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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. 

(HealthDay News) The number of marijuana-related calls to poison control centers in the U.S. jumped about 35% between 2017 and 2019, according to a new study. 

Using prescription pills that weren't prescribed to you can be deadly.

The winners of the 2020 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest have been announced!  

(September 24) The number of young adults (ages 19-22) who regularly vape marijuana shot up between 2018 and 2019, according to the most recent Monitoring the Future study. 

California teens created PSAs to convince other teens not to use marijuana.

Want to show your friends where you're living drug free? Participate in the social media challenge! 

According to the latest Monitoring the Future Study, the percentage of 12th graders who admitted to vaping marijuana oil within the last month doubled from the previous year.