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(CNN, June 26) During recent years, the supplies of cocaine and heroin worldwide hit their highest levels, according to the most recent World Drug report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.

(CNN, June 25) Between 2007 and 2016 there were more than 11,000 calls made to U.S. Poison Control Centers because of children’s exposure to buprenorphine, according to a new report.

(Associated Press, June 25) Drug use and overdose in store bathrooms have been a concern for many years. The current opioid and heroin epidemic has worsened the problem.

Youth drug use has been on a steady decline during the past decade, according to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) report. 

Dr. Sally Linowski, from UMass Amherst, is this month's guest on Campus Drug Prevention's \"Prevention Profiles: Take Five.\"

The wait is over – winners of the latest Operation Prevention Video Challenge have just been announced!

(HealthDay News, June 5) Teen heroin users – specifically high school seniors – are more likely to also abuse an average of five other drugs, according to a new study.

(HealthDay News, May 18) Boys who start using marijuana before 15 are more likely to have a drug problem by the time they turn 28 years old, according to new research from the University of Montreal.

(Fox47 News, June 6)  About a third of new heroin users develop a dependency on the drug within a year, according to a new Michigan State University study.

Stop Youth Opioid Abuse is a multi-channel effort from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Ad Council, and the Truth Initiative that focuses on preventing and reducing the misuse of opioids among youth and young adults.