Museum, Docuseries, Training, and Take Back

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Learn about DEA's Museum, tune in to a new docuseries, get the details on a national training event, and get ready for the next Take Back Day. Jump to the article below!

Check Out DEA's Museum!

Fentanyl Stories Now Available

CADCA Hosts 36th Annual National Leadership Forum

Mark Your Calendars!

We're Growing!

Check Out DEA’s Museum!

DEA’s Museum collects, preserves, and shares the stories of America’s connection to drugs, including public policy, federal drug law enforcement, and the work of Drug Enforcement Administration employees around the world. This innovative learning environment includes interactive exhibits, artifacts, and displays that engage every guest in the science and history of drug misuse prevention. Captivating educational programs and hands-on activities also inspire visitors to become Agents of Change in their communities.

While we encourage you to visit the Museum in Arlington, VA in person, members of the public can experience much of its content online, as well. Visit museum.dea.gov to watch the “Stories from the Collection” series, showcasing artifacts like an underwater smuggling tube and the Santa Muerte statue. And don’t forget to browse the history of DEA’s Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team (FAST), which helped identify and dismantle Afghanistan's top drug traffickers, disrupt the opium and heroin trade, and cut off financial pipelines supporting terrorist organizations.

The Faces of Fentanyl memorial exhibit displays more than 7,000 photos of people whose lives have been lost to fentanyl. The interactive online exhibit can be accessed at www.dea.gov/facesoffentanyl. In-person visitors to the Museum can see physical photos and interact with a kiosk that contains all photos that have been submitted. If a loved one has passed away due to fentanyl, a member of the public may submit their photo, first name, state, and forever age to be featured on the online exhibit and kiosk.

Fentanyl Stories Now Available

Fentanyl Stories, brought to life by Victoria’s Voice, is now streaming. This powerful short docuseries shares real stories from families, youth, first responders, and advocates impacted by the fentanyl crisis and the hope driving lifesaving change. You can watch the episodes now, hear directly from those on the front lines, and learn how awareness can save lives. Visit Victoria’s Voice’s website to watch the series and sign up to be notified as new episodes are released.

CADCA Hosts 36^th Annual National Leadership Forum

CADCA’s annual National Leadership Forum will be held February 2-5, 2026 at National Harbor, MD. 

This national training event is for community leaders, coalition members, and advocates committed to the prevention field. CADCA equips coalitions with the tools, knowledge, and support necessary to create positive change in their communities. With over 4,000 attendees from across the globe, CADCA will share insights, learn best practices, and network with like-minded professionals. Featuring over 100 workshops, plenary sessions with renowned speakers, and countless opportunities for professional development, the 2026 CADCA Forum is an opportunity to gain the resources needed to drive positive change. This event includes SAMHSA Prevention Day and Capitol Hill Day.

This year's theme is Resilient Communities, Lasting Change.  The National Leadership Forum is where leaders from every corner of the country come together to exchange strategies, elevate best practices, and strengthen their role as changemakers. By standing resilient, CADCA’s coalitions ensure that prevention remains a driving force in shaping safer, healthier communities for generations to come.

Mark Your Calendars!

The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026. Events will be 10:00 am to 2:00 pm local time.

For sixteen years, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans safely dispose of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—to prevent drug misuse and abuse. Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at nearly 4,500 drop-off locations nationwide.

The Partnership Toolbox will be updated in early April.

To learn more about Take Back Day – and Every Day is Take Back Day – visit www.deatakeback.com. 

We're Growing!

The Together for Families network now includes hundreds of organizations and individuals from across the United States.  Please encourage families and community members concerned about substance use to sign up for updates.

Also, if you work with an organization that has a free resource, information or event that you want families to know about, encourage them to join the Together for Families network by e-mailing togetherforfamilies@dea.gov.