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(DEA, December 20)  The effort was part of 'Operation Vapor Lock.'

(Kaiser Health News, November 25) Cocaine-related deaths have increased in recent years, according to the latest government numbers.

(Rutgers, December 13) From 2000 to 2015, the number of teens overdosing from benzodiazepines (medication commonly used to treat anxiety) increased 54%.

(CNN, December 20) In 2018, 12 million adults in the U.S. admitted that they drove under the influence of marijuana within the last year, according to a new report.

​(MSN, December 5) A new study links daily marijuana use to an increased risk of developing cancer.

In 2019, 14% of high school seniors admitted to vaping marijuana in the past month, according to the most recent Monitoring the Future survey.

A new anti-drug educational video, “Teens React to Conversations With Survivors of Addiction,” produced by DEA and ELKS Drug Awareness Program (DAP) shows these real conversations with teens, parents and addiction survivors.

(The Associated Press, October 25) Methamphetamine is hitting western regions of the nation hard, according to a recent report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.  

(CNN, November 11) College marijuana use has increased over the years, according to a recent study based on data from National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2002 and 2016.

(Science Daily, November 13) A new study highlights the risk factors related to opioid overdose in new mothers.