National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Saturday, October 28, 2023
April 22, 2023 Is National Prescription Take Back Day!
HCCoalition Team on 04/17/2023

April 22, 2023 Is National Prescription Take Back Day!

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

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NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
HCCan Team on 12/19/2022

NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities

To address the overdose crisis in the United States, the National Institutes of Health has established a research network that will test harm reduction strategies in different community settings to inform efforts to help save lives. The harm reduction research network’s efforts build on existing harm reduction research, and represent the largest pool of funding from NIH to date to study harm reduction strategies to address overdose deaths.

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October Is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month
HCCoalition Team on 10/12/2022

October Is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

Coalitions across the country work together to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine misuse during October’s National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month (NMAAM). Access some of our great tools to help spread awareness for these issues in your community. Together, we can help spread the word and put a stop to medicine misuse.

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If You Feel Different, You Drive Different - Stay Safe During The Holidays
HCCan Team on 11/20/2021

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different - Stay Safe During The Holidays

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. drug-impaired-driving awareness campaign to help keep impaired drivers off the road. While the end of the year brings about the merriment of the holiday season, we want to make sure Americans are safe on the roads, traveling to and from parties and vacation destinations. If you plan to go out and include drugs in your celebration, make sure you refrain from driving. Review these facts and spread the word about the dangers of drug-impaired driving.

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Start A Conversation: 10 Questions Teens Ask About Drugs and Health
HCCoalition Team on 08/17/2021

Start A Conversation: 10 Questions Teens Ask About Drugs and Health

At the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), our goal is to help people get accurate, science-based information about drugs and health. For the past decade, researchers at NIDA have set aside a Chat Day each year during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® to answer questions teens have about drugs and health. We’ve compiled teens' 10 frequently asked questions from more than 118,000 queries we’ve received to help you start a conversation about drugs and health. It’s okay if some of this information is news to you—lots of other people are asking, too!

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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
HCCan Team on 06/30/2020

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

During National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in July, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will launch a free and accredited e-learning program: Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals. This new program is part of OMH’s Think Cultural Health E-learning Curricula, which are developed to help build knowledge and skills related to the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards).

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