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.

Sean Fearns and Richard Lucey, Jr. serve as chief and senior prevention program manager, respectively, of DEA’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section. In this month's article, they preview the sessions at NASPA’s 2025 Strategies Conference where DEA will have a presence.

Join the Drug Enforcement Administration from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET on February 5 for a live webinar discussion -- Considering Culture in Preventing Drug Use Among College Students -- moderated by DEA Senior Prevention Program Manager Rich Lucey and Dr. Allison Smith of the Louisiana Board of Regents.

This month’s guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five is Pat Zuber-Wilson, Associate Commissioner, Division of Prevention and Gambling Services at the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports. During the interview, Pat provides advice for campus-based prevention professionals who have difficulty engaging their state agency that deals with drug misuse prevention, discusses her agency’s efforts to prevent drug use and misuse among college students, talks about the ways in which her agency is helping to raise awareness around the dangers of fake pills and illicit fentanyl, and more!

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!