Working in Partnership to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders for Lorain County Individuals and Families since 1989

Useful Weblinks

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Sites for students:

www.teens.drugabuse.gov
is geared specifically for adolescents ages 11 to 15. The web site contains age-appropriate facts on drugs, real stories about teens and drug abuse, games, take-home activities, and a Q & A forum with "Dr. NIDA."
 

www.freevibe.com
This National Youth Anti-Drug Media campaign-sponsored website helps young people understand the dangers of drugs and make responsible decisions with their lives.
 

http://www.straightscoop.org/students.html
The Straight Scoop News Bureau is a part of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Its goal is to provide student journalists with information about the realities of drugs and drug abuse.

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/index.html

for students aged 9 to 12. This site is filled with young people's comments, ideas, and questions sent in from all over the world. It's My Life is organized across five topic "channels": Friends, Family, School, Body, and Emotions. Drug Abuse information and education can be found on the Body channel.

The Cool Spot
A place where students can get the facts about underage drinking, and see strategies for turning it down in front of peers.

http://www.aadac4kids.com
Aimed at preteens, this interactive site offers games, quizzes, activities and facts to raise awareness of alcohol, drugs, gambling and tobacco problems and help youth make healthy lifestyle choices. AADAC is a website from Alberta, Canada (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.)

http://www.child.net/drugalc.htm

Alcohol and Other Drug Information for Teens from the National Children’s Coalition.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/MOM/MOMIndex.html
Mind over Matter: This series is designed to encourage young people in grades five through nine to learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. Mind Over Matter is produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.

Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body
This site provides youth with information about how drugs affect their bodies, and stories from youth who have had trouble with drugs. HEADS UP: Real News About Drugs and Your Body, a drug education series from Scholastic and the scientists of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

http://www.icountadvisors.com

Young people can become advisors for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

For Parents and Children

http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America® (PDFA) is a non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Through its national drug-education advertising campaign and other forms of media communication, the Partnership exists to help children and teens reject substance abuse by influencing attitudes through persuasive information.

A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free
This site was developed to support the efforts of parents and other caregivers to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs among youth (7- to 18-year-olds).

Healthy Competition Foundation
The Healthy Competition Foundation is dedicated to educating parents, teens, and coaches about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs.

http://www.justthinktwice.com/
Provides information about the consequences and damaging effects that methamphetamine and other drugs can have on the user and community.

For Parents and Caregivers

www.TheAntiDrug.com
The Anti-Drug is a web-based component of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign that provides parents and other adult caregivers with strategies and tips on raising healthy, drug-free children.

www.ncadi.samhsa.gov

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information provides a wealth of free, valuable information and resource material that parents and others can share with young people about substance abuse.

www.drugabuse.gov and www.marijuana-info.org
National Institute on Drug abuse supports more than 85 percent of the world’s research on the most fundamental and essential questions about drug ABUSE, including tracking emerging drug use trends, understanding how drugs work in the brain, and developing and testing new drug treatment and prevention approaches.

http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1117723295171.html/
This National Parent Teacher Association web site offers a special section for parents on protecting their children from drugs and alcohol and provides drug facts, positive parenting tips and family activities.

www.mediacampaign.org and www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a congressionally-funded initiative of the white House Office of national Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is a multi-dimensional effort designed to educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs.

Index of Resources for Parents and Teachers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Here you will find valuable materials to help you better discuss the effects of drug abuse on the brain with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Parenting Is Prevention

This site is for parents who want to keep their children drug-free. Information is updated weekly. This site is sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration.

http://backtoschool.drugabuse.gov/
This site provides parents with the latest research findings on drug abuse and addiction.
 

For teachers

http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/index.html
Teachers Guide is a drug education resource that was developed by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. This site provides teachers with ideas and resources for incorporating drug prevention messages into the classroom.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/MOM/TG/MOMTG-Index.html

This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This is a neuroscience education series developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

"The Coach's Playbook Against Drugs"

A straightforward guide to help coaches know the dangers of drugs, and talk with young people about these risks.

Healthy Competition Foundation
The Healthy Competition Foundation is dedicated to educating parents, teens, and coaches about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs.

NIDA Goes to School—National Institute on Drug Abuse
Features a new science education initiative for middle school students, teachers, and counselors. Follow Sara Bellum on her quest through the brain and receive a free poster!

Index of Resources for Parents and Teachers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Here you will find valuable materials to help you better discuss the effects of drug abuse on the brain with people of all ages and backgrounds.

http://monitoringthefuture.org/
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.

 
 


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