Drugs Don’t Work

Drugs Don’t Work (DDW) in Georgia is a program of The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Inc., a 44 year-old nonprofit 501(c)3 drug prevention agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

DDW in Georgia is a partnership program of The Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Behavioral Health Prevention, and local chambers of commerce. The DDW program is the official drug-free workplace services provider of the state of Georgia as mandated by Georgia Law (OCGA 34-9-410).

The DDW program receives funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention through the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Prevention Services and Programs.

Drugs Don’t Work Goal
Create healthy communities in which to live and work through the establishment of drug-free work places utilizing the guidelines for certification set forth by Georgia law, the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation and the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

The primary purpose of DDW in Georgia has been to assist businesses in the development of comprehensive drug- free workplace programs, to supply free and discounted drug-free workplace services, and to educate working parents on how to talk to their children about drugs.