NOPE Task Force

01/07/2024

Is your state on the list?

In this article, we will take a look at the 15 states with the highest drug overdose death rates in the US. If you want to skip our discussion on the drug crisis, you can go directly to the 5 States With The Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates In The US. In the 12-month period […]

12/26/2023

The holiday season is celebrated as a time of comfort and enjoyment, but for many people in recovery from alcohol and opioid use disorder, this time of year can be especially stressful and lonely. Here's some ways to manage during the holiday season.

Q&A about battling substance use disorder and particularly during the holiday season

12/12/2023

Important read to understand how our young people are dying from drug overdoses. Please share.

Drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers: The monthly total rose from 31 in July 2019 to 87 in May 2021, the period with the most recent data.

11/27/2023

Great read....Experts weigh in on why dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month.

Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you and your loved ones a special day filled with love and joy.

11/21/2023

Good education on what's happening with this dangerous drug. Read and share!

The resources offered to educators are unfortunately wholly unsuited to the magnitude of the current crisis, a relic of a pre-fentanyl era.

11/17/2023

Good to know that students are fighting back against fentanyl.

A ‘No Second Chance’ campaign in nation’s fourth largest county demystifies the deadly synthetic opioid being found in vapes, counterfeit meds.