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College Campuses to Receive Opioid Antidote

(Fox News, May 9) Free cartons of Narcan, the nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose, will soon be making its way onto college campuses thanks to The Clinton Foundation and Adapt Pharma.

DEA’s Take Back Day Was a Record Success

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s most recent Take Back Day event collected more than 450 tons of prescription drugs – the most ever in the event’s history.

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Among College Students, First Time Marijuana Use is Going Up

Students who never used marijuana in high school are more likely to start if they go to college.

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Increases Risk of Higher Teen Drug Use

Young people who were exposed to crack cocaine while they were in the womb are more likely to use tobacco and marijuana by age 15, according to research from Case Western Reserve University.

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New Opioid Mixture ‘Gray Death’ Causing Overdoses in Several States

(Associated Press, May 4) The opioid – which looks like a concrete mix -- is responsible for a rash of overdoses in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says marijuana remains against ‘the best interests’ of the league

(New York Daily News, April 28) The NFL’s chief executive, Roger Goodell, spoke out against marijuana use during a recent appearance on ESPN.

Opioid Addiction Crisis Puts Pets in Danger Too

(WUSA, April 28) Some owners harm their animals to get the painkillers prescribed to their pets.

​Feds to give Kentucky $10.5 million to fight opioid abuse

(Courier-Journal, April 28) Kentucky, a state with the third highest drug overdose death rate in the nation, is set to receive $10.5 million to fight opioid abuse, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 

Drugged Driving More Deadly than Drunk Driving?

(CNN, April 27) In 2015, more “drugged” drivers were involved in deadly road accidents than drunk drivers, according to a recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association and the nonprofit Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility.

Teens tend to think marijuana use is no big deal, but they’re wrong.

(Washington Post, April 20) While teenagers might be binge-drinking less and having less sex than the previous generation did, marijuana use among teens, which had declined from the late 1990s through the mid-to-late 2000s, is on the rise again.