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2024 Red Ribbon Photo Contest Winners Announced

The DEA and the National Family Partnership have announced the winners of the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest!

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Alabama Student 'Hope Dealer' Helps Youth Stay Drug-Free

Sydney Pritchett is a senior of Selma High School, who is no stranger to advocating for change within the Selma [Alabama] community.  

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What Is Pink Cocaine? Autopsy Finds Drugs in Liam Payne’s Body

A partial autopsy conducted on former One Direction singer Liam Payne found multiple substances in his system when he fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of a hotel room in Argentina last week, according to a new report from ABC News.

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Marijuana Use Tied to Worse School Outcomes for Teens

A massive study of available data finds teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school.

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Climate Change-Fueled Heat Is Especially Deadly When Mixed with Meth in the Summer Months

On just one sweltering day during the hottest June on record in Phoenix, a 38-year-old man collapsed under a freeway bridge and a 41-year-old woman was found slumped outside a business.

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Fentanyl Was Killing Their Friends – and No One Was Talking About It. So These Teens Stepped Up

As fake pills send teen overdose deaths skyrocketing, these high schoolers are filling an information void with films and peer-to-peer education

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Vaping Damages Young People’s Lungs as Much as Smoking, Study Suggests

Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, according to research that has prompted fresh debate over the health risks of e-cigarettes.

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Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report

The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns.

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Dental Health Risks of Smoking Cigarettes, Marijuana and Vaping

In recent years, the use of marijuana, tobacco, and vaping products has seen significant increase. While the general health risks associated with these substances are well-documented, their specific impacts on dental health are less commonly discussed.

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Descent Into Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: One Edmonton Family’s Horror

“Allen” was a normal teen — excelling in sports, headed for university after graduation, no signs of mental disorder — when his personality did a 180-degree turn over two weeks.