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(Adapted from Partnership to End Addiction) Monday began National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) – started by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), it inspires meaningful conversations around youth substance use. We are honored to partner with NIDA to share facts around topics that are often steeped in misinformation and stigma. 

Experts discuss the ways to tell if a person has been drugged and what to do if you suspect it's happened.

Did you know that CBD use is linked to liver injury and male reproductive harm?

Katie Nuñez Vasquez is the 2023 Enrique Camarena Award Recipient. Katie is a student activist and community leader in Santa Barbara, California.

The National Family Partnership and the DEA have announced the winners of the 2022 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest!

The Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills.

One in five young adults and one in ten teens reported using prescription drugs off-script, according to a study commissioned by nonprofit charity Song for Charlie.

Biking while stoned leads to thousands of serious crashes each year, a new study suggests.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.  In August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 18 states.  Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.

(University of Illinois) A new smartphone app aims to teach young people how to talk to their friends if they suspect they have a problem with drug use.