The San Diego Field Division outreach team, including our favorite bear Cafe Oso, was at the Mesa College Wellness Fair today to speak about the dangers of #fentanyl , #fake #pills , and other drugs. SanDiegoMesaCollege

#TakeBackDay is a free event for communities nationwide to dispose of old and unneeded medications safely and anonymously. Learn more: bit.ly/35JM1tL

Circle the date, #TakeBackDay is April 27! This free event is a fast and simple way to make your community safe. Reduce the risk of your prescription meds getting lost, stolen or misused by cleaning them out and taking them back for safe disposal. bit.ly/35JM1tL

#DYK two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil can be deadly. Join DEA’s efforts to remember the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning, submit a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW

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Today the DEASanDiego gave a presentation to construction safety representatives. #DYK that construction workers have the highest drug overdose death rate? Check out the article cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr…

#DYK Drug traffickers are mixing cocaine, heroin, & meth with fentanyl? Users can unknowingly being exposed to fentanyl. Join DEA in remembering those lost from fentanyl poisoning by submitting a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW

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#DYK that juveniles are being asked to smuggle drugs across the border and being told there will be no consequences? Today the #DEASanDiego and our partners at US Attorney CAS, SD District Attorney, HSI San Diego, and CBP San Diego spoke with students about the dangers & consequences of smuggling

In #honor of #WomensHistoryMonth2024 , #DEASanDiego shares Prevention Profiles: Dr. Buki Ebeigbe. She is a pharmacologist in DEA's Diversion Control Division. In this video she discusses what fueled her passion to enter this line of work.
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#DYK two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil can be deadly. Join DEA’s efforts to remember the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning, submit a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW

Learn more dea.gov/fentanylawaren…

Wrapping up National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week #NDAFW at Steele Canyon High School with our partners at SAY San Diego . If you need more information about drug facts and myths check out justthinktwice.gov NIDAnews

#DYK Drug traffickers are mixing cocaine, heroin, & meth with fentanyl? Users can unknowingly being exposed to fentanyl. Join DEA in remembering those lost from fentanyl poisoning by submitting a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW

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More from Drug and Alcohol Facts Week #NDAFW . Yesterday the outreach team at DEASanDiego teamed up with our partners at SAY San Diego to speak with students at Scripps Ranch High School about the dangers of drugs. More information at NIDAnews and getsmartaboutdrugs.gov

#DEA proudly supports NIDAnews #NDAFW , uniting scientists, students, educators, healthcare providers, and communities to advance science and enhance prevention & awareness of substance misuse.

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This is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week #NDAFW . Yesterday the outreach team with @DEASanDiego visited America's Finest Charter School with our partners at SAY San Diego to discuss opioids, overdoses, naloxone, and shatter the myths about substance abuse. NIDAnews

It's National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week #NDAFW . Ready for a Monday morning pop quiz about drugs and alcohol? Try the quiz below from NIDAnews. Need more information? Check out getsmartaboutdrugs.gov

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🎉 National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is here! 🚀 #DEA stands with NIDAnews to support #NDAFW , uniting scientists, students, educators, healthcare providers & communities to promote science, prevention, and substance misuse awareness.

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#DYK Fentanyl is 50x more potent than heroin. Join DEA in remembering those lost from fentanyl poisoning by submitting a photo of a loved one lost to fentanyl. #JustKNOW

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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week starts March 18th! 🎉 #DEA teams up with NIDAnews to spread science-based information, prevention, and awareness about substance misuse. Let's empower communities with facts! 💡💪 #NDAFW

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Looking for information on how drugs affect the brain? Operation Prevention, a collaboration between DEA HQ and Discovery Education, provides lessons, videos, and conversation starters to address the science behind drug facts and myths. #BrainAwarenessWeek

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Today we honor our K9 Veterans who serve our communities alongside their human handlers. #DYK that #DEA relies on our local law enforcement for our four-legged officers? Our furry friends are great at detecting drugs in all of the ways human can't. #K9VeteransDay San Diego Police Department