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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body
Description: "Welcome to Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body. Here you'll find real, science-based facts about the effects drugs have on the teen brain and body. Check out the articles and features below to get the latest facts so you can make smart choices about your health. "
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
Description: The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children promotes the drug endangered children team concept and public awareness for the problems faced by these children. The Alliance provides multi-disciplinary training for communities interested in starting or expanding DEC programs.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Description: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research.
Description: NIDA Goes Back to School is a source of free information about the latest science-based drug abuse publications and teaching materials for students, teachers, and parents. The site includes curricula, teaching aids, fact sheets and booklets.
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
Description: The Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) is a private non-profit, non-partisan coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Our mission is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
SourceBook of Drug and Violence Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents
Description: The SourceBook is intended to serve as a tool and source of ideas for schools, agencies, and community members who are searching for strategies to help their young people live physically and emotionally healthy and safe lives. The SourceBook includes brief summaries of a wide variety of promising and effective programs that are available for adoption or adaptation.
Description: Contains articles, publications, and information about steroid abuse and its effects.
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Description: Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction. Our primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom.
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A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain
Description: “Through the use of video, interactive segments, scenario-based role-playing experiences, and practical advice from experts, A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain explores the science behind teenage brain development and how it shapes normal teenage attitude and behavior.”
Authoritative Mothers Influence Behavior of Teenagers' Friends
Description: Mothers with an authoritative parenting style can influence the friends of their teenagers, making it less likely they will get drunk, or smoke cigarettes or marijuana, suggests a new study.
Description: Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction. Our primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom.
Description: This 214 page validity report provides data comparing respondents' self reported drug use with drug tests for tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, opiates, and amphetamines.
Description: “Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths” Q&A booklet answers teens’ most frequently asked questions about drugs and drug abuse.
Five Percent of Teens Use Steroids to Increase Muscle
Description: About one in 20 teenagers have used steroids to increase their muscle mass, a new study suggests. In addition, more than one-third of boys and one-fifth of girls said they had used protein shakes or powders to increase their muscles, while between five and 10 percent used non-steroid substances to bulk up.
Description: This document provides facts and statistics about illicit drug use among youth. In 2002, among students in the 12th grade, 11.3 percent reported using illicit drugs other than marijuana in the past month, the highest in more than a decade.
Internet Changing Addiction Treatment, Expert Says
Description: "Web-based programs are proving to be an innovative and powerful adjunct to addiction treatment, according to an expert on internet treatment strategies. However, they are not meant to replace face-to-face addiction treatment, notes Paul Radkowski, CEO/Clinical Director at Life Recovery Program in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada."
Author: Direnfeld, Gary (34 more by this author)
Description: This article is aimed at helping parents determine if their teenager has a drug problem.
It's Epidemic: Prescription Drug Abuse & How to Prevent It 
Description: This webinar was sponsored by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Teen CYFERnet Editorial Board in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and recorded May 2012.
Make Up Your Own Mind about Cough Medicine
Description: This site, designed for teens, provides information and stories about the danger of DXM, also known as dextromethorphan, a cough-suppressing ingredient found in a variety of over-the counter cold and cough medications.
Description: This document provides facts and statistics about marijuana use among youth. Between 1992 and 2002, the percentage of 8th and 10th graders who had used marijuana in the last month more than doubled. Among 12th grade students, use is up by three-quarters over the decade
Description: National Drug Facts Week (NDFW) is a health observance week for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Through community-?based events and activities on the Web, on TV, and through contests, NIDA is working to encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse.
NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Heath (NIH), created this Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses appropriate questions and timely concerns. Recognizing that teens want to be treated as equals, NIDA scientists were careful not to preach about the dangers of drug use. Rather, the site delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that kids will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions.
Performance Enhancing Substances Can Ruin Your Life
Description: This website contains a variety of information and resources related to performance enhancing substances.
Taylor Hooton Foundation: Fighting Steroids Abuse
Description: This website provides information about the dangers of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs.
Teen Talk: But Everybody’s Doin’ It…
Author: Dworkin, Jodi (10 more by this author)
Description: A fact sheet for parents about how to talk to their teenager about risk-taking and decision making.
Teen Talk: Relax Mom, It’s Only Pot!
Author: Dworkin, Jodi (10 more by this author)
Description: A fact sheet for parents about talking to their teenager about marijuana.
Author: McCann, Ellie (2 more by this author)
Description: A fact sheet for parents about talking to their teenager about methamphetamine.
Teens, Young Adults Driving Prescription Drug Abuse Increase, Study Finds
Description: Teenagers and young adults are abusing prescription painkillers at a rate 40 percent higher than what would be expected for their age group.
The NSDUH Report: Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications among Persons Aged 12 to 25
Description: This Short Report is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Tips for Teens About Crack and Cocaine
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about crack and cocaine use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Club Drugs
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about club drugs use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Hallucinogens
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about hallucinogen use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Heroin
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about heroin. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about methamphetamine. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Steroids
Description: A fact sheet for teens about steroids.
Description: This website provides information about prohibited products for use in sports as well as an interactive web site for kids and publications about healthy diets and ethics in sports.
Wake Up to the Risks of Marijuana: A Guide for Parents
Description: This brochure outlines the facts of using marijuana and offers tips on what parents can do to keep their children from using marijuana. It also includes parent responses to clear up false information about the drug.
Whip-Its Again Becoming Popular Among Teens
Description: Whip-Its--small canisters filled with nitrous oxide--are once again becoming popular among teens and young adults as a recreational drug, ABC News reports. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Whip-Its are the most popular inhalant among young adults.
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6 Parenting Practices: Help Reduce the Chances Your Child will Develop a Drug or Alcohol Problem
Description: This guide provides parents with 6 research-supported parenting practices to help prevent children from developing drug or alcohol problems.
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition: Stop Encouraging Kids to Huff Helium
Description: Huffing helium is not safe, and adults must stop encouraging children to do it, according to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC), a group that promotes awareness and recognition of inhalant use.
Support from Middle School Teachers May Reduce Early Use of Alcohol
Description: Emotional support from middle school teachers may reduce the risk their students will engage in early use of alcohol and other illicit substances, a new study suggests.
Synthetic Drugs: Bath Salts, K2/Spice: A guide for parents and other influencers
Description: This is a powerpoint presentation describing teen use of synthetic drugs like "Spice," "K2" and "bath salts." It explains everything from how these drugs are made, to what they look like and where teens are getting them, to what to look for if you think your teen is using them. You'll also find details about how these drugs affect the mind and body of their users.
Description: The You Are Not Alone campaign website had many inspirational videos with testimonials from people impacted by teen substance abuse. The series was created as a message of hope to the families of teens and young adults facing drug addiction. Some of the newest stories are Among the new stories are Art Alexakis, lead singer and guitarist of Everclear, Barbara Eden of the classic television sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie," skateboarding legend Christian Hosoi, actor and filmmaker Josh Leonard and mother of three Jane Paulsen.
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Tips for Teens About Crack and Cocaine
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about crack and cocaine use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Hallucinogens
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about hallucinogen use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Heroin
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about heroin. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine
Description: This brochure provides facts and dispels myths about methamphetamine. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, impact on sexual performance, and legal implications.
Tips For Teens: The Truth About Steroids
Description: A fact sheet for teens about steroids.
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Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Author: Langfield, P.; J.G. Turner; M. MacIntyre
Description: A fact sheet about adolescent alcohol and drug abuse.
Description: Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction. Our primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom.
Description: A collection of questions and answers and other resources for youth about marijuana.
Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know
Description: A collection of questions and answers and other resources for parents about youth and marijuana.
Description: Rx for Understanding is a set of standards-based teaching materials (lesson plans and accompanying resources) for use with students in grades 5-8 that are aligned to the National Health Education Standards and the Common Core Standards.
Description: The Hope Share, a new story-sharing portal created by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, is designed to elevate stories of recovery and inspire others to speak out and help break the stigma and discrimination surrounding addiction.
Whose Kids? Our Kids!: When a Parent Has Used Drugs
Author: Huser, Mary (8 more by this author); Karen Hintz; Stephen Small; Donna Doll-Yogerst
Description: A fact sheet for parents about talking to youth about drugs when the parent has used drugs.
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Many Parents Not Concerned About Children’s Misuse of Narcotic Pain Medicines
Description: A survey of parents finds just one-third are very concerned about the misuse of prescribed narcotic pain medicine by children and teens in their community, according to HealthDay. Only one-fifth are very concerned about the misuse of these drugs in their own families.
Description: National studies and published reports indicate that the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to get high is a growing concern—particularly among teens—in the United States. In fact, more young people ages 12-17 abuse prescription drugs than any illicit drug except marijuana—more than cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined. Though overall teen drug use is down significantly nationwide in recent years, there are troubling signs that teens view abusing prescription and OTC drugs as safer than using street drugs.
Author: Erickson, Kimberly (2 more by this author)
Description: This eight-page report provides an overview of youth drug use and trends in participation. In addition, it examines drug use as part of a larger risk behavior pattern, and implications for prevention.