Mission

To provide schools and families with the most current drug abuse information in order to reduce substance abuse among the youth in Orange County communities.

To create an attitude that will eliminate drug abuse, gangs, and violence by focusing on youth, family, and the workplace through awareness, enforcement, and education.

Drug Use is Life Abuse (DUILA) is a creator, trainer, and coordinator of effective community responses to youth substance abuse and violence.  As a  501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization has educated children, families, schools, employers, and the community since 1987.

School-based prevention programs, augmented with support activities, form our foundation.  The four cornerstones of the DUILA experience are youth leadership development, community service opportunities, teambuilding, and professional networking to make a difference-together.

The results?  Young Orange County citizens head towards bright futures, armed with the needed skills, knowledge, resources, confidence, and motivation to actively assist their communities.

Goals

• To initiate action and coordinate efforts to bring the message “Drug Use is Life Abuse” to every citizen of Orange County.
• To provide tangible support for our citizens, particularly our young people, to let them know that they are not alone in the campaign to create a drug free society.
• To rally support within the entire Orange County community to make the commitment to accomplish their goals.
• To empower each citizen to make a personal commitment not to abuse drugs and to enable them to encourage others to make this commitment.
• To help our young people find positive ways of dealing with the stress of growing up through the encouragement of life-positive programs.