TAG / PREVENTION
RESULTS
DRUGS
Nearly Half of Fatal Crash Victims in Ohio County Tested Positive for THC, Study Finds
Researchers say the detected average THC levels point to recent use, not residual presence, raising alarm for traffic safety. The takeaway is clear: “Don’t smoke and drive.”
DRUGS
Bribes and Hidden Compartments Keep Fentanyl Flowing Across the Border
Cartel operatives detail how fentanyl-laden cars slip past border agents, fueling an annual death toll of some 50,000 Americans.
DRUGS
Study Finds Marijuana Users Twice as Likely to Die From Heart Disease
New studies show marijuana users are significantly more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes and premature death—yet most still think it’s harmless.
DRUGS
Darknet Drug Ring Crushed as Global Agencies Seize 317 Pounds of Fentanyl
Coordinated across four continents, Operation RapTor dismantled a darknet drug empire, seizing enough fentanyl to kill 71.5 million.
DRUGS
Oregon Decriminalized—and Is Now Recriminalizing—Drug Possession. Why Aren’t They Prioritizing Prevention?
On Overdose Awareness Day, the number two state in the country in substance abuse hunted for new answers—but education didn’t seem to be one of them.
MENTAL HEALTH
Arrests Surrounding Matthew Perry’s Death Bring Renewed Attention to Ketamine—the Psychiatric Drug That Killed Him
The global market for this “rapid-acting antidepressant” will swell to $3.8 billion by 2027. That is, unless something is done to stop it before more lives are lost.
VOLUNTEERISM
From Los Angeles to the World, Church Campaign Helped Millions Stay Well
Under the maxim “An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure,” an international force of volunteers brought help on an unprecedented scale throughout the pandemic.
