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2024 Red Ribbon Photo Contest Winners Announced
The DEA and the National Family Partnership have announced the winners of the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest!
Despite Federal Warnings, Kratom Still Readily Available Across US
Nearly three-fourths of tobacco and vape stores in the United States sell an addictive, dangerous substance with connections to liver toxicity, seizures and death, according to a new study from the University of Mississippi.
Alabama Student 'Hope Dealer' Helps Youth Stay Drug-Free
Sydney Pritchett is a senior of Selma High School, who is no stranger to advocating for change within the Selma [Alabama] community.
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Medical, Recreational Marijuana Legalization Associated With Higher Rates of Youth Suicide, Study Shows
Female youth aged 12 to 24 and youth of both sexes aged 14 to 16 living in states with legalized medical marijuana or recreational marijuana between 2000 and 2019 had higher rates of death by suicide than youth in states with no such laws, according to a report in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Daily Marijuana Use Outpaces Daily Drinking in the US, a New Study Says
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift some 40 years in the making as recreational pot use became more mainstream and legal in nearly half of U.S. states.
Hallucinogen-Related Emergency Department Visits Surge 54 Percent in California
Observed hallucinogen-associated ED visits increased by 54% between 2016 and 2022, from 2,260 visits to 3,476 visits.