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(KABB, June 18)  Cocaine is being used by students just to lose weight, the Drug Enforcement Administration warns.

(Forbes, June 18) Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science recently rolled up their sleeves to investigate CBD hepatotoxicity in mice.

(American Academy of Family Physicians, June 18) Misuse of prescription opioids can occur for a variety of reasons, but one often overlooked risk factor is alcohol consumption. Even though previous research (www.cdc.gov) has indicated that about one in five deaths attributed to prescription opioid misuse also involved alcohol, the relationship between these behaviors hasn't been thoroughly examined -- until now.

(UAB News, June 6) The numbers — and the heartbreaking stories contained within them — are staggering.

Who is the man that inspired Red Ribbon Week? Check out the timeline below to learn more about the life of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.

(NBC Washington, May 13) Many college students are turning to pills instead of caffeine to get them through all-nighters, in what’s being called a crisis on campus.

(Associated Press, May 2) A 77-year-old man has been arrested in the 1985 killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent -- a horrific death that marked the first time a cartel had attacked and killed a U.S. drug agent.
 

WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities.

(The Washington Post, March 11) Unfortunately, campus authorities and researchers are reporting a practice that turns the full-stomach drinking strategy on its head: Rather than filling up before a night of partying, significant numbers of students refuse to eat all day before consuming alcohol.

(Inside Higher Ed, February 18) Since the release of the (now rescinded) April 2011 Dear Colleague letter on sexual violence, hardly a week has passed without news of a campus sexual assault or a lawsuit or federal investigation about one.