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Parents' Opioid Use Increases Kids' Suicide Risk

(U.S. News, May 22) A new study links parental long-term opioid use to an increased suicide risk in their children.

DEA Museum Lecture: DEA Special Agents

(May 23, 2019) Take a peek into the inner workings of the Drug Enforcement Administration in our 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.” 

Many drug abusers use family members to 'opioid shop'

(HealthDay News, May 10) If “doctor shopping” – the practice of going to many different doctors and/ or families for prescription drugs – doesn’t work, people looking to misuse opioid prescription drugs often turn to family members.

Opioid overdose deaths decline when pharmacists can dispense naloxone

(Reuters Health, May 9) – Fewer people died due to opioids in states where naloxone is available without a prescription, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat addiction

(The Washington Post, May 7) In an effort to fight drug addiction researchers in China are testing deep brain stimulation – a treatment that has been used for disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

Tennessee Teens Earn Top Prize in Video PSA Challenge

(May 9, 2019) The winners of the 2019 Operation Prevention Video PSA Challenge have just been announced!

Cocaine deaths up in U.S. and opioids are a big part of it, according to CDC report

(NBC News, May 2) Since 2012, cocaine deaths have been rising in the United States. 

Performance-enhancing drugs may increase risk of teen cocaine abuse, impair fertility

(Science Daily, April 8) According to a new study, the use of performance-enhancing steroids could lead to an increase of cocaine use and addiction in teenagers.

U.S. Teen Opioid Deaths Soaring

(HealthDay News, April 30) – Since 1999, deaths of U.S. youth due to opioids have almost tripled, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One in 7 Washington State drivers with children in the car recently used marijuana

(Science News, April 25) About 14% (or one in seven) Washington state drivers with children in the car tested positive for THC during a roadside survey.