Sara Carter Confirmed As First Female Drug Czar In Senate Vote

Carter brings a background in investigative journalism to the role, having spent years reporting on cartel activity and drug ...

In one year, Trump pivots fentanyl response from public health to drug war

Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump ...
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Fort Jackson observes week aimed at alcohol, drug use prevention

Prevention is a community effort. We no longer live in a culture where there are off limit subjects. As a society, we can teach age-appropriate prevention. Children of parents who talk to their teens ...
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To Save America’s Youth, Lawmakers Should Invest in Drug Prevention | Opinion

Prevention remains one of the most effective and cost-conscious tools we have in our fight against the drug crisis. This National Prevention Week, we urge lawmakers to renew their investments in ...
Daily Reporter

Red Ribbon Week raises awareness for drug prevention

HANCOCK COUNTY — Officials who battle drug addiction and drug crimes on a daily basis want people to know this week has been Red Ribbon Week — a time set aside to raise awareness for drug prevention ...
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Drug prevention messaging at Oregon schools varies widely, investigative series reveals

Emily Green is the managing editor of The Lund Report and the lead reporter on the series. She and Amelia Templeton, OPB’s health reporter, join us to talk about what they heard from district ...
Daily Journal

Upstream Prevention workshop educates community on addiction, how to help

Kathleen Ratcliff, executive director for Upstream Prevention, discusses substance use disorder during the “Responding to Addiction” workshop Sept. 26 at the Greenwood Public Library. The goal of the ...

ToxIC SCANNED (Substance Checking and ANalysis of New and Evolving Drug) Overdose Surveillance Program

ONDCP awarded ACMT a one-year cooperative agreement to expand surveillance efforts to identify emerging drugs, inform prevention, and guide policy. PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, January 5, 2026 ...
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Youth alcohol, drug use and depression trends down in Wasatch Back

Alcohol, drug and vape use are decreasing among students in Summit and Wasatch counties, following a statewide trend.
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How recreational drug use leads to addiction

Recreational drug use often begins as a seemingly harmless activity, a way to unwind, socialize or experiment. However, what starts as occasional use can quickly spiral into addiction, with ...
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Brazil advances the implementation of UNODC drug use prevention methodology with a pilot in Recife and strengthened international cooperation

The global CH.AM.P.S. initiative – Children Amplified Prevention Services – led by UNODC, brings together international ...
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Heroin Addiction: New York State's Fight Against Narcotic Abuse

The film discusses the growing issue of drug addiction, emphasizing the psychological reasons behind substance abuse rather than the substances themselves. It identifies various demographic groups ...