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Drug Free Communities Support Program

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SAMHSA

The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrat

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Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette?

Publisher: 
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

This report about non-medical marijuana was written to alert parents, teachers, doctors, clergy and all those who care about our nation’s children, to critical and alarming findings about teen marijuana use.

NSDUH Report: Parental Involvement in Preventing Youth Substance Use

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This short report is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) conducted by the Office of Applied Studies in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Tips for Teens

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This series of brochures for teens provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Topics include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, club drugs, hallucinogens, methamphetamines, cocaine, steroids, and HIV/AIDS. Information is provided on long- and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications.

Depression and the Initiation of Cigarette, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use among Young Adults

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report presents findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, specifically related to the association between depression and cigarette, alcohol, and other drug initiation among you

Assessing Substance Use and Abuse Among Adolescents: A Guide for Out-Of-School Time for Program Practitioners

Publisher: 
Child Trends

This brief guide provides background information on drug and alcohol use among adolescents in high school, including prevalence rates.

Substance Abuse Treatment Need Among Adolescents: 2003-2004

Publisher: 
SAMHSA

This National Study on Drug Use and Health report analyses the drug and substance abuse rates among adolescents, as well as their access to treatment.

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction

Publisher: 
National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

This report published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explains how science helps us understand drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.

Alcohol Dependence or Abuse and Age at First Use

Publisher: 
National Survey on Druge Use and Health

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older to report on their age at first use of alcohol, their use of alcohol during the past year and in the past month, as