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Who are the Elks?

Elks are community.
No matter where you go in the country, an Elks Lodge is right around the corner. With more than 850,000 members and 2,000 Lodges nationwide, Elks are providing charitable services that help build stronger communities. Click here to join us in service to your community!

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The "Avengers" are helping the Elks combat Bullying, Under Age Drinking and the Abuse of Pharmaceutical Drugs. The Avengers battle alien robots to show our children that if are being Bullied and pressured to use Alcohol and Pharmaceutical drugs you can always find help and that you are "Never Alone" because help is available and do not be afraid to ask for that help.

The printed version of the Never Alone comic book is available to be used in classroom situations. To order a Never Alone Comic Book Kit, please contact your State Drug Awareness Chair-person for the order form (See Contacts for list of State Drug Awareness Chair-person). The order form needs to be signed by a school official and your State Drug Awareness Chair-person.

You can view the online version at: http://elkskidszone.org/the-avengers-never-alone/

Spread the word that you are "Never Alone" and someone will always be ready to help you lead a safe and drug free life.

Watch this space for announcements on exciting news about the next Elks Drug Awareness Comic book – coming later in 2016.

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.

PSAs

Click a title to hear public service announcements by Milton Creagh.

Latest News

• DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning to Police and Public

  Date Posted: 9/23/2016
  DEA has issued a public warning to the public and law enforcement nationwide about the health and safety risks of carfentanil. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl, which itself is 50 times more potent than heroin. For the full report, please click on the link below.
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• Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

  Date Posted: 9/23/2016
  Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills, many containing deadly amounts of fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds, have made their way into the U.S. drug market, according to a DEA intelligence report released. For more information see the full report "Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyls: A Global Threat"
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• DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin

  Date Posted: 9/23/2016
  The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary - Updated (NHTA). The report outlines the expanding public health crisis afflicting America due to the use and abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs
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• Elks DAP Program Partners with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

  Date Posted: 7/22/2016
  The Elks National Drug Awareness Program has announced a partnership with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
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• Drug Awareness Videos

  Date Posted: 7/20/2016
  Check out our new DAP Media Gallery, featuring videos from Ray Lozano.
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• Congress Finally Passed A Bill To Help Fight The Opioid Epidemic

  Date Posted: 7/15/2016
  The Senate has passed a landmark bill to address the current opioid drug epidemic. The House of Representatives also passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) last week. Now the bill will go to President Obama for his signature, The New York Times reports.
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