As a high school senior, Jacqueline Hackett, BSPH '19 (MPH), testified before a congressional committee about strategies to prevent underage drinking. She knew at a young age what she wanted to do ...

Every 90 minutes, a New Yorker dies from a preventable drug overdose. Long Island, too, has been ravaged; Nassau and Suffolk counties have two of the 10 highest overdose death rates in New York State.

The drug addiction metaphors fly in Bill Gross' latest essay, which focuses on the U.S. government deficit. Citing reports from the IMF, BIS, and CBO, he says the government has to cut spending or ...

In 2020 Oregon voters approved Measure 110, the nation’s first law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamines. Under Measure 110, people ...

In my last blog, I discussed that methamphetamine (or cocaine), in concert with fentanyl, is often a factor in overdose deaths in the United States. In this interview, I spoke with Jean Lud Cadet, MD, ...

Readers respond to a guest essay by Keith Humphreys and an article about a fentanyl death. To the Editor: Re “Forced Drug Treatment Isn’t Horrific. It’s a Relief,” by Keith Humphreys (Opinion guest ...

NACADA launches 2026 National Senior School Essay Writing Competition for Grades 10-12, urging students to explore drug-free ...

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has officially launched the 2026 National Senior School Essay Writing Competition, targeting senior school students ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has launched a national essay writing competition on ...

Making Drug-Free Choices in School and Beyond”, and forms part of NACADA’s renewed national strategy to intensify prevention ...