I have been a part of the A.S.A.P. Youth Coalition for 3 years. I joined the A.S.A.P. Youth Coalition because I wanted to make a difference in my school, family, and community, and because I was tired of seeing those I’ve grown up with slowly destroying themselves by using drugs, alcohol, etc.  …

  It has finally been announced that starting in 2016 the FDA will begin regulation of ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems).  The debate over the health effects of ENDS is still ongoing.  Since ENDS are still relatively new, there are not many health studies, and certainly no long term studies of what exactly are the…

  Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition used to identify babies born to drug-dependent mothers who experience withdrawal after birth and has become a diagnosis of epidemic proportions in East Tennessee. In ten years, Tennessee has seen a ten-fold increase in prevalence of NAS diagnoses. Anderson County continues to top the list of the…

  The DEA announced in a press release that this National Prescription Drug Take Back Event was a record setter!  893,498 pounds of unwanted medicine—about 447 tons—at almost 5,400 sites spread through all 50 states, beating its previous high of 390 tons in the spring of 2014 by 57 tons, or more than 114,000 pounds! …

The Oak Ridge Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks will be hosting the 4th annual “Drug Awareness Day” at the Oak Ridge Municipal Pool located at 172 Providence Road, on Saturday, June 18th. Drug Awareness demonstrations will be held from 10am until 2pm inside the pool area.  Hundreds of prizes will…

May 06, 2016 Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977   DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount of Meds at Latest National Rx Take-Back Day MAY 06 (WASHINGTON) – Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs at the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day than on any of the previous 10 events since it began in…