In 1990, the Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA) received a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an formed the Drug Elimination Task Force. MHA, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation, City Schools, and the Murfreesboro Police Department had a tremendous effect on reducing drug trafficking and building a sense of community in Murfreesboro Public Housing. With help and support from local government, civic organizations, and members of the community, the Task Force experienced much success through the 1990's. In April of 2002 the Drug Elimination Task Force became the Community Anti Drug Coalition of Murfreesboro (CADCOM).

In 2003, CADCOM received instruction in coalition building from the CADCA sponsored Greenhouse Training. Further training with CADCA and the Tennessee Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services in 2006 strengthened our understanding of the Strategic Prevention Framework, a process that assists coalitions in assessment, capacity, planning, implementing strategies, and evaluating outcomes.

Due to their continued success, the coalition grew to include Rutherford County. Since Murfreesboro is a part of Rutherford County, the task force changed their name from CADCOM to CADCOR - Community Anti-drug Coalition of Rutherford.

CADCOR is funded through the Drug Free Community Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) and the Tennessee Strategic Prevention Framework - State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Tennessee Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (DADAS) and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health. And people like you! - Our neighbors and friends who share our mission for a safe and healthy county, state, and nation.