This month’s episode of Prevention Profiles: Take Five is an encore episode of Rich Lucey’s interview with Oliver Tacto, Ph.D., Dean of Student Wellness at Maryville University. During the interview, Dr. Tacto discusses the university’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness and how they align with preventing drug use among the university’s students; how to ensure issues such as drug use, prescription drug misuse, and impaired driving do not get lost in overall wellness and well-being efforts; and more!

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.

Want to earn a stipend from SAMHSA to assist with organizing your school's youth-led, drug use and misuse prevention activity?

DEA's Rich Lucey and EDC's Erin Ficker join Dr. Roneet Lev, an emergency and addiction physician who has served at the White House and practices on the front lines, for a conversation on drug use and misuse among college students.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is pleased to announce the next installment of its collaboration with the Elks Drug Awareness Program. From the science of addiction to the impact of influencers, take a peek at the topics, as well as guests of upcoming episodes of "Awkward Conversations", Season 4 by accessing the DEA news release.

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!