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(Healthline, May 11) Powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl are being mixed with non-opioids drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, according to a recent report from JAMA. 

Dr. Eric Davidson, from Eastern Illinois University, is our latest guest on \"Prevention Profiles: Take Five.\" 

Talking to your teens about drug use can already be a little uncomfortable. But what if you live in a state where using recreational marijuana is legal for adults?

(Reuters Health, April 23) Teens that vape (use electronic cigarettes) are probably twice as likely to smoke marijuana as teens who don’t, according to a study entitled “E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children.”

(CNN, May 1) Chris Herren, a former McDonald’s All-American who went on to play for the NBA’s Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets, started struggling with addiction at age 18 when he first tried cocaine

(HealthDay News, May 1) More people now die from overdosing on synthetic opioids – mainly fentanyl – than prescription painkillers, according to a recent study.

(May 7, 2018) The Drug Enforcement Administration’s latest Take-Back Day brought in almost  1 million pounds of unused or expired prescription medication. 

National Prevention Week (NPW) is an annual national health observance focused on increasing the prevention of substance use and the promotion of mental health.

On May 30, 2018 the DEA Museum will host a panel discussion entitled “Designer Drugs: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs” regarding new medical applications for common drugs of abuse.

(May 1, 2018) The top 10 finalists for the Operation Prevention Video Challenge have been announced!