Lead the Way to a Drug-Free LA

Encouraging young people and adults to refuse to become involved with drugs

Since the beginning of 2003, more than 20,000 copies of “Ecstasy: The Truth About the Enemy Behind the Mask,” and “The Truth About Joints: Marijuana and Hashish” have been distributed in Hollywood and throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Shop owners in Hollywood display the booklets and provide them to their customers. Volunteers distributed copies of the booklets during a special event to honor the Sheriff of Los Angeles and tens of thousands of copies were passed out to runners in a local marathon.

Such efforts are encouraging more and more young people and adults to refuse to become involved with drugs.

"Solving the drug problem starts with providing those who might consider using drugs factual information about their dangers,” says Stith. “Once a person really understands the harm drugs do, he is no longer interested in taking drugs. And that is where the real solution starts.”