SCAN Futuros Positivos YPI Webb Program

04/23/2026

It’s important to remember that you don’t need to have the solution if a friend tells you they are struggling with their mental health or substance use. They need your emotional support, but you can also be prepared with ways to help direct them to a trusted adult or resources to get the help they need.

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04/16/2026

The United States is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of prescription drug overdose deaths.

To provide resources for public health practitioners and their legal counsel on prescription drugs.

04/08/2026

Secondhand cannabis smoke contains many of the same toxic and cancer-causing chemicals found in to***co smoke and some in higher amounts.

Current information on the risk factors of secondhand cannabis smoke.

04/01/2026

Excessive alcohol use has harmful effects on the people who drink and those around them.

Learn how proven strategies reduce excessive alcohol use and related harms.

03/25/2026

Approximately 69% of all drug overdose deaths in 2023 involved synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily reflects illegally made fentanyl)

Increasing awareness of fentanyl-related overdose deaths can help save lives.

03/19/2026

E-ci******es are still the most commonly used to***co product, ahead of ci******es, ci**rs, smokeless to***co, ho**ah, and pipes.

More than 1 in 4 high schoolers currently used to***co products. E-ci******es were the main reason for the increase.

03/11/2026

Mental health is the component of behavioral health that includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health is a state of well-being that enables us to cope with the stresses of life, realize our abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to our community.

03/04/2026

Prescription drug abuse and overdoses are a major public health concern (Health, United States 2013). The CDC reports that opioid overdose deaths in particular have quadrupled since 1999, with more than 16,600 deaths in 2010 alone.

Recent workers’ compensation studies reveal that prescription costs are continuing to rise.

02/25/2026

Smoked cannabis, regardless of how it is smoked, can harm lung tissues and cause scarring and damage to small blood vessels.

Information the risk factors associated with smoking cannabis on lung health.

02/18/2026

Excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

Learn about the deaths from excessive alcohol use in the United States.

02/11/2026

Psychedelics, like L*D, can change your sense of reality, taste, smell, and time.

Psychedelics have a long and complicated history of personal and medical use. Learn more about it here.

02/04/2026

Smoking causes many diseases including cancer and cardiovascular and lung diseases. Smokeless to***co use is a risk factor for cancers of the mouth, esophagus, and pancreas.

CDC analyzed NHIS data to provide updated estimates of to***co product use prevalence among adults.