Houston, TX – The current fentanyl crisis has caused a shift in drug education. Now, schools and police departments feel children as young as the 5th grade should learn about the dangers of hard drugs ...

As science teacher Zach Lazar looks out across his classroom at South Eugene High School, he sees more kids struggling than he did before the pandemic. In the past two years, Lazar said, three of his ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - With summer time in full swing, the Drug Education Council is warning people about a date rape drug called “water” which is made with GHB that can have dangerous effects for ...

In Oregon, a bill that would require schools to provide education on the dangers of fentanyl is headed to the governor’s desk. The state is one of the first to consider expanding drug prevention ...

Efforts to prevent drug use and encourage kids to live free from drugs have come under increased attack. Rather than building on science and common sense, some have begun advocating for an unproven ...

Students in grades 6-12 in Alabama will receive mandatory instruction on the dangers of fentanyl starting this school year. The Alabama Legislature passed HB 280 in April. It states: “Commencing with ...

Anyone who was a teenager in the 1980s may well remember the phrase “Just Say No,” the centerpiece of a government-led anti-drug initiative launched by the late former first lady Nancy Reagan. The ...

Across Texas, school leaders are grappling with how to address the latest wave in the country’s ongoing opioid crisis. Fentanyl is now the deadliest and most accessible street drug, according to law ...

Prevention remains one of the most effective and cost-conscious tools we have in our fight against the drug crisis. This National Prevention Week, we urge lawmakers to renew their investments in ...

Emily Green is the managing editor of The Lund Report and the lead reporter on the series. She and Amelia Templeton, OPB’s health reporter, join us to talk about what they heard from district ...

CARBONDALE — A two-day conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will bring together a diverse group of participants to focus on substance use, mental health and homelessness and how these ...

School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a RAND Corp. study released Wednesday.