American
Council for Drug Education
Agency that develops substance abuse prevention materials and programs;
site includes articles for teachers, youth, parents, health professionals,
and employers
Children
Now
Nonpartisan, independent organization that uses communications strategies
to reach parents, lawmakers, citizens, business, media and community
leaders; site offers action alerts, news, and media literacy publications
Connect
for Kids
Ideas for action and a reference room for parents
DARE
Well-known and most widely used youth drug prevention program
National
Drug Prevention League
Association of national drug abuse prevention organizations; site offers
drug information and links
National
Runaway Switchboard
Operates a confidential hotline for runaway youth; site includes parent
services and teen information
P.R.I.D.E.
Publishes surveys on substance knowledge, attitudes, and use by young
people
Safe
& Drug-Free Schools
Program Department of Education program that guides the federal government's
substance use prevention activities in U.S. schools
CSAP
Model Prevention Programs
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention site includes materials on how
to implement and evaluate community substance abuse prevention programs
and links to funding resources
Substance
Abuse and Learning Disabilities
This report examines connection between alcohol and drug abuse and learning
disabilities; produced by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
at Columbia University
Talking
with KidsKaiser
Family Foundation initiative to encourage family communication about
"tough issues"; site includes parenting booklets and resources
TeenNetUniversity of Toronto project that applies information technology
to health promotion in teens
Contact A Substance Abuse Counselor
We help people take the first steps toward getting help for their drug and alcohol usage and having drug-free lifestyles. To contact an alcohol/drug abuse counselor, please call 1-800-591-6474 or have a Counselor Contact You