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Clean For The Day is an organization whose primary focus is prevention education on the substance use disorder epidemic.  

We partner with like-minded organizations and individuals to share ideas and information concerning the critical social needs created by substance use and dependency in our communities.

We advance specific solutions through our cutting-edge prevention education and awareness-creating activities and programs.

CFTD also offers spiritual and grief counseling/support for individuals and families who may need a helping hand in their grieving and/or spiritual journey.  We offer emotional and spiritual support, empathically listening as we walk with you throughout the process.  

"Harm Reduction is an approach that emphasizes engaging directly with people who use drugs to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission, improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of those served, and offer low-threshold options for accessing substance use disorder treatment and other health care services". - SAMHSA 2022  - Substance abuse disorder falls under the "umbrella" of MENTAL HEALTH. Why this is still misunderstood in our society as not a form of self-harm is absurd, and discriminatory!  Why does our society continue to watch hundreds of thousands die because of STIGMA??  YES, we do have this epidemic in every community in this country!  Those who continue to suffer in silence because they have been pushed to the margins of our society have the same dignity as anyone else.  It is time to offer a "hand up", not another smackdown!  Help us help you by sharing our resources and services because it does take a village!

Promoting Awareness Nationwide

Clean For The Day (CFTD) is based in Melbourne, FL.  CFTD promotes awareness about illicit drugs, alcohol, and process disorders that lead to self-harm.  We address the opioid epidemic head-on, with our main focus on fentanyl. We attend events nationwide to educate the public on prevention education, empowering communities to have an informed understanding of how substance use disorder, when understood correctly, can lead to compassion and healing within families and communities.  We share personal stories of loss, and hope and offer programs that empower individuals, groups, and communities to begin to make real change. 

5 myths about substance use disorder (SUD):

• MYTH 1: Overcoming addiction is simply a matter of willpower. You can stop using drugs if you really want to. TRUTH - Prolonged exposure to drugs alters the brain in ways that result in powerful cravings and a compulsion to use. These brain changes make it almost impossible to quit by sheer force of will.  There is a difference between a "dry drunk" and someone in Recovery.
• MYTH 2: Substance use disorder is an untreatable disease. TRUTH -  Most experts agree that addiction is a disease that affects the brain, but that does not mean a person should view it as a hopeless situation. The brain changes according to the substance of choice, frequency of use, and the amount used. SUD can be effectively treated and managed through 12-step programs, therapy, medications, exercise, diet, and many other options.
• MYTH 3: Addicts have to hit rock bottom before they can get better. TRUTH - Recovery can begin at any point in the addiction process—and the earlier, the better. The longer drug abuse continues, the stronger the addiction becomes and the harder it is to treat. Don’t wait to intervene until the addict has lost everything.
• MYTH 4: You can’t force someone into treatment; they have to want help. TRUTH - Treatment doesn’t have to be voluntary to be successful. People who are pressured into treatment by their family, employer, or the legal system are just as likely to benefit as those who choose to enter treatment on their own. As they sober up and their thinking clears, many formerly resistant addicts decide they want to change.
• MYTH 5: Treatment did not work before, so there is no point trying again.  TRUTH - Recovery from drug addiction is a long process that often involves setbacks. Relapse does not mean that treatment has failed or that sobriety is a lost cause. Rather, it’s a signal to get back on track, either by going back to treatment or adjusting the treatment approach.