{"id":18233,"date":"2024-11-23T17:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=18233"},"modified":"2024-12-10T21:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:53:09","slug":"dea-supports-2024-red-ribbon-campaign-to-promote-healthy-drug-free-lifestyles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2024\/11\/dea-supports-2024-red-ribbon-campaign-to-promote-healthy-drug-free-lifestyles\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA Supports 2024 Red Ribbon Campaign to Promote Healthy, Drug-Free Lifestyles"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 18, 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n
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WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recognizes the Red Ribbon Campaign \u2013 the nation\u2019s largest drug prevention effort – throughout the month of October by providing drug prevention, awareness, and education that encourages living healthy and drug-free.<\/p>\n

DEA\u2019s Red Ribbon Week is recognized October 23 through October 31 every year and honors the life of Special Agent Enrique \u201cKiki\u201d Camarena who was tortured and brutally murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985.<\/p>\n

\u201cDEA honors Red Ribbon throughout the month of October to spread awareness and promote the importance of drug use prevention. We want to save lives by raising awareness about deadly drugs,\u201d said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. \u201cThe sacrifice DEA Special Agent \u2018Kiki\u2019 Camerena made motivates us to continue our important work to save American lives through our enforcement and outreach efforts. We know the work we do today will shape the future of our tomorrows.\u201d<\/p>\n

DEA\u2019s Virtual National Red Ribbon Rally premiered on Tuesday, October 8, and is available for viewing throughout the month of October on\u00a0www.DEA.gov\/redribbon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Red Ribbon Rally includes an opening video by DEA Administrator Anne Milgram; a musical performance by students from Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the presentation of colors by the Greater Cleveland Color Guard in Cleveland, Ohio; the premiere of the \u201cNo Second Chance\u201d fentanyl PSA from students in Tempe, Arizona; and the Red Ribbon Pledge led by students from the Richmond, California, Police Athletic and Activities League. The winners of DEA\u2019s 2024 Community Drug Prevention Awards and Visual Arts Contest will be announced, and viewers will learn many ways community groups and families can get involved in this year\u2019s Red Ribbon Campaign.<\/p>\n

As part of the Red Ribbon Week campaign, DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are sponsoring the 9th Annual Red Ribbon Campus Video PSA Contest. Last year\u2019s winners and information on how campuses can submit a PSA can be found at\u00a0www.campusdrugprevention.gov\/psacontest<\/a>. DEA is also a co-sponsor of the National Family Partnership\u2019s annual Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest. More information is available at\u00a0www.redribbon.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Red Ribbon Week began in 1985 in Kiki\u2019s hometown of Calexico, California, and quickly gained momentum across the state and then across the rest of the country. The National Family Partnership turned Red Ribbon Week into a national drug awareness campaign, an eight-day event proclaimed by the U.S. Congress and chaired by then President and Mrs. Reagan. \u00a0Every year since, Red Ribbon Week has been celebrated in schools and throughout communities.<\/p>\n

President Biden has designated October as\u00a0National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Red Ribbon Resolution for 2024<\/a>\u00a0has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to support the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week.<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/press-releases\/2024\/10\/18\/dea-supports-2024-red-ribbon-campaign-promote-healthy-drug-free<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 18, 2024 WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2013 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recognizes the Red Ribbon Campaign \u2013 the nation\u2019s largest drug prevention effort – throughout the month of October by providing drug prevention, awareness, and education that encourages living healthy and drug-free. DEA\u2019s Red Ribbon Week is recognized October 23 through October 31 every year and honors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,40,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-prevention-research","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}