This annual study tracks the elaborate and complex attitudes teens have towards drugs. It examines reasons why adolescents use drugs, and trends in the use of marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes, ecstasy, cocaine/crack, inhalants, methamphetamine, over-the-counter medicine, and prescription drugs, along with gender differences.
This toolkit provides facts, approaches, strategies, and messages that coalitions can use to take action to prevent prescription drug use in their communities.
This Web site is a national education initiative that provides parents with useful information and tips to help limit teen access to prescription drugs.
This report provides information about the increasing problem of teen prescription drug use. It outlines the rates of prescription drug use among teens, the types of drugs used, the dangers of prescription drug use, the reasons why teens use prescription drugs, and parents’ awareness of the problem.
Feeling stressed? If you or someone you know has been affected by a disaster and needs immediate assistance, please call this toll-free number for information, support, and counseling. You will be connected to the nearest crisis center.
When children, teens, and adults are dealing with the stress from crisis situations, talking may not be enough. These resources provide ideas about what to do you can do at home to help children, family members, and yourself cope.
