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10/06/2025

October is Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month. Prevention month lifts up the national conversation to showcase preventions’ positive effects on communities across the country.

https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/substance-use-prevention-month?

October is Substance Use Prevention Month.

09/29/2025

October 1 to October 31 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence and providing resources for those affected.
Click below to learn about understanding relationship abuse, support someone else experiencing abuse, and abuse in underserved populations.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is held each October to unite advocates across the nation in their efforts to end domestic violence.

09/23/2025

Cigarette smoking during childhood and adolescence causes significant health problems among young people, including an increase in the number and severity of respiratory illnesses, decreased physical fitness and potential effects on lung growth and function.

Cigarette smoking during childhood and adolescence causes significant health problems among young people, including an increase in the number and severity of respiratory illnesses, decreased physical

09/17/2025

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09/12/2025

National Addiction Professionals Day is September 20th

With overdose rates reaching the highest numbers on record in the past couple of years, we need to remember to pause on each year on September 20th to celebrate vital players of the health system and continuum of care: addiction professionals.

09/03/2025

Resources and information for strengthening su***de prevention and mental health crisis services.

The resources and information on this page are designed to help states, territories, tribes, mental health and substance use disorder professionals, and others looking for information on understanding the background, history, funding opportunities, and implementation resources for strengthening suic...

08/25/2025

August 31 is recognized as International Overdose Awareness Day the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we have lost to an overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms.

https://www.dea.gov./ioad

08/18/2025

August is Breast Feeding Awareness Month.
Did you know that infants who are breastfed have reduced risk of obesity, asthma, severe lower respiratory disease, type 1 diabetes, sudden infant death syndrome, and gastrointestinal infections.

Why breastfeeding matters and what CDC is doing to improve U.S. breastfeeding rates.

08/11/2025

Bullying is repeated physical, verbal, or socially aggressive behavior involving an imbalance of power. Bullying can occur in person or online and can impact the victim’s mental and physical health.

According to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), people who were physically bullied as children are more likely to partake in drug and alcohol abuse in adulthood.

08/06/2025

What is International Overdose Awareness Day?
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and remember without stigma those who have died from a drug overdose. The campaign also acknowledges the profound grief felt by families and offers support and comfort to those whose loved ones have died or suffered permanent injury from a
drug overdose.

Bay Area Events RALEIGH, NC IOAD REMEMBRANCE EVENT RESOURCES Bay Area Events International Overdose Awareness Day 2025 What is International Overdose Awareness Day? International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and remember without stigma those ...

07/28/2025

Opioids are a group of drugs that includes prescription pain medications and illegal drugs like he**in.

07/21/2025

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