ABOUT US

The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in.  The ACE mission is “to promote responsible and beneficial use of products to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner environment in homes, businesses and the community.” Its core program areas are: Inhalant Abuse Prevention, Disease Prevention, Poison Prevention, and Product Management.

Since its inception, the Alliance for Consumer Education has built a foundation of education, credibility, and prominence. To achieve its objectives, ACE has the ability to draw on the experience, expertise, and capabilities of the many organizations that comprise the Alliance. ACE continues to build partnerships with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private sector firms to strengthen the impact of its initiatives. Using experts in the targeted program areas, ACE is developing research-based community outreach to educate individuals and families about the safe use of household products and about the role of these products in public health.

Inhalant Abuse Prevention Program
On March 20, 2002, ACE launched its flagship program, the Inhalant Abuse Prevention program, at a press conference in Washington, D.C. The components of ACE's program include a multi-faceted media campaign and outreach to parents. The program is designed to provide parents with high quality and practical information about Inhalant Abuse so they can include it in their substance abuse discussions with their children.



 



'As physicians caring for children, we have an obligation to think and ask about the possibility of Inhalant Abuse as part of our general care and counseling of patients and families.'- George C. Rodgers, MD, PhD Chief of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics University of Louisville

'We never warned our son about the dangers of Inhalant Abuse because we had never even heard about it. Our son, Ricky, died after trying Inhalants just one time. Now we spend each day hoping for opportunities to educate parents, grandparents and adults everywhere about the deadly consequences of Inhalant Abuse.' - Ricky, Sr. and Diane Stem