October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. Participate in the Dose of Prevention Challenge!
2023 NMAAM Social Media Resources
Videos, tools & resources you can share with your community and on social!
CADCA & ONDCP Twitter Discussion Transcript Now Available
To raise awareness about medicine abuse and the opioid epidemic, CADCA and ONDCP partnered to present a Twitter discussion featuring Deputy Director of State, Local, and Tribal Affairs Mary Lou Leary on Oct. 28 from 1-2 pm. Download The Full Transcript [PDF, 2.1MB]
FDA Approves New Treatment to Reverse Opioid Overdose Designed for Family Members
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an opioid overdose.
Tools Available to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Overdoses
Did you know that one hundred people in the U.S. die from drug overdoses every day and that three out of four prescription drug overdoses are caused by opiates?
New Report Finds Over Half of States Lack Effective Strategies to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
A new report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic, finds that 28 states and Washington, D.C. scored six or less out of 10 possible indicators of promising strategies to help curb prescription drug abuse