ABOUT US

The 1994 United Nations World Drug Demand Reduction Conference for Non-Government Organizations (NGO's) held in Bangkok issued a mandate that NGOs form regional and hemispheric coalitions. The intent was for NGOs to develop a method for organizations to exchange ideas, materials, and people. Such exchanges would help NGOs become more effective in their individual drug prevention activities.

The Drug Prevention Network of America (DPNA or RIPRED in Spanish) was formed as a result of this mandate. At the Bangkok meeting, 65 representatives met from South America , the Caribbean , and North America . This group formed an ad hoc board with ten representatives that met the following year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , to continue the dialogue and form a hemispheric alliance. The board adopted the name DPNA at the Fort Lauderdale meeting and accepted an invitation to participate in 's first drug demand reduction conference held in in 1995.

DPNC

The Drug Prevention Network of Canada was formed on June 1st, 2005 to serve as the Canadian contingent of the Drug Prevention Network of America . We are dedicated to working with like-minded organizations and individuals to advance abstinence-based drug and alcohol treatment and recovery programs, to promoting a healthy lifestyle free of drugs and to opposing legalization of drugs in Canada.