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Prevention Action Alliance and the AmerisourceBergen Foundation Team to Join First-of-Its-Kind Prescription Drug Safety Network

COLUMBUS—Prevention Action Alliance, the AmerisourceBergen Foundation and Everfi today announced a new digital education initiative aimed at combatting opioid misuse...

Prevention Action Alliance Awards $114K, Funds Youth-Led Prevention Across Ohio

COLUMBUS—Prevention Action Alliance awarded $114,000 in grants to improve youth-led prevention development throughout the state of Ohio during the 2018...

Drug Free Action Alliance is now Prevention Action Alliance

Drug Free Action Alliance is now Prevention Action Alliance. Come learn why we changed our name....

1,700 Students March in We Are The Majority Rally

More than 1,700 youth from middle and high schools across Ohio marched on the Ohio Statehouse today as part of...

Students Awarded for Producing Winning Drug Prevention Videos

Five students from Genoa Area High School in Ottawa County were recognized today by representatives from Prevention Action Alliance, the...

Drug Free Action Alliance Funds 9 Prevention Programs

COLUMBUS — Drug Free Action Alliance, with funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS),...

Drug Free Action Alliance Announces New Faith-Based Initiative

COLUMBUS — Drug Free Action Alliance announced Thursday a new initiative to aid religious organizations in substance abuse prevention and...

Governor Appoints Preventionist to Committee

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Today Governor John R. Kasich announced today appointments to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee for terms beginning...

Colorado HIDTA Report Release Shows Marijuana Legalization a Bad Deal for the State

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Rocky Mountain High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) released a report that showed that Colorado has seen...

Funds Awarded to Local Ohio Communities to Reduce Underage Drinking

Twenty-two local Ohio communities receive grants totaling $36,000 to impact underage drinking through the Parents Who Host, Lose the Most:...

Survey Finds Increased Marijuana Use

(Columbus, Ohio) – The 2010 Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey, released Tuesday, Dec. 14 by the National Institute on Drug...

Ohio College Presidents Meet

College Presidents gathered at the Governor’s Residence to Discuss The Ohio College Initiative to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (Columbus, Ohio) –...