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Over the past 15 years, we have watched illicit drug use and abuse destroy communities all over the world. We have watch parents sit by helplessly as they lose their children to drugs. We have watched the lives of youth be destroyed because of their parents' addiction to drugs. So how can we take a stand against such ills in our community?

A Community-based program for substance abuse prevention is the answer. In order to rid communities of drug abuse and crimes related to drugs, we must put drug dealers out of business. Since drug trafficking and the sale of drugs are so profitable, it has become big business. The only way to put any business out of business is to decrease the demand for the product or service.

To accomplish this, each community must provide preventive interventions in their small part of the world. Collectively, we can have a long-term impact on ridding the world of illicit drug use and drug abuse.

Creating a substance abuse prevention program will change the lives of residents in your community. Drugs and crimes related to drugs are in every community. It does not matter if it is a wealthy community or the poorest of the poor. This is why it is so important that every community creates a program for substance abuse prevention. Accordingly, a powerful program for substance abuse prevention incorporates drug education with community mobilization, youth development, and community action. Yes, the community must get involved.*

The saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The same saying can be applied to drug abuse. Prevention is the long-term answer to a long-term problem.

*Perhaps, you have what it takes to start a drug abuse prevention program in your community. Carmellita M. Brown answered the call of over 200 requested e-mails from concerned citizens around the globe. Carmellita M. Brown in partnership with Universalclass.com has created a Virtual Classroom Online to launch an online course called "Create a Substance Abuse Prevention Program."

To learn more about how to plan, design, and implement an exemplary substance abuse prevention program in your community please visit http://universalclass.com/i/crn/14531.htm . Such programs do receive over $250,000 in government funding and up to $150,000 in funding from private foundations. Learn how you can get started today.