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It's almost time! SAMHSA's National Prevention Week is May 10-16, 2026.

Learn how you can get involved in the celebration this year: samhsa.gov/prevention-week.

Don't forget! Tomorrow is the Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 am - 2 pm. Find local disposal sites at www.dea.gov/takebackday.

This week is a great time to clean out your medicine cabinet!

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, April 25, from 10 am - 2 pm.

See the Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA's website for event details and to find a disposal location near you at takebackday.dea.gov.

"Public health officials say new types of synthetic opioids, including cychlorphine and nitazenes, are often more potent than fentanyl.

According to Sisco, street drug users now have no way of knowing what they're putting in their bodies."

More via NPR: www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5783750/overdose-fentanyl-medetomidine-xylazine.

Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs could derail the recovery.

Do you support teens or families?

Partnership to End Addiction offers practical, easy-to-use tools to help adults prevent teen substance use—from how to start the conversation to what to do if use is suspected.

Explore resources that include:
• Materials available in English and Spanish
• Information by substance (alcohol, va**ng, opioids and more)
• Tools to support prevention, early intervention and next steps

Get the resources: bit.ly/3iT2I6O.

Prevention & Early Action Understand Prevention and Early Action strategies to combat teen substance use. Get informed and support your child effectively.

Save the date for the upcoming DEA National Prescription Drug this month on Saturday, April 25 from 10 am - 2 pm.

Download posters, social media images and more from Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA's Partnership Toolbox to help promote this important day at www.dea.gov/takebackday.

Alcohol Awareness Month is a time to build knowledge around alcohol consumption and safety. It's also a great time to assess our personal drinking patterns.

Facts and tools for rethinking drinking are available via National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov.

Treatment options and resources are available via SAMHSA: findtreatment.gov.

"Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)."

More via Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News: bit.ly/4bw6fpg.

Decades of drinking reshape gene expression in key human brain regions, study shows Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish Natio...

Ready to build your knowledge of prevention best practices and expand your professional network?

Our partner, GUIDE, Inc., is offering all four PCCG Core Courses March 30–April 3 in Gwinnett.

Sign up today: guideinc.swoogo.com/spring2026pccg.

🌟 Share your expertise at the Georgia School!

We’re accepting presenter applications for the 19th Annual Georgia School of Addiction Studies, happening August 30 – September 3, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah.

Each year, this conference brings together prevention, treatment and recovery professionals for a dynamic week of learning, networking and collaboration.

Presenting is a chance to:
• Elevate emerging trends
• Share practical tools and strategies
• Contribute to conversations shaping our field

If you have innovative ideas, proven approaches or lessons from real-world work, we’d love for you to share them.

🔗 Submit your proposal today: bit.ly/GSAS26present.

Access to addiction support should be equitable for everyone.

Shatterproof offers a resource hub with tools, services and culturally responsive supports for diverse communities.

Explore: shatterproof.org/resources.

Addiction Resources Explore resources that meet unique needs of diverse communities, from culturally responsive care to inclusive networks.

“A very frequent, potent marker of relapse risk was when people reprioritized other things above their recovery.”

More via Harvard University: bit.ly/4bDojyN.

Warning signs of alcohol-use disorder relapse — Harvard Gazette New study focuses on those with long history of sobriety.