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What Should You Do With Your Unused Meds?

Find out ways you can keep your unused prescriptions safe.

Unfortunately, high school student-athletes can be especially vulnerable to prescription painkiller misuse.

The 2019 Red Ribbon Patch Program is now underway! Get details on how your troop can earn Red Ribbon patches and Certificates of Participation.

Summer break is when a lot of teens take drugs for the first time. Check out these engaging and drug-free activities for your teens.

U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach all-time high

(NBC News, June 12) The suicide, alcohol and drug overdose rates in the United States are the highest they’ve ever been, according to a recently released report from the Commonwealth Fund.
Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana

(The Washington Post, June 16) In Colorado and Washington – the first two states to legalize recreational weed – parents and educators are getting more and more concerned about the use of highly potent marijuana among teens.
Babies born dependent on opioids may feel pain more strongly, study finds

(Philly.com, May 16) The infants of mothers who took opioids while they were pregnant feel pain more than other babies, according to a new study.
Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside The Seesaw Struggle of Dual Addiction

(NPR, June 17) The recent resurgence of methamphetamine is connected to the opioid epidemic, according to researchers.