The Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act is intended to encourage underage drinking education campaigns and provide annual reports to Congress on statewide underage drinking and enforcement activities. Through this community coalition enhancement program, current and past DFC grantees can receive grants of up to $60,000 for up to four years to enhance their underage drinking prevention efforts. Strategies implemented by grantees can include mobilizing the community to restrict youth access to alcohol, conducting community-wide education campaigns, strengthening and enforcing underage sales or service laws, and conducting vendor and server training.

This landmark act is the first major federal addiction legislation in 40 years and the most comprehensive effort to combat the opioid epidemic. It brings together all six essential pillars of a coordinated response: prevention, treatment, recovery, law enforcement, criminal justice reform, and overdose reversal. Section 103 of CARA provides grants of $50,000 for 5 years to allow current and former DFC grantees to do more with more intensity to reduce prescription drug misuse.

The Strategic Prevention Framework/Partnership for Success (SPF/PFS) grant program helps states and communities use data to target substance use prevention where it’s needed most. Grounded in the Strategic Prevention Framework, this approach has effectively reduced молодость substance use and delivered strong returns on investment. Learn more about how it works.

The Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is the largest federal formula grant to state alcohol and drug authorities. The Block Grant supports substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services within the states. Federal statute requires states to direct at least 20% of the block grant to primary prevention services. This prevention set-aside is the largest single source of funding in each state’s prevention system, comprising 62% of the primary substance use prevention funding in U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia.

The Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act is a critical piece of legislation that aims to provide K-12 youth with the education to protect them from the dangers of substance use. This bill would authorize a new $7 million grant program for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grantees to be able to apply for up to $75,000 per year for 4 years of funding to partner with elementary, middle and/or high schools in their community to plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive school-based substance use prevention programming.

CADCA supports an amendment introduced in the 2024 Farm Bill by Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15й) that would change the definition of hemp to specifically exclude semi-synthetic cannabinoids that have similar effects to delta-9 THC, as well as quantifiable amounts of THC as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Табак remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and youth continue to be a key target for the tobacco industry. The 2024 Surgeon General’s Report highlights the urgent need for sustained prevention efforts. Learn how CADCA supports the CDC’s work to protect communities.