Laura Stack founded Johnny’s Ambassadors following her son’s death by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Her platform now brings prevention education to drug use prevention conferences, community groups, and schools to stop youth marijuana use. In this month's article, Laura shares her story and how a drug so often perceived as harmless can have life-changing consequences.

This guest on this encore episode of Prevention Profiles: Take Five is Dr. Rebecca Caldwell, Director for Residential Well-being at Virginia Tech. During the interview, Dr. Caldwell discusses her role on campus and her vision for the students’ well-being, how to ensure issues such as alcohol and drug misuse do not get lost in conversations about overall wellness and well-being, what was top of mind for her as she transitioned to new campuses in new roles, and more!

During Red Ribbon Week each October, young people in communities and schools across the nation pledge to live drug-free by wearing red ribbons and participating in community-wide anti-drug events. This year's National Red Ribbon Rally features diverse community perspectives, youth performances, and contest winners.

This video, produced by the Love, Logan Foundation, tells the story of two college students who died after unknowingly taking counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. Logan’s and Cade’s parents discuss their efforts to educate college students on the dangers around counterfeit pills and the signs of fentanyl poisoning.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has released the 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s comprehensive review of the threats posed to the United States by deadly illicit drugs and the violent domestic and international drug trafficking organizations responsible for producing and trafficking the drugs poisoning our communities.

Congratulations to Kennesaw State University, Baylor University, and the University of Utah for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively, in the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, cosponsored by DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Check out the schools' winning entries.

The Drug Enforcement Administration presents the 2024 edition of "Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students". In this 2024 edition of the guide – first published in 2020 – you will find updated data, profiles highlighting real-life stories from campus prevention professionals focused on a unique or innovative approach to the Strategic Prevention Framework, ideas for building considerations of cultural factors into each step of the SPF, and five strategies for success during times of disruption to campus life.

Schools across the nation have started to rally around the effort to educate their campuses and local communities about the issue. Is your school using ‘One Pill Can Kill’ materials to get the word out about counterfeit pills? If so, let us know!