Prevention

       

Don't let your loved one be a statistic... understand the dangers and signs of drug abuse.

$10 a person per year invested in PREVENTION could save billions of dollars-

 

Prevention

Website
Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Allianace -HCADA hcada.com

Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance (HCADA) has been in existence, active in the community, and supportive of law enforcement, the court system, prevention agencies, and substance abuse treatment providers since its inception in 1989. In 2003, HCADA restructured as a 501(c)(3) in order to apply for grant funding and subsequently, expanded its community-based alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse education and prevention activities, as well as participation in the development of related planning strategies – statewide in scope – for the betterment of the Hillsborough County community.
Operation Prevention Operation Prevention

The DEA has joined forces with Discovery Education to create comprehensive, NO-COST digital curriculum tools to combat opioid misuse – available TODAY in every school, home, and state in the nation. With Virtual Field Trips, English & Spanish language standards-aligned K-12 curriculum resources, a parent toolkit, and a national peer-to-peer video challenge, look no further to kick-start life-saving actions today.
Prevention Works Prevention Works

Monitoring the Future survey, a nationally representative study of American students in 8th, 10th and 12th grade, conducted annually and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. IBH graphed the data on past month substance use by high school seniors from the monographs which are quite extensive: Full 2017 Monograph and 2017 Overview Report. I have attached here an updated graph that includes past month use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and other illicit drugs.
SAMHSA-Publications SAMHSA-Publications

Bookmark and Share Subscribe to SAMHSA's RSS feeds GovDelivery SAMHSA Print Friendly and PDF Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery.

 

Browse publications that feature strategies and interventions for addressing behavioral health issues. These publications highlight specific approaches to providing services such as patient assessment, integrated care, medication-assisted treatment, suicide prevention, and reentry support.
Stop Rx Drug Abuse stoprxdrugabuse.org/dr/

The purpose of this website is to educate families and the community about prescription drugs and some potential consequences of misusing, abuse or overusing prescription drugs. This includes taking any prescription medications that are not prescribed to you which is also illegal.   The goal is help people identify drug abuse before it becomes addiction, better understand the disease of addiction and the recovery process. Hope through education. This website is a collection of links and resources. 
ACTS- Additional Programs ACTS- Additional Programs

The Olivia Project (Juvenile Assessment Center)- Free program offers one on one family support, child assessment and referral, drug testing... addresses all life issues- drug abuse to sexual abuse to grief....
Peer Support, Jail Diversion, ARRIS Program
Associations between driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver and future substance use among adolescents.

Conclusions: RWID and DUI are significantly associated with greater alcohol and marijuana use over time. This study highlights that teens may be at higher risk for problem substance use in the future even if they ride with someone who is impaired. Prevention and intervention efforts for adolescents need to address both driving under the influence and riding with an impaired driver to prevent downstream consequences.
Be Med Wise- Abuse Prevention Be Med Wise- Abuse Prevention

Prevent prescription medicine abuse toolkits
Botivin LifeSkills Training Botivin LifeSkills Training
D.A.R.E. D.A.R.E.

D.A.R.E. Education Programs
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program is the most comprehensive drug prevention curricula in the world taught in thousands of schools throughout America’s 50 states and its territories, as well as in 50+ other countries reaching more than 1.5 million students annually.
Dose of Reality-Maine Dose of Reality-Maine

Linda presents to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, and the Military about the consequences of drug use and underage drinking.  She shares age appropriate information and  stories.

Drug Free America Drug Free America

Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a drug prevention and policy organization committed to developing strategies that prevent drug use and promote sustained recovery. The Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. vision is a world where all people live free of the burden of drug abuse. 
Generation X- Educational Toolkits Generation X- Educational Toolkits

Take action against the misuse of prescription meds
You can review and download any of our free and easy-to- use toolkits to teach people of all ages about medication safety and the dangers of prescription drug misuse.
Get Smart About Drugs- Drugs Get Smart About Drugs- Drugs

Identifying Drugs
NIDA Publications NIDA Publications
Nope Task Force Nope Task Force

The presentation was titled Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE). The NOPE presentation consisted of statistics and commentary on the issues of drug abuse and concluded with parents sharing their chilling, heart wrenching stories of losing their child from a drug related incident.   Hillsborough Nope
One Choice Prevention One Choice Prevention

Prevent Teen Drug Use is a website of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. (IBH), a non-profit organization that works to reduce illegal drug use and improve prevention and treatment.  
Impact drugs have on the brain (cognitive impairment), handouts, series of graphs ....
Operation Prevention Operation Prevention

The DEA has joined forces with Discovery Education to provide no-cost online tools that support every member of the community with the power of prevention. Help kickstart life-saving conversations today with standards-aligned English & Spanish-language resources for students in grades 3-12, plus additional resources designed for educators, families, and professionals.
Parents Empowered Parents Empowered

ParentsEmpowered.org is a media and education campaign funded by the Utah Legislature and designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking in Utah by providing parents and guardians with information about the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing teen brain, along with proven skills for preventing underage alcohol use. (We saw this on vacation in Utah!)
Police Athletic League- Tampa Police Athletic League- Tampa

This is Tampa Bay's information... check your local area for something similar.

Registered Non-Profit

The Police Athletic League (PAL) is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to providing affordable after school, summer and athletic opportunities to more than 500 Tampa Bay youth.

Tampa Police Partnership

The Tampa Police Athletic League (PAL) partners with the Tampa Police Department to provide a safe, healthy environment for our community’s children and teens.

Tampa Police officers are assigned to PAL full-time to serve as coaches and mentors who teach campers safety and good decision making skills. PAL also  partners with a number of community organizations to provide athletic, educational and recreational development.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

There's far more to health than what happens in the doctor's office. Across the nation, RWJF supports programs which help communities to identify critical gaps in health, and advance policy and system changes aimed at preventing illness and increasing opportunity for better health for all.
Too Good for Drugs Too Good for Drugs- Evidence Based

Readying Children for Life

Too Good programs empower children with the social-emotional learning and substance abuse prevention skills they need to lead happy and healthy lives.