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Win an iPad and $1,000 for your school by competing in the 2024 National Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest, open October 1 - November 1!
Watch: 'Awkward Conversations' Podcast Season 4
The Drug Enforcement Administration is pleased to announce the next installment of its collaboration with the Elks Drug Awareness Program. From the science of addiction to the impact of influencers, take a peek at the topics, as well as guests of upcoming episodes of "Awkward Conversations", Season 4 by accessing the DEA news release.
2024 Red Ribbon Campus Video PSA Contest
Save the date: September 9-November 4.
On September 9, full contest rules for this college and university contest will be available here.
October: Substance Use Prevention Month
October is Substance Use Prevention Month. Visit SAMHSA for weekly social media shareables, flyers, a virtual meeting background, and more.
How Drugs Can Be 'Hidden in Plain Sight'
This is the 14th installment in a series of profiles featuring DEA special agents, diversion investigators, chemists, and more. Learn about the tough but fulfilling, fascinating, and vital work these DEA personnel do, as well as the many different ways to get involved in fighting drug misuse.
Daily Marijuana Use Up Since Colorado Legalized the Possession of Marijuana
The Monitoring the Future national survey results on substance use highlights the trend in the 30-day prevalence of daily marijuana use from 2013 to 2023.
Transition to College — What You Need to Know
If you have kids going to college soon, you don’t want to miss this episode of SAMHSA's "Talk. They Hear You". Tips on talking to them about the importance of substance use prevention are shared by DEA Senior Prevention Program Manager Rich Lucey and Dr. Jason Kilmer of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
'The Time to Act Is Now' -- California School Makes Fentanyl Mini-Film
A California school community released a mini-film on the fentanyl epidemic, showing how America's #1 drug threat can impact students and their families.
Xylazine: A Drug That Naloxone Can’t Combat
Xylazine – often called “tranq” – is a drug adulterant that DEA has detected in a growing number of overdose deaths, despite the FDA authorizing it only for veterinary use.
Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last five years or so, even as overall drug use has dropped slightly. In a 2022 analysis of fentanyl-laced prescription pills, the DEA found that six out of 10 contained a potentially lethal dose of the drug.
The moments before school are always chaotic, but West Greene High School Resource Officer (SRO) Chad Moore never thought he would come across fentanyl in the building.