Red ribbons were first worn to represent drug prevention awareness and the violence drug use can cause in 1985 but the first official celebration wasn't until 1988. Camarena was born in Mexico in ...

This is the first year the middle schools have launched environmentally friendly balloons at the end of Red Ribbon Week, although they have observed the week in various ways in the past.

HOWELL — There'll soon be red ribbons wrapped around light posts and placed on storefronts along Grand River Avenue. Why? To recognize Red Ribbon Week, running Oct. 23-31, a nationwide drug-use ...