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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks welcomes you to the resource center for the Elks National Drug Awareness Program -
the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the United States. We are very proud of our dedicated army of volunteers who freely give their
time and talents to this most noble cause. The Elks are committed to eliminating the use and abuse of illegal drugs by all members of society and
believe that in order to ensure a bright future for our country, it is essential that our children be raised in a drug-free environment.
Latest News 
DEA Federal Register Notice - April 27, 2021
Date Posted: 5/5/2021
The Drug Enforcement Administration places four specified fentanyl-related substances permanently in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. These four specific substances fall within the definition of fentanyl-related substances set forth in the February 6, 2018, temporary scheduling order. Through the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, which became law on February 6, 2020, Congress extended the temporary control of fentanyl-related substances until May 6, 2021. The regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis, or possess), or propose to handle any of these four specified fentanyl-related substances will continue to be applicable permanently as a result of this action.
Read the full story...Elks and Drug Enforcement Administration Collaborate with FBE to Premiere Emotional Drug Awareness Campaign
Date Posted: 12/2/2019
ELKS Drug Awareness Program (DAP), the nation's largest all-volunteer drug education group, has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to launch a national anti-drug educational video "Teens React To Conversations With Survivors of Addiction", to spotlight the effects of drugs on teenagers.
Read the full story...THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN COLORADO: THE IMPACT
Date Posted: 11/22/2019
The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA) program has published annual reports every year since 2013 tracking the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado. The purpose is to provide data and information so that policy makers and citizens can make informed decisions on the issue of marijuana legalization.
Read the full story...VAPING! THE REAL HEALTH ISSUES
Date Posted: 11/22/2019
Recent media reporting of health issues associated with vaping began to raise my suspicions regarding the real issue. Vaping or e-cigarettes came on the market in 2003. There were no alarming health issues reported since 2003 until now. Why now?
Read the full story...41 charged in opioid ring allegedly responsible for distribution of 23 million pills
Date Posted: 8/29/2019
Read the full story...FDA investigating 120-plus reports of seizures after vaping
Date Posted: 8/22/2019
Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has continued to look into a potential link between vaping and seizures. As of Aug. 7, the agency has received 127 reports between 2010 and 2019 of seizure or other neurological symptoms, such as fainting or tremors, that occurred after vaping. That's 92 additional cases since April 3, 2019, when the FDA issued its first statement, alerting people to the potential link.
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