Categories: Resources
Addiction is a complex health and social issue. It is also surrounded by stigma—assumptions that people "chose" their fate, or that families should stay quiet. Stigma has real costs. It d...
Categories: Resources
Drug-induced homicide is a legal concept used in some cases when a person dies after using illicit drugs, and prosecutors argue that the person who supplied those drugs should be held criminally respo...
Categories: Resources
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid. In illicit markets it is often mixed into other drugs—sometimes without the buyer knowing. A very small amount can be deadly. Why synthetics changed the c...
Categories: Events
Every Form. Every Risk. A Community Event Focused on Education and Awareness APALD (Association of People Against Lethal Drugs) invites you to a community event focused on education and awareness o...
Categories: Announcements, News, Website Features
At APALD, we believe that a strong community drives us and pushes us and loyal support should be recognized. We cannot and should not go through this experience alone and thanks to APALD, you don't ha...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released March 21, 2024. Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose dea...
Categories: Press Releases
Wednesday, May 21, 2026 APALD is announcing the launch of it's new national awareness campaign, "Every Form. Every Risk., aimed at educating families, teens, and communities about the evolving da...
Categories: Website Features
A FREE membership at WeAreAPALD.org allows you to : Submit an angel to our Memorial Wall Purchase "member only" products from our store Comment on angel pages Earn Halos for your activity on the w...
Categories: Drug Fact Sheets
What is GHB? Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approve...
Categories: Drug Fact Sheets
What are they? Flakka (alpha-PVP), is a dangerous drug that is similar to the street drug commonly known as bath salts. Flakka is typically white or pink in color, and is found in crystal form. ...
