July 26, 2001
Grant Makers Must Attack Substance Abuse
By STEVEN A. SCHROEDERThe abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs is the nation's No. 1 preventable health problem, yet few foundations focus on it. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation didn't focus on it either, but during the past decade, we changed. More grant makers should too.
One reason substance abuse can't be ignored is that it is so intertwined with the problems facing communities, including crime, prison overcrowding, highway fatalities, and low
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