Evening recreational programs in the area gives almost one hundred youths somewhere to go to have good clean fun. Girls Scouts of America have entered the arena to promote drug prevention by giving many young females an opportunity to bond and grow. Richmond Community Hospital has been contracted by RRHA to provide outpatient drug treatment for residents of Whitcomb and others. High visibility is the Richmond Police departments newest strategy with officers on foot patrolling the streets, conducting auto checks and surveillance work. These are but a few of the cities around the country fighting the war on drugs, each fighting in their own way.
Prevention is a community effort to win the war on drugs.
This mean that everyone from the City Council, the Mayor, Police department, whole communities and its residents will have to get involved. Let us not abandon the crusade to end drug abuse in America. For more information on community efforts to fight the war on drugs, please contact the following. National Institute Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism Scientific Communications Branch , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Svcs Admin Nat'l Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information National Council on Alcoholism and Drug dependence .