Substance Use Prevention Month: Telling the Prevention Story Date: October 01, 2024 Categories Category: Prevention, Substance Use Original Author: CAPT Christopher Jones, Pharm.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention link to Article Source: https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/substance-use-prevention-month-telling-prevention-story Telling the Prevention Story In October, SAMHSA celebrates Substance Use Prevention Month — an opportunity for the prevention field and prevention partners to highlight the importance and impact of prevention. And given the substance use and overdose challenges facing our country, prevention has never been more important. This
Date: June 10, 2021 Category: Behavioral Health Articles, Substance Abuse Awareness Articles Original Site Link: https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2021/06/opioid-overdose/ The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to most Americans, but the pressures experienced by some people who use drugs have been particularly severe. Provisional data indicate that opioid overdoses have