The guests on this month's encore presentation of Prevention Profiles: Take Five are Haley Farrell-Kissun, a senior majoring in media and entertainment at Kennesaw State University; Jose Vallejo, Assistant Director of Collegiate Recovery, Baylor University; and Sydney Holcomb, Content Specialist in the Center for Campus Wellness, University of Utah. These guests represent the three winning campuses of the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest sponsored by DEA and SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. During the interview, Haley, Jose, and Sydney discuss why their campuses decided to enter the contest last year, how they came up with the idea/concept behind their PSAs, the benefits to entering the contest, hosted again in 2025, and more!

View the full contest rules for the 2025 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, open through November 3.

During Red Ribbon Week each October, young people in communities and schools across the nation pledge to live drug-free by wearing red ribbons and participating in community-wide anti-drug events. This year's National Red Ribbon Rally features diverse community perspectives, youth performances, and contest winners.

Dr. Ashley Helle is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Missouri, licensed clinical psychologist, and Director for Engagement at the Missouri Center for Addiction Research and Engagement. In this month’s article, Dr. Helle focuses on using staff and student perspectives to improve alcohol and other drug misuse prevention services on campus.

This video, produced by the Love, Logan Foundation, tells the story of two college students who died after unknowingly taking counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. Logan’s and Cade’s parents discuss their efforts to educate college students on the dangers around counterfeit pills and the signs of fentanyl poisoning.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has released the 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, DEA’s comprehensive review of the threats posed to the United States by deadly illicit drugs and the violent domestic and international drug trafficking organizations responsible for producing and trafficking the drugs poisoning our communities.

Congratulations to Kennesaw State University, Baylor University, and the University of Utah for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively, in the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, cosponsored by DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Check out the schools' winning entries.

The Drug Enforcement Administration presents the 2024 edition of "Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students". In this 2024 edition of the guide – first published in 2020 – you will find updated data, profiles highlighting real-life stories from campus prevention professionals focused on a unique or innovative approach to the Strategic Prevention Framework, ideas for building considerations of cultural factors into each step of the SPF, and five strategies for success during times of disruption to campus life.

Schools across the nation have started to rally around the effort to educate their campuses and local communities about the issue. Is your school using ‘One Pill Can Kill’ materials to get the word out about counterfeit pills? If so, let us know!