“Prevention efforts like Red Ribbon Week and Substance Abuse Prevention Month are key to halting the drug epidemic and fostering better health for our families and fellow citizens,” Eaton sai ...

CANTON − More than 15,000 items celebrating Red Ribbon Week and promoting healthy lifestyles are being distributed to Stark County students in 24 schools through Oct. 31. Since 1985, the Red ...

It is also Red Ribbon Week. But what is Red Ribbon Week, and what is the history behind the eight-day-long celebration focused on drug prevention? Red ribbons were first worn to represent drug ...

Red Ribbon Week began in 1985 ... the country started wearing red ribbons in awareness of drug education and drug prevention but also with remembrance of Kiki. “Red Ribbon Week is really ...

Red Ribbon Week stands as the largest drug prevention campaign in the United States. Red Ribbon Week was initiated as a response to the death of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, often referred to as ...

#Wiregrassgoesred is used as a way to kick off Red Ribbon Week, in support of a drug-free community. 334 Prevention Project teaches ‘Too good for drugs’ and ‘Too good for violence’ in ...

Today, Red Ribbon Week serves to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. Red Ribbon Week is October 23-31, 2023. Events are planned to ...

Prevention, particularly through education ... Conversations about the dangers of drug use must start at home. Red Ribbon Week offers a timely opportunity for families to talk to their children ...

Red Ribbon Week is one of the oldest and largest drug prevention campaigns in the country. Jones celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 26 as "Put a Cap on Drugs." Students wore crazy caps to send their ...

Since 1985, the Red Ribbon as well as Red Ribbon Week have served as a catalyst to educate youth and encourage participation in drug-prevention activities, according to a news release. Prevention ...