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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) is a national health observance for teens to promote local events that uses the scientific facts from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) to shatter the myths about drugs and alcohol.

(October 27, 2017)  Drug overdose deaths from 2016 may exceed 64,000, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(Fox News, October 10) University of Pittsburgh researchers are working with officials in their state to produce a new, standardized way to collect and track drug overdose data.

(USA Today, October 12) About one third of teens believe driving while high on marijuana is legal in states where the drug is recreational, according to a new study.

(Associated Press, October 12) An 18-month-old boy had to be treated for a drug overdose after ingesting opioids, Ohio authorities say. 

(The New York Times, September 20) As the drug addiction crisis continues to ravage the nation, more and more young children are overdosing after taking an adult’s opioids. 

(Statesman, September 19) “Drugs: Costs and Consequences,” the Drug Enforcement Administration’s traveling exhibit, will open this week at Cedar Park’s Texas Museum of Science and Technology. It will be on display through June 2018.

(NIDA, September 11) Most young people who misuse prescription medication get them for free from friends or relatives, according to a new government report.

(PBS NewsHour, September 12) In response to a record high number of drug overdoses in the state last year, Maryland lawmakers recently passed legislation making opioid education a requirement for students from elementary school to college.