THE COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

Programs

1. Since 1996, the council's nationally award-winning drugs don't work in georgia program has been assisting companies in achieving drug-free certification. State-certified drug free workplaces in georgia receive a state mandated 7.5% discount on workers' compensation insurance. Employees of state certified drug free workplaces receive state mandated drug prevention information and education annually. This is drug education delivered to a "captive audience" that working parents can take home and share with their children. Employees of certified drug free workplaces are also subjected to drug testing in the workplace. The federal government has proven that drug testing at work is a deterrent to drug use. Employees of certified drug free workplaces receive substance abuse treatment either through workplace based eap (employee assistance programs), or through a list of treatment and counseling centers made available by their employer.

   $4,332,183 spent
   80% of program spending

2. The georgia prescription drug abuse prevention initiative (gpdapi) focused on four priority areas and 17 objectives to prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse in georgia in fy25. These four areas were identified in the office of national drug control policy's prescription drug abuse prevention plan.the four priority areas prevention education, advocacy, secure disposal, and safe storage. The first step in tackling the problem of prescription drug abuse was providing prevention education to georgia's parents, youth, the general public, physicians, pharmacists, caretakers, and others about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and the appropriate and safe use of prescription drugs. By encouraging convenient and environmentally responsible prescription drug disposal, along with safe storage programs in georgia, the access, and supply of unused and expired prescription drugs was decrease in homes across georgia. The decrease in access and supply can be attributed to the over 248 drug drop boxes, the dispersion of hundreds of medicine safes, and over 700 hours of technical assistance and direct training. The council staff are also committed to promoting integrative medicine as a…

   $452,000 spent
   8% of program spending

3. In fy25 the dfw division continued working to increase revenue. Staff members focused on retaining members while soliciting new drug free workplace memberships and increasing drug testing sales. As a result of these efforts, the division finished the year with a net income surplus of $360,347.

   $410,615 spent$759,291 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

4. The council was funded by the georgia department of behavioral health and developmental disabilities, division of behavioral health, office behavioral health prevention (dbhdd/dbh/obhp) to conduct an partners in prevention project (pipp). The council conducted pipp programs in five of dbhdd's six regions across the state. The council is working in collaboration with local, regional and statewide partners to serve selected target communities located in the following counties: region 1: banks franklin and habersham; region 2: madison and stephens; region 3: newton; region 5: candler, telfair, and wheeler; region 6: butts.during the implementation phase council staff have been supervising and implementing 10 environmental strategies and 10 individual strategies. These strategies are based on local needs that were identified during the needs assessment phase. Each strategy is implemented with fidelity and is tailored uniquely for each local community. These strategies include sources of strength, counter advertising, all stars, and positive social norms.the strategic prevention framework (spf) suicide prevention project was conducted in two of the six dbhdd regions across the state.…

   $229,000 spent
   4% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,423,798.