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The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.  In August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 18 states.  Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.  In August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 18 states.  Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is transitioning its number to 988.

For the first time ever, contest organizers awarded first and second place prizes.  

(Health Day News) According to a 2021 study, the chemicals in marijuana — THC, cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabinol (CBN) — can have a negative impact on other medications a person is taking.  

The percentage of adolescents who report using drugs dropped in 2021, according to the latest Monitoring the Future survey. 

(Gallup) Issues surrounding drug use hits close to home for many people across the nation. 

DEA allows more options for the safe disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired prescription drugs. 

Reminder: DEA employees do not contact practitioners or members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment. 

(Health Day News, May 21) Deaths involving prescription opioids quadrupled between 1999 and 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.