Red Ribbon Week October 24–November 2, 2018

Taeya Moore is a student of Solon Solon Middle School in Ohio and created the award-winning theme of 2018 Red Ribbon Week from October 23rd to 31st, 2018. Taeya's theme is "Your life is your journey travel non-toxicTM". Thousands of red ribbon-themed ideas were chosen from students, parents, educators and community members all over the country. Thanks to Red Ribbon's proud proponent and encouraging Cheryl Holsapfel (with Taeya and her family), a digital art teacher to join the annual contest, Solon Middle School It is the fourth time this year. Holsapfel joins the competition every year as a way to tell students about medicine

Red Ribbon Week and National Recycling Day Prescription Drug: In October, it occurred at two important anti-drug events. Red Ribbon Encourages students, parents, schools and communities to promote a non-toxic lifestyle, 31 of the week of October 23. The national prescription medicine recycling day of the Drug Abuse Agency (DEA) on 27th October is to treat Americans unnecessary prescription medicine in a simple and anonymous way to help prevent excessive death and drug poisoning make it possible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017 over 72,000 Americans died due to excessive drug use. This is an increase from the death of 64,000 people in 2016. Most of these deaths may be due to opioids including fentanyl. Overdose is currently the leading cause of injury or death in the United States. In Oregon state, the total deaths related to drug use increased by 11% from 2013 to 2017, last year the number of drug-related deaths increased by 546 people