View the full contest rules for the 2023 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, open through November 6.

This month’s Prevention Profiles: Take Five guest is Kristina Canfield, Executive Director for the Association of Recovery in Higher Education. During the podcast, Kristina talks about how the recovery movement has taken hold on college campuses over the past few years; some of the challenges around supporting students in recovery during the past 2½ years; the impact of stigma on a person’s recovery, progress that’s been made in reducing stigma, and challenges that remain; and more!

Ryan Doyle, CPS, is the Substance Use Prevention, Education, and Prevention Strategy Specialist at Iowa State University. In this month's article, Ryan explains how campus prevention professionals can collaborate with recovery experts, as well as how this can be aided simply by the language we use.

No matter what role you serve, everyone can understand and apply the Strategic Prevention Framework. This Sept. 6, 2023 webinar provides a research overview of the scope of the problem, explains the importance of strategic planning and successful programming, and introduces the free resources available to campuses and organizations to do the work of prevention.

The Guide to the Eight Professional Competencies for Higher Education Substance Misuse Prevention is “brought to life” with an eight-part, DEA-produced webinar series, highlighting each of the individual competencies. Check out all of the episodes in this hub.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is pleased to announce the next installment of its collaboration with the Elks Drug Awareness Program.

September is National Recovery Month. Create a proclamation, participate in events, download materials, and more to raise awareness about recovering from substance use.

Submit your proposal for the 2024 NASPA Strategies Conference by Sept. 19, 2023.

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!