Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

The website for Partnership for Drug-Free Kids which provides support and resources to parents and caregivers about substance use and addiction. The organization provides information about addiction and offers one-on-one help to parents and caregivers through their text, email, and phone helplines. Partnership for Drug-Free Kids merged with the Center on Addiction in January 2019 to combine their efforts to address addiction and its impact on families and communities. Continue reading

Recovery Month Toolkit: Join the Voices for Recovery

The toolkit for 2019 National Recovery Month from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2019’s Recovery Month Theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger. This toolkit includes information and resources for developing recovery month outreach strategies for four target audiences: community members, first responders, healthcare community members, and youth and emerging leaders. There is also a section with resources and information about treatment and recovery support services. Continue reading

Something Better

The Arizona Department of Health Services hosts this website which provides information for youth that there are better things to do than misuse drugs or alcohol. The website includes information about alcohol, opioids, and marijuana and coaches youth to identify activities and events that they can participate in rather than misusing alcohol or drugs. Continue reading

Project ALERT

The website for Project ALERT, an evidence-based substance abuse prevention curriculum for grades 7 and 8 developed by the RAND Corporation. On-line training, lessons plans, posters and videos are available for free for educators. Project ALERT recently added an opioid lesson to the core curriculum. Continue reading

Parent Talk Kit – Spanish

This Spanish language guide from Partnership at DrugFree.org provides parents and caregivers with specific advice on how to talk to kids to prevent drug and alcohol misuse. It includes age appropriate scripts for starting conversations, guidance on what to say to teens about prescription drugs, advice on how to address Continue reading

Adolescent Trauma and Substance Abuse Online

This is a link to a free continuing education program for mental health clinicians and substance use disorder treatment providers from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The training explores the relationship between adolescent trauma and substance abuse and includes interactive online modules, a webinar, and a 4-part Train the Trainer video series on working with youth and their caregivers.

Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Opioids The Truth

An interactive website about opioids, opioid use disorder, treatment, and advocacy aimed at youth and their supporters. Part of The Truth.com, which aims to reduce tobacco use in young people, this link goes to the webpage specifically devoted to opioids and opioid use disorder. Includes answers to common questions such as Continue reading