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Young adult energy drink consumption linked with drug use

Could drinking energy drinks lead to drug use later in life? New research out of the University of Maryland recently made that connection.

Find out how the scouts in your troop can earn a patch from the DEA for Red Ribbon Week.

Program ends November 13, 2017.

DEA's latest publication, Drugs of Abuse, delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way.

Check out these engaging and drug-free activities for your teens.

Pain-free detox device works to help fight drug addiction

(WVLT, August 9) A clinic in Tennessee is using a new device to help people quit using drugs.
More than 1 in 3 Americans prescribed opioids in 2015

(CBS News, August 1) More than 90 million Americans (or one out of three people) took a prescription opioid painkiller in 2015, according to results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
LinkedIn editor: One of top hiring problems is employee drug use

(CBS News, August 3) LinkedIn editor talks about the issue facing hiring managers.
Significant spike in opioid-related car crash deaths

(CBS News, July 31) The number of people who died in car crashes while under the influence of prescription painkillers has increased a shocking sevenfold since the late 1990s, according the Columbia University researchers.