Join us in Tampa, Florida on August 30-31, 2021 for two days of drug education and prevention training. National experts will discuss the impacts of drug abuse, research, current policies, emerging trends, and prevention strategies that strengthen communities.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from drug overdoses dramatically increased throughout the U.S. and states such as Florida have been especially hard hit. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control, Florida accounted for ...
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It's National Prevention Week (NPW)! This annual health observance week is sponsored by SAMHSA to increase awareness and action for substance use prevention and promotion of positive mental health.
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Globally, the natural environment faces serious challenges and degradation on a scale never before seen in human history. Illicit drug crop cultivation, drug production, trafficking, and drug use all contribute to this degradation by accelerating loss of biodiversity, destroying sensitive ...
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We're proud to partner with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for National Alcohol and Drugs Facts Week (NADFW) taking place on Monday, March 22nd and going through Sunday, ...
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Teen brains are more vulnerable to the effects of marijuana than alcohol, a new study finds.
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The latest results from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study are in and while there are some encouraging signs, much work yet remains to be done. It is important to note that the survey had to be cut short due ...
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Check out our newly released videos now available in Spanish:: Alternativas al Encarcelamiento, Factores Protectores y El Impacto Ambiental de las Drogas ... Conozca la Verdad.
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As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, the challenges of this year make us keenly aware of all that we have to be grateful for. For those battling or in the grip of addiction, these times have been particularly difficult, dark, ...
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Tobacco-free workplaces protect all employees from the harms of secondhand smoke and can motivate persons who currently use tobacco to stop or decrease its use. Employers that take the steps to implement a tobacco-free policy can reduce the impacts to ...
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