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Reduce the risk through education and prevention initiatives.
This stat was the case for Jamie Daniels, and there are countless children across the U.S. that will ultimately face the same challenges that Jamie and his family fought so hard to overcome.
Jamie Daniels Foundation is cultivating and leveraging best-in-class partnerships and programs with the goal of educating and supporting communities about the prevention of use and misuse of drugs. Substance Use Disorder has the ability to take lives in an instant. It poses life-long challenges for children and families. These unprecedented threats to society demand this long-term commitment to our families, our communities, and our future generations.
of people in the United States struggling with Substance Use Disorder – colloquially known as addiction or alcoholism – engaged with drugs or alcohol prior to their eighteenth birthday.
Research shows that substance use, especially before age 15, significantly heightens substance-related problems in the future. We support early intervention efforts for young people that prevent substance misuse and its consequences.
We are committed to addiction education and prevention to reduce risks associated with unsafe storage and disposal of prescription medications. Jamie Daniels Foundation distributes Deterra® Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches at all our events, and share these resources with other organizations, as a way to encourage Michiganders to safely clean out their medicine cabinets. Deterra pouches use activated carbon and tap water to render medications harmless and safe to throw away in household trash.
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With the help of a grant from the Jamie Daniels
This breakfast event helped raise funds for the Jamie Daniels
With recent grant support from Jamie Daniels Foundation, this local
SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week, which takes place from May 12-18,
The weekly class at Anderson Middle School in Berkley teaches
Every community in Michigan has been impacted by substance use
The Jamie Daniels Foundation, a Children’s Foundation initiative, provides education, resources, guidance and support to youth and adolescents battling Substance Use Disorder so that lives can be saved and healing can be created within families.
3011 West Grand Blvd
Suite 218
Detroit, Michigan
48202-3042
