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Floyd Against Drugs (FAD) received CADCA’s 2019 Advocate of the Year Award

Floyd Against Drugs (FAD) received CADCA’s 2019 Advocate of the Year Award for its contributions to important reductions in past 30-day...

Floyd Against Drugs Celebrates 20 Years!

Floyd Against Drugs will be celebrating its 20th anniversary November 30th from 9A-10:30A at the Rome Chamber of Commerce parking lot and...

Red Ribbon Week Contest Winners

West End Elementary School in Rome participated in our Red Ribbon Week door decorating and poetry contests. FAD happily supplied presents...

Drug Drop Event at Redmond Regional a Success

The Crush the Crisis Opioid Take Back Day took place on Saturday, October 24th at Redmond Regional Medical Center. It was another very...

Hit the Bin Drug Drop – October 10, 2020

On Saturday, October 10 from 8am until 12 noon Floyd Against Drugs and Floyd Medical Center will be holding a “Hit the Bin” Drug Drop in...

Drug Buster Trailer Event – Saturday, September 19, 2020

Floyd Against Drugs will be at Gilbreath Park in Lindale this Saturday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Drug Buster Trailer will be there for...

FAD Participates in International Overdose Awareness Day

Floyd Against Drugs participated in a butterfly release event to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event held on...

Floyd Against Drugs prepares to unveil Drug Buster trailer at jail on Thursday

Parents and guardians may not know where or what to look for when it comes to drug paraphernalia in their children’s bedrooms. However,...

Rome Chamber Ribbon Cutting

FAD is excited to announce we’ve joined the Rome Chamber of Commerce. We welcomed the Chamber to our offices for the official ribbon...

July Executive Board Meeting

Floyd Against Drugs board meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at the Health Department in Rome, GA. The meetings are...

YMCA, Floyd Against Drugs, other partners adding ‘Grab & Go Fun,’ enrichment activities at seve

Since March 16, the YMCA of Rome and Floyd County has been distributing “grab & go meal-packs,” produce boxes and weekend backpacks...

National Prevention Week – May 10-16, 2020

National Prevention Week (NPW) is a public education platform that promotes prevention year-round through providing ideas, capacity...

SIDE Program at Shorter University

Tuesday, February 25, at Shorter University from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, students participated in the S.I.D.E. program (Sheriff’s Impaired...

FAD Assists During S.I.D.E Event

On January 30th, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office sponsored a S.I.D.E (Sheriff’s Impaired Driving Experience) event at Coosa High...

Floyd Against Drugs Donates Opioid Antidote Naloxone to Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 – ROME, GA – The Floyd County Police Department, Rome City Police Department, and Floyd County Sheriff’s...

Floyd County to Receive Federal Resources to Combat Drug Trafficking

Announced as one of 13 new counties nationwide receiving High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area designation Washington, D.C. – Today Rep....

Crush the Crisis Event a Big Success

The Crush the Crisis event took place Saturday, September 7, 2019 in front of Redmond Regional Medical Center. Breaking the past...

Floyd Against Drugs Donates to Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit

FAD’s Executive Director, Dan Falcitelli and some of the Board of Directors pose with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit (on left...

Red Ribbon Week – October 23-31, 2018

The 2018 National Red Ribbon Week theme: Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free™. WHAT IS RED RIBBON WEEK? The Red Ribbon Campaign® is...

Living Proof’s Recover Rome clean-up event hits the jackpot

Recovery Rome hits the jackpot in community clean-up Saturday. See pictures from Living Proof Recovery of the winning team from Saturday...