by Ben Conrad | Oct 16, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
You may have noticed an increase in ads and products promoting CBD oil lately, but you may not know what CBD oil actually is. CBD stands for Cannabidiol oil, and is the non-psychoactive component of marijuana. What that means is that you cannot “get high” off CBD...
by Ben Conrad | Oct 15, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Used with permission. © Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Learn more at www.drugfree.org. With the recent Monitoring the Future Study release indicating that nearly one in three 12th graders reported using a vaping device in the past year, it’s imperative that parents...
by Ben Conrad | Oct 12, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Used with permission. © Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Learn more at www.drugfree.org. Narcan (naloxone) is a FDA approved prescription medicine that can block the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. When a person is overdosing on an opioid (heroin, fentanyl...
by Ben Conrad | Oct 4, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
What the Surgeon General Says About Opioids The opioid epidemic in the United States has been a hot topic lately, especially in the drug prevention world. But what exactly is an opioid? An opioid is a drug that is typically used for pain relief. Opioids can be...
by Ben Conrad | Sep 17, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Lately we have been hearing a lot about the opioid epidemic in the United States and how serious it is, but what’s going on with other substances? Although a big focus has been placed on the many harmful consequences of opioid addiction, it is important that we don’t...
by Ben Conrad | Aug 28, 2018 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Electronic cigarettes are nothing new to the youth and adults in our community. Over the past few years the use of e-cigarettes and “vaping” has steadily increased. The new craze in the electronic cigarette world is a brand named Juul. Juul is unlike other...
