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News
A new [University of California] San Diego study found that there could be a connection between marijuana use and slower development of memory, focus and thinking speed in teenagers.
Teens who use weed are twice as likely to develop psychotic or bipolar disorders, a new study says.
Congratulations to the Drug Free Cecil Youth Coalition for winning the 2025 Dose of Prevention Challenge for their comprehensive, youth-led approach to medication misuse prevention across Cecil County!
Videos
Johnny’s Ambassadors sponsored a Video PSA Contest demonstrating the importance of preventing cannabis/THC use (vaping, dabbing, marijuana, edibles) among high school students. The contest was an opportunity for high schools to demonstrate how their students are working to prevent cannabis misuse at their school and to encourage their peers to abstain.
Congratulations to West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Jacksonville University, and Dartmouth College for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively, in the 2025 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, cosponsored by DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
From shareable fact sheets to educational web content, video PSAs, social media graphics, and an interactive graphic novel experience and conversation-starting card game (coming soon!), the CDC's Free Mind campaign offers a fresh, youth-friendly approach to help you and your peers cope with mental health problems and find healthy alternatives to substance use.
