What do Education, Prevention, and Law Enforcement have in common?

Topics: drugs, opioids, summer, fentanyl, miami, mental health

Helping Kids Grow Up Safe, Healthy, and Drug-Free

Topics: Joe's Stone Crab, drugs, opioids, summer, fentanyl, miami, mental health

Summertime is a season filled with joy, adventure, and the perfect opportunity for kids (and educators!) to take a break from their studies and enjoy some well-deserved fun.  However, it's crucial to acknowledge that the summer months can also present potential risks, particularly when it comes to substance misuse among children. 

Topics: drugs, opioids, summer, fentanyl, mental health

When 13-year-old Dillon Reeves noticed his Michigan school bus driver’s head drop forward and her hands fall from the steering wheel, he raced to the front of the bus, turned the wheel to avoid hitting a car at the intersection, and hit the brakes.

Topics: marijuana, brain development, social media, drugs, opioids, myths, fentanyl

On Valentine’s Day, 2021, 19-year-old Logan Rachwal had an argument with his girlfriend and popped what he thought was Percocet, a painkiller that he bought on the social media app Snapchat. Logan fell asleep and never woke up.

Topics: marijuana, brain development, social media, drugs, opioids, myths, fentanyl

These days, it seems marijuana use has become as acceptable as a glass of wine with dinner. In addition, more states have become enamored of the revenue that comes with legalizing and taxing the drug.

Topics: marijuana, brain development, drugs, opioids, myths, fentanyl

The tragedy of fentanyl continues killing Americans: more than 107,000 in 2021, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures.

Topics: drugs, opioids, fentanyl

President's Message - November 2022

I had intended my article to be about an Attitude of Gratitude, Thankfulness, and Celebration but the news media doesn’t cover any of those topics only Death, Destruction, and Debacle. Maybe that is why we have just a large drug problem we focus on the negative and forget how to Live a Healthy Life.

Topics: President's Message, college students, teenagers, Informed Families, teens, drugs

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the 12-month period ending in April 2021 more than 100,000 Americans died from synthetic opioids. Between May and September of this year, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents around the country seized more than 10 million fentanyl pills and hundreds of pounds of powder, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced in September.

Topics: parenting, teenagers, teens, drugs, fentanyl

President's Message - October 2022

Red Ribbon is about creating herd or community immunity to the alcohol and drug problems America is facing.

Topics: President's Message, teenagers, alcohol, Informed Families, teens, drugs