The Council On Alcohol & Drugs Inc

In fy24 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 $381,945.

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 fy24. These four areas were identified in the office of national drug control policy's prescription drug abuse prevention plan.the four priority areas are 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 246 drug drop boxes, the dispersion of well over 2,000 medicine safes, and over 600 hours of technical assistance and direct training. The council staff are also committed to promoting integrative medicine as a best practice proven to prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse.lastly, the council staff continues to support law enforcement through collaboration. Collaboration through providing technical assistance regarding drug drop boxes, promoting prescription drug abuse prevention education, and support for elimination of improper prescribing practices, "pill mills, and doctor shoppers."