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Cigarettes and pot linked to teen psychosis

(CNN, January 17) According to a recent study, the use of weed or tobacco cigarettes is connected to the increased risk of psychotic-like experiences, which could include hallucinations or delusions.
To educate people about marijuana, Colorado health officials tried ads with a radically friendly tone. Did it work?

(The Denver Post, January 22) After a couple of unsuccessful anti-weed ad campaigns, it looks like the Colorado Health Department has come up with a good way to get the public to understand the dangers of marijuana use, according to a recent report.
5th grader unknowingly passes out pot edibles to schoolmates

(KRQE News 13, January 17) A fifth-grader at a New Mexico school gave her classmates gummy bears she did not know were actually her parents’ medicinal marijuana edibles.
US Agencies Send Warnings to Companies Selling Unapproved Anti-Opioid Products

(January 25, 2018) Two federal agencies – the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration – recently warned a dozen companies for “illegally marketing unapproved products” that claim to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal, according to a recent press release.
Researchers Hope to Use Medicine to Treat Cocaine Cravings

(January 25, 2018) Can medication be used to treat cocaine addiction?
Police issue warning about drugs cut with 'Rizzy' after man's skin is eaten away

(AOL, January 18) Police in one Ohio city want to put other law enforcement officials on alert about heroin laced with the powder “Rizzy.”
New Podcast Series on Campus Drug Prevention

The Drug Enforcement Administration's newest site, CampusDrugPrevention.gov, recently launched a podcast series called "Prevention Profiles: Take Five."
Md. College Student Wins Top Prize in Red Ribbon Week Video Contest

A 21-year-old Baltimore native was just announced the winner of the 2017 Red Ribbon Campus PSA Contest for her creative, animated anti-drug video that promoted healthy alternatives to drug use.
You Can Now Get Cocaine Faster Than Pizza in London

(Complex, Jan 5) The use of encrypted messaging services (where users can privately send texts without copies possibly being kept by internet service providers) has had a huge effect on the drug trade.
Scientists are one step closer to creating safer, more effective opioids

(CNBC, January 4) Could non-addictive pain medication be around the corner?