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(Gallup) Issues surrounding drug use hits close to home for many people across the nation. 

DEA allows more options for the safe disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired prescription drugs. 

Reminder: DEA employees do not contact practitioners or members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment. 

(Health Day News, May 21) Deaths involving prescription opioids quadrupled between 1999 and 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

(MSN, April 7) Regular marijuana smokers could have a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, according to lung health experts.

A new anti-drug educational video, “Teens React to Conversations With Survivors of Addiction,” produced by DEA and ELKS Drug Awareness Program (DAP) shows these real conversations with teens, parents and addiction survivors.

(HealthDay News, October 23) Interest in cannabidiol (CBD), one of the chemical compounds in marijuana, has skyrocketed in recent years.

(May 9, 2019) The winners of the 2019 Operation Prevention Video PSA Challenge have just been announced!

(January 31, 2019) Congratulations to North Dakota State College of Science student Jolisa ‘Jo’ Ross! Her catchy, rapping PSA won the top prize in the 3rd Annual Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest.

Kyle Citrin, Clay Knibbs, and Carter Soboleski, who attend Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut, will split a $10,000 scholarship. Watch the video.