Pathways 2 Prevention
by Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
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Beyond the Program: Rethinking Prevention in 2026 with Rear Admiral…
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About this podcast
Join us for Drug Free America Foundation’s ‘Pathways to Prevention’ podcast as we engage stakeholders from across the drug demand reduction spectrum including government, academia, clergy, preventionists, treatment professionals, and persons in long-term recovery. Topics of discussion include current trends in the global substance use pandemic, strategies to reduce drug demand, and how to best adapt those strategies to the ever-shifting substance use landscape.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 59 episodes
- Beyond the Program: Rethinking Prevention in 2026 with Rear Admiral Christopher Jones · 59 minThis episode steps back from any single program or strategy to ask a bigger question: what does effective substance use prevention actually look like right now? Dave sits down…
- Why the DEA Does Prevention: The Story Behind Red Ribbon Week · 1 h 16 minThe "E" in DEA stands for enforcement, not education. So why does the nation's largest drug law enforcement agency have a team whose entire job is prevention? Dave Closson sits…
- Building the First Inclusive Recovery Community in the Nation with Ashley Neal · 1 h 4 minThis episode is about how a tri-county partnership in Tampa Bay became the first inclusive recovery community in the nation. Ashley Neal, a recovery advocate and community…
- Inside the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy with Dr. Roneet Lev · 53 minWhat happens when an emergency physician who spent years on the front lines of the overdose crisis gets to help write national drug policy? In this episode, Dave Closson sits…
- The Pulse of Resilience: Building Resilience from the Ground Up · 1 h 2 minTwo countries, two youth workers, one shared conviction: resilience isn't a luxury, it's a practice anyone can learn. This is a special multicast episode, recorded alongside our…
- The Pulse of Resilience: Why Falling, Feeling, and Rising Matters · 52 minThis special multicast episode was originally recorded with our partners at the Dalgarno Institute and their podcast, Unnecessary Harm. As part of our ongoing collaboration…
- Creating a Culture Shift in Campus Drinking · 1 h 6 minCollege drinking is often treated like an individual choice problem — “students just need to make better decisions.” In this episode, we zoom out and look at the bigger lever…
- Prevention Gone Wrong: The Do’s, Don’ts, and the Common-Sense Lessons in Drug Prevention · 1 h 11 minMost people in prevention care deeply… that’s not the issue. The issue is that some of the most common prevention approaches can quietly miss the mark… and sometimes even…
- From Peer Educator to Prevention Leader: Experience as Your Superpower · 48 minIn this episode of Pathways to Prevention, we explore prevention leadership from a different angle — lived experience that doesn’t come from a degree program, but from doing the…
- Where Grief, Maternal Health, and Prevention Meet: A Conversation with Mai Waller · 57 minWhen we talk about prevention, most people think about youth programs, policy change, or school-based education. But prevention also starts in a hospital room, in a living room…
- The Road to the Youth Declaration: Mobilizing a Global Youth Movement · 37 minIn this episode of Pathways to Prevention, host Dave Closson spotlights a powerful youth-led global effort: the Youth Declaration on Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. What…
- It’s Never Too Late: Hope, Help, and Healing for Older Adults in Recovery · 47 minDave Closson sits down with Terry Gerlach, Supervisor of Clinical Services at Hazelden Betty Ford in Naples, to explore recovery and mental health in older adults. Terry shares…
- Helping Teens Make Better Choices: A Conversation with Jason Dorr · 40 minIn this episode of Pathways 2 Prevention, Dave Closson sits down with Jason Dorr, a longtime youth mentor and prevention educator from More2Life. With nearly two decades of…
- At the Border of Prevention and Purpose · 27 minIn this powerful episode, Dave sits down with Julietta, a passionate prevention leader whose journey began as a child growing up in Juárez, Mexico, once known as the most…
- Faith, Love, and the Fight for Hope with Natalee King · 33 minAfter losing her sister to an overdose and her husband in a tragic military accident, Natalee King found herself drowning in grief, addiction, and hopelessness. What followed was…
- From Addiction for Profit to Prevention with Purpose: Lessons from Dr. Aaron Weiner · 55 minIn this powerful and eye-opening episode, Dave Closson sits down with Dr. Aaron Weiner to explore the evolving landscape of substance misuse—and what true prevention must look…
- Empowering Youth Voices: Youth Advisory Coalitions in Action · 1 h 0 minHow can we truly empower young people in substance use prevention? In this episode of Pathways 2 Prevention, host Dave Closson sits down with Emily Hill, a dedicated Drug-Free…
- Transforming Prevention: How Drug Free Clubs of America Empowers Youth · 45 minIn this inspiring episode of Pathways 2 Prevention, host Dave Closson sits down with Angie Ferguson, Executive Director of Drug Free Clubs of America (DFCA). Angie shares the…
- Trauma and Addiction - A Global Perspective with Rocío Suárez Ordoñez · 60 minWelcome to the Pathways to Prevention Podcast, where we explore transformative ideas, innovative approaches, and inspiring stories in substance misuse prevention and recovery. In…
- Empowering the Next Generation in Prevention: From Youth Leadership to Prevention Advocacy · 53 minIn this inspiring episode of the Pathways to Prevention podcast, host Dave Closson sits down with Ariel Cohn, a dedicated Young Professionals Advisory Board member at the Drug…
