Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely: Don’t Drink and Drive

Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely: Don’t Drink and Drive

Ringing in the New Year with a glass or two of champagne sounds harmless enough until it’s time to drive home. If you’re planning on drinking this New Year’s, make sure you have a plan to get home safely. Even better, offer to be the designated driver for those in your party! Facts about Drunk…

NETI – Emerging Drug Threat Predictive Brief

NETI – Emerging Drug Threat Predictive Brief

The National Emerging Threats Initiative (NETI) strives to provide an early warning system for the United States via the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). It does so by observing multiple trend lines and using the data to predict what is coming next. Download the brief from December 2, 2020 below.

KNOW Connection: Scavenger Hunt Slideshow and Results

KNOW Connection: Scavenger Hunt Slideshow and Results

Have you ever made a snowman out of household items? Or painted a rock with a positive message to hide somewhere in the community? Perhaps you’re passionate about donating to your local animal shelter or to a food pantry. While some of these things may not seem like a big deal, when you embrace “random…

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

In 2019, 13.7 million people (ages 16 and older) drove after using illicit drugs. Of that total,12.8 million people were under the influence of marijuana (2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables). This is an increase from 2018 when 12.6 million people (aged 16 and older) admitted to driving after using drugs. In 2016, 44 percent of drivers in fatal…