Skip to content
1 min left · finish 4:01 AM
Email
L
Lubbock Current
Longhorn CurrentLubbock: Hub City of the South Plains
Good evening, Columbus
SportsSchoolsCommunityBusinessGovernment
+5 more
Real EstateTechnologyDiningArtsHealth

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Health
  3. /Red Ribbon Week highlights drug prevention efforts for Lubbock students
Health

Red Ribbon Week highlights drug prevention efforts for Lubbock students

Elena Martinez
Elena Martinez
Elena Martinez
Reporter · Lubbock, TX

Elena Martinez, a graduate of Texas Tech University, has spent the last 6 years reporting on health issues impacting the Lubbock community. Her work has appeared in various local health publications and she is passionate about promoting wellness initiatives.

More from Elena →
Reporter · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Red Ribbon Week highlights drug prevention efforts for Lubbock students — Lubbock Health news

Lubbock's Health Department Prevention Resource Center is participating in Red Ribbon Week from October 23 to 31 to educate students and families about the dangers of drug use.

Up nextSAFD: 1 taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after east-side crashHealth · 1 min read
#wellness

More Health stories

SAFD: 1 taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after east-side crash — KENS 5 (San Antonio)
Health

SAFD: 1 taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after east-side crash

By Lily Nguyen

Motorcycle crash in Edinburg leaves one hospitalized — ValleyCentral (Rio Grande Valley)
Health

Motorcycle crash in Edinburg leaves one hospitalized

By Elena Torres

Covenant Every Moment Matters: Abnormal mammogram leads to cancer discovery — EverythingLubbock (KLBK/KAMC)
Health

Covenant Every Moment Matters: Abnormal mammogram leads to cancer discovery

By Elena Martinez

North Texas perfect match: A kidney, a second chance, and a beach trip on the calendar — WFAA (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Health

North Texas perfect match: A kidney, a second chance, and a beach trip on the calendar

By Carmen Silva

Also covering Texas

Sugar LandBeaumontNew BraunfelsTylerCollege Station
L

Lubbock Current

Part of the Longhorn Current Network

Lubbock: Hub City of the South Plains. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Texas cities.

Sections

SportsSchoolsCommunityBusinessGovernmentReal Estate

Latest Stories

TTU assistant professor earns Department of Energy award for advanced researchMulti-sting operation 'Trick or Trap' in Lubbock targets child exploitersLubbock to honor fallen first responders on October 28SLIDESHOW: James Talarico hosted tour stop in Lubbock as election nearsKLBK Wednesday AM Weather Update (10/28/26)

About

Longhorn Current publishes independent community news across Texas. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Longhorn Current — longhorncurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved