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Fairfield High School student conducts summit (Photo credit: YouTube/WCPO 9)

Ohio High School Seniors Lead Substance Use Prevention Summit for Middle Schoolers

Nearly 100 middle school students participated in a crucial lesson on substance use, with instruction and mentorship provided by Ohio high school seniors from the Fairfield Prevention Coalition. The goal of the summit is to raise awareness among younger students about the dangers of substance use.

Opium pipe

Which Drug Was the First to Be Federally Banned?

Hint: This pipe was used to smoke it. Find out in a Stories from the Collection video from the DEA Museum.

Missoula student (Photo credit: YouTube/KPAX-TV)

Missoula Student Focuses on Fentanyl Prevention

A high school senior in Missoula is leading the fentanyl prevention program as her senior project.

2024 Red Ribbon Campus Video PSA Contest Winner (Photo credit: YouTube/Drug Enforcement Administration)

Congratulations, 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest Winners!

Congratulations to Kennesaw State University, Baylor University, and the University of Utah for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively, in the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, cosponsored by DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Bayer heroin bottles

Did You Know That Heroin Was Originally Used as a Cough Remedy?

While recognized today as a highly addictive opioid, heroin was sold in the early 20th century by Bayer as a cough remedy and a more powerful, less addictive substitute for morphine, as explained in a Stories from the Collection video from the DEA Museum.

Detroit student (YouTube/WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7)

Detroit Students Stand Up to Vape and Weed Products in School

On Wednesday evening, Detroit public schools students and community leaders held a town hall at the Farwell Recreation Center to take a stand against vape and marijuana products in schools.

Game Over Tournament Trophy

DEA Hosts E-Sports Tournaments to Raise Fentanyl Awareness

97% of American youth, ages 12-17, play video games. Leveraging this popularity by way of esports provides a unique mechanism to deliver DEA’s life-saving message of “One Pill Can Kill” to this hard-to-reach demographic.

Fentanyl on pencil and rainbow fentanyl pills

Youth to Youth Works to Raise Awareness of Fentanyl-Laced Pills

A youth group from Dover, NH is raising awareness about fake medication days after police shut down a counterfeit pill operation in Manchester.

Fentanyl keyboard

Face Fentanyl, Face Death

Illinois high school students made a PSA video for a Health Occupations Students of America competition, highlighting the dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Marijuana in car

I Can Tell

Your friends and family can tell when you’re high — and so can law enforcement. Driving high is impaired driving and it’s illegal. If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive high, get a DUI.