Observed nationwide every August, National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) provides an opportunity to:
The overdose epidemic in the United States continues to persist, claiming more than 107,000 lives in 2023.1,2 Despite the widespread availability of safe, effective, and evidence-based interventions...
Observed annually on May 31st, World No Tobacco Day brings awareness to the harms of using tobacco products and promotes prevention strategies to end tobacco use in the United States. This year’s...
National Minority Health Month (NMHM)—celebrated annually in April—centers around building awareness of racial and ethnic health disparities and promotes health education and early detection of health...
Did you know that 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives? With more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant—including over 2,000 children—every registered donor can make...
Drug use is a high-profile public health concern among young people, with nearly 4 million adolescents (12–17 years old) reporting past-year illicit drug use in 2022.1 Overdose deaths among...
In 2021, approximately 70% of people who ever had a perceived unhealthy relationship with substance use considered themselves to be recovering or in recovery.1 In this final week of National Recovery...
Language shapes our perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes, and it can influence the quality-of-care people receive. Unfortunately, pregnant individuals and mothers with substance use disorder (SUD)...
Substance use during pregnancy remains a major issue in the U.S. According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.6% of pregnant women reported using illicit drugs, tobacco products...
