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Reminder: DEA employees do not contact practitioners or members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment. 

Across the United States, 75% of employers report negative impacts in the workplace due to opioid misuse. In response to this epidemic, the DEA along with Discovery Education, recently launched online educational resources to help employers and employees dealing with this issue.

(CNN, February 10) Taking just one puff of marijuana could increase your chances of creating “false memories,” according to a new study.

(CNN, February 3) Scientists in Italy have discovered a powerful new compound in weed.

​WASHINGTON – DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced the publication of the 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment.

For the first time in decades almost 30 years, drug overdose deaths declined in the U.S., according to the latest numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics.  

(City Limits, January 22) In the United States, drugs overdoses in adults between the ages of 55-64 years old have skyrocketed since 1999, according to data from the Center for Disease Control.

(CNN, January 14) A new study found that heavy marijuana users drive dangerously – even after the “high” has worn off.

(SciTech Daily, January 20) As we all know, marijuana laws are changing across the country, and as a result, experts estimate that more than 2 million heart patients are using the drug or have used it in the past.

(January 21, 2020) Congratulations to Troy University! Students at the Alabama school created the video that won first place in the 4th annual Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest.