empowering our communities.

Preventing or responding to early substance use Getting loved ones help for a substance use problem, or supporting their recovery

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.)

Alexandria, VA

Smart Approaches to Marijuana envisions a society where marijuana policies are aligned with the scientific understanding of marijuana’s harms, and the commercialization and normalization of marijuana are no more. Our mission is to educate citizens on the science of marijuana and to promote health-first, smart policies and attitudes that decrease marijuana use and its consequences.

Preventing or responding to early substance use Finding strength to cope with your loved one’s substance use or death due to substance use

Sold Out Youth Foundation

Southern Shores, NC

Sold Out‘s Mission is to educate, encourage, and challenge students to live a life of alcohol and drug abstinence in order to significantly lessen, if not eradicate, the number of young individuals who are dying each year from alcohol and drugs, specifically fentanyl. Providing schools and communities with necessary drug and alcohol information including an online, proactive, comprehensive, flexible, risk mitigating in classroom fentanyl education program, and drug/alcohol abstinence pledge platform for students grades 4-12, school staff, parents, and community leaders.

Preventing or responding to early substance use Network of Local Partners

Soles Walking 4 Souls

Adkins, TX

Soles Walking 4 Souls is dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl, honoring those lost, and supporting families through education and outreach. We walk to remember, educate youth in our schools, fund grassroots efforts through our grant program, and empower students with scholarships after the loss of a parent to fentanyl poisoning. Together, we take steps toward healing, prevention, and lasting change.

Finding strength to cope with your loved one’s substance use or death due to substance use

Song for Charlie

Pasadena, CA

Song for Charlie is a national nonprofit charity dedicated to raising awareness about ‘fentapills’ — fake pills made of fentanyl. We partner with experts, educators, parents and other influencers to reach the most vulnerable group: young people between the ages 13-24. Our program highlights the emerging dangers of self-medication and casual drug use in the fentanyl era and encourages healthier strategies for coping with stress.

Preventing or responding to early substance use Getting loved ones help for a substance use problem, or supporting their recovery Finding strength to cope with your loved one’s substance use or death due to substance use Network of Local Partners

Sounds of Sarah, Inc.

Griffith, IN

Sounds of Sarah Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a variety of prevention, education and public services, that focus on the dangers of illicit fentanyl, counterfeit drugs and addictions. Our mission is to raise awareness to the nationwide opioid and illicit drug epidemic, ensuring the public has access to the necessary information and resources to save lives.

South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services

Columbia, SC

The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services is the lead agency that addresses substance use prevention, treatment and recovery in the state of South Carolina

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South Dakota Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Services

Pierre, SD

The Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Services, is the lead agency that addresses substance use prevention, treatment and recovery in the state of South Dakota.

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Southern Midcoast Communities for Prevention

Brunswick, ME

Southern Midcoast Communities for Prevention is a community health coalition, collaborating within the communities of Sagadahoc County, Brunswick and Harpswell, to promote healthy choices and support our youth to be safe and substance free.

Preventing or responding to early substance use Getting loved ones help for a substance use problem, or supporting their recovery

Steps of Hope Iowa

Bondurant, IA

Steps of Hope Iowa is a community effected by substance use. Some have lost a special someone. Some are in recovery. I'm a mom on a mission, pouring pain into purpose. We host an annual overdose awareness walk and a memorial event on overdose awareness day. No shame. No stigma. Nobody walks alone. Together we will make a difference!

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