The Daily Courier

MatForce Virtual Learning Series: Finding hope for the loved ones of those affected by addiction

MatForce, a primary prevention organization in Yavapai County dedicated to preventing youth drug use before it begins, has announced that their virtual learning series, "MatForce Messages," will continue in February.
PolitiFact

What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone

A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, increase access to addiction treatment medications and support of harm reduction programs .
Daily Reporter

Red Ribbon Week raises awareness for drug prevention

HANCOCK COUNTY — Officials who battle drug addiction and drug crimes on a daily basis want people to know this week has been Red Ribbon Week — a time set aside to raise awareness for drug prevention during the final days of Substance Abuse Prevention ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

UALR to use $5 million in federal funding for drug abuse prevention campaign

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will use money from a $5 million congressional earmark to conduct a youth education campaign aimed at preventing opioid abuse, university officials announced Wednesday. As part of the Arkansas Youth Drug-Use ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Drug-Abuse Prevention Group Leader Says Principles Learned in Early Jobs Guided Her

First nonprofit job: Assistant director, Mt. Rogers Psycho-Social Program at Friendship House, Community Services Board, Marion, Va. Current job: Executive director, Prevention First, Oakhurst, N.J. While most 11-year-olds I knew were anxious to go to ...