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!

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.

Save the date: September 9-November 4.

On September 9, full contest rules for this college and university contest will be available here.

October is Substance Use Prevention Month. Visit SAMHSA for weekly social media shareables, flyers, a virtual meeting background, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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 – 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.