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FREE RESOURCES
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Most schools and
non-profit organizations work on a very tight budget. Too often because of a
lack of funding corners need to be cut and things that are important end up not
happening.
So here is the good news.
There are orgainzations and agencies devoted to getting FREE materials out to
those who need them.
Check out each of these.
Children's Drug Safety
Manual
Stevie Wonder "Before I'll ride with a drunk, I'll drive myself". 18" x 26"
Poster
SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCE GUIDE: INHALANTS
This online guide provides a list of
resources such as books, brochures, videos, fact sheets, studies, organizations,
and web sites on inhalant abuse.
TAKE THE SMOKE FREE PLEDGE
Kids are affected the most by second hand
smoke. Now you can do something about it, take the smoke free pledge. You can
do it by phone at1-800-513-1157 or on line at
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ets.
Once you have pledge to smoke outdoors and keep a smoke fee house you will
receive a Smoke-Free Home Kit in the mail. Do it for your kids.
BROCHURE ON RAISING DRUG-FREE TEENS
NOW AVAILABLE
A new brochure, “Tips for Raising Drug-Free Teens”
produced by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America is now available as part of
a continuing parenting skills campaign. The brochure, made possible by a grant
from the MetLife Foundation includes information on the dangers of Ecstasy and
other drugs. In addition, MetLife collaborated with the Partnership for a
Drug-Free America to air two new drug-prevention messages in several markets
across the country. To download copies of the brochure, visit www.metlife.org,
or call the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at
1-800-729-6686.
ALCOHOL SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
This resource kit was developed by an American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) task force as a result of a grant from
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The kit provides
facts and benefits of screening and providing brief intervention for patients
presenting to the emergency department with alcohol problems. Screening tools
and a template for locating community resources is also included.
To receive a copy of the Alcohol Screening and
Brief Intervention Resource Kit contact ACEP's Customer Service Department at
customerservice@acep.org or
800-798-1822, touch 6. (Product #409036)
HELPING PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
Doctor if you haven't received this one in the mail
then don't wait. You can download a copy right now. This healthcare providers
guide may help with the questions most doctors fail to ask their patients. It
is available online, in PDF or you can have a copy sent to your office. Go to:
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Practitioner/HelpingPatients.htm
 Brain
Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) has developed science education materials for second- and third-grade
students on the brain and the effects of drugs on the brain. The curriculum is
titled Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program and consists of six
modules. The goal of the curriculum is to lay the foundation for future
scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts by providing an early
elementary school-age audience with a basis of knowledge and critical thinking
skills.
This package can be ordered by calling our
clearinghouse (NCADI) at (800) 729-6686 and request "BPPACK"
Brain Power: The NIDA Junior
Scientist Program [Grades 2-3]
Six modules designed to examine the effects of drugs
on the brain. Lays the foundation for future scientific learning and substance
abuse prevention efforts.
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology
Through the Study of Addiction [Grades 9-12]
Interactive, science-based curriculum supplement for
high school students and teachers. Includes a CD-ROM with video and activities.
Provides current, research-based information on various aspects of drug abuse
and addiction, including neurobiology, behavioral components and treatment.
• Order this Publication - NCADI #MS929
Slide Teaching Packets [High School
Teachers]
This CD-ROM contains five PowerPoint presentations
and text that provide a broad scientific overview of the mechanisms of
addiction.
http://www.backtoschool.drugabuse.gov/curricula.html
NIDA
Online Slide Teaching Packets CD-ROM
(2001)
CD-ROM · NCADI # AVD145
This CD-ROM contains the popular educational slide
series The Brain and the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana and The
Neurobiology of Drug Addiction along with two new teaching packets, The
Neurobiology of Ecstasy and Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science
Says. The first of the new packets focuses on the dangers of the club drug
ecstasy and is designed to help teachers communicate these dangers to their
students. The last packet provides materials that help teachers provide their
students with a broad scientific overview of the mechanisms of addiction.
The Brain and The Actions of Cocaine, Opiates and
Marijuana: Slide Teaching Packet I2000
Category: Science Education
Online Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What
Science Says: Slide Teaching Packet III (2000)
Slides, Script ·
Includes a set of 31 slides, a "hard copy" print
of the slide set (to aid in previewing) and a narrative script. The objective of
the teaching packet is to aide researchers and educators when communicating
about what research has taught us about drug abuse and addiction. The first
section addresses basic neuroanatomy and the effects of drugs on the brain, the
second covers the key principles of preventing drug abuse among children and
adolescents, and the third examines the overarching principles of effective drug
addiction treatment. Slides can be downloaded from the web site or ordered as
part of the Slide Packet CD-ROM (NCADI# AVD145)
Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science
Says: Slide Teaching Packet III2000
Category: Science Education
Online The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction: Slide
Teaching Packet II (1998)
Slides, Script · NCADI # MS628
NEW DRUG GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE
The highly anticipated release of the latest edition
of Drugs of Abuse has arrived! The fifty-plus page publication is your A to Z
guide for drug history, effects, and identification information. Drugs of Abuse
offers easy-to-read scientific information about drugs combined with scores of
precise photographs shot to scale. Previous editions were heralded by law
enforcement officers, educators, and public health practitioners as one of the
most comprehensive drug guides available. You can view the publication online at
http://www.dea.gov/pubs/abuse/index.html
Am I drinking safely? Will alcohol cause problems for
me later? Is drinking harming my health now? Among people who drink alcoholic
beverages (beer, wine, or liquor), most consume safe and healthy amounts. For
others, unsafe drinking patterns increase their risk for injury, illness or
future alcohol problems. And, for 1 in 13 American adults, alcohol abuse or
alcohol dependence (alcoholism) causes substantial harm to their health and
disruption in their lives.
If you consume alcoholic beverages, it's important
to know whether your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful. This site can
help you find out. You can assess your own drinking, learn about alcohol and
health issues, and find resources for additional help.
http://www.alcoholscreening.org
START YOUR OWN FREE QUIT SMOKING PROGRAM
NOW!
Get all the support you need to quit smoking at
QuitNet. While you are at it check out how much your smoking habit costs you (a
pack a day in Orlando, FL costs $1095.00/yr in NYC it is $2190.00).
FOOD AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
Download this brochure from the FDA on Food and Drug
Interactions and have all the information your doctor or pharmacist forgot to
tell you about the medications you take.
http://www.nclnet.org/Food%20%26%20Drug.pdf
At QuitSmokeless.org you will discover that with a
little help from your fellow quitters, life without the tin or pouch is very
possible. Read as much as you can and become involved in the Quit Smokeless
Community. You can get back to a normal life without tobacco. We are proving it
here, every single day. Be sure to check their QuitTrack to see how much
smokeless tobacco costs you. If you have the stomach for it their Cancer
Gallery will help anyone give up smokeless tobacco.
FACT SHEET: INHALANTS, FEBRUARY 2003
More Than 18 Million Have Tried Inhalants. "Fact
Sheet: Inhalants, February 2003" (4 pp.) (NCJ 197105) provides an overview of
inhalant abuse, effects, treatment, legislation, and street terms. (ONDCP) View
or download entire document at the following address:
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/inhalants/ Place
order at:
http://puborder.ncjrs.org/
TWO PUBLICATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF
NATIONAL DRUGS CONTROL POLICY
"National Drug Control Strategy, 2003" (64 pp.) (NCJ
198156)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/policy/ndcs03/
"Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse Special Topic:
A Look at Local Drug Markets" (93 pp.) (NCJ 197242)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/drugfact/pulsechk/nov02
FREE DRUG EXPENSE CALCUALTOR
If you would like to know just how much you are
really spending on drugs, alcohol or tobacco try this free calculator.
http://www.health.org/features/interact/calc/
LOCALLY FOCUSED ACTION AGAINST
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Join Together Online has just launched a valuable new
tool for driving locally-focused action against substance abuse. It can provide
you with an unprecedented opportunity to reach concerned citizens in your state,
at no cost to you. We believe locally-focused action is essential to meaningful
policy change. To make this resource really come alive, we want
yourparticipation.
Visit the new JTO State Action Center at
http://www.jointogether.org/sa/action/state/
Addict in the Family by Dr. Andrew Byrne is a very
valuable contribution -- addressing a problem that is extremely widespread,
affecting huge members of people directly and indirectly, but associated with so
much stigma and shame that there's an understandable reluctance to seek the
facts from authoritative sources. This book provides answers to many questions,
and does so in straightforward, clear and yet in no way condescending or
patronizing manner. Sadly, the lack of information regarding drug use and its
treatment applies to physicians and other healthcare providers almost to the
same degree as to 'lay people.' Accordingly, this book by Dr. Byrne would be
very worthwhile reading for his medical and nursing colleagues!
Robert G. Newman, MD, Director, The Edmond de
Rothschild Foundation Chemical Dependency Institute of Beth Israel Medical
Center, NY
Institute for Youth, Education, and
Families
FIVE ACTION KITS
Five Action Kits are now available to download in pdf
format. Download a copy, or request that one be mailed by leaving a detailed
message at 202/626-3014 or by emailing reid@nlc.org. Single copies are free
from the National League of Cities.
* Expanding Afterschool Opportunities
* Promoting Youth Participation
* Improving Public Schools
* Helping Working Families
* Protecting Children & Youth
NCADD HOPELINE
This information hotline will refer the caller to a
local affiliate office of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence. Callers can also leave their name and address to receive written
information about alcohol and other drug abuse. Touch tone phone is required.
The hotline is available 24 hours. The phone number is 1-800-622-2255.
CMHS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LOCATOR
This directory of over 22,000 local mental health
services programs in the U.S. is organized in a state-by-state format as a quick
reference tool for health care providers, social workers, managed care
organizations, and the general public. The directory includes links to substance
abuse treatment organizations.
http://mentalhealth.org/databases/
CON NUEVO DISEÑO PÁGINA DE INTERNET EN
ESPAÑOL PARA LA PREVENCIÓN DE DROGAS
LaAntiDroga.com provee recursos para beneficio de los
padres hispanos y los adultos que comparten la crianza de sus hijos
EDUCATE: CREATING INHALANT
ABUSE AWARENESS TOGETHER VIDEO
Featuring Dolores Jordan (Michael's
mother) this video gives adults important information about this dangerous and
potentially
deadly abuse. As the first video of
its kind, EDUCATE provides the education needed to close the gap between
parents'
perception and their children's
reality. The video can be obtained from the National Inhalant Prevention
Coalition by sending a
request via email to
nipc@io.com or by calling NIPC at 800.269.4237
Children's Program Kit Now Available
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) have developed a
Children's Program Kit. This valuable resource is for prevention centers and
treatment
providers to help children of alcoholics (COAs) make
sense of what they've been experiencing, cope with the stresses of their
families' problems, and strengthen their potential for resilience. It includes a
multiage curriculum of educational activities, research-based tools to reach out
to COAs, dynamic videos to illustrate concepts, and a program manual including
start-up instructions and resources.
Request your free Kit by ordering online at
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/promos/coa/. You also may order by calling
SAMHSA's NCADI at (800) 729-6686 and asking for
inventory number CPKIT.
SMOKING LAW STATUS" LIST FOR
TRAVELERS!
The ANR Foundation is pleased to announce the
completion of our newest resource- Smoking Law Status in Major U.S. Travel
Destinations. This list details the current status of smoking laws in
restaurants and bars in major destinations, from Aspen, Colorado to Washington,
D.C. http://www.no-smoke.org
http://www.no-smoke.org/Major%20U.S.%20Destinations-Aug03.pdf
SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT FOR KIDS
ABOUT SMOKING
Welcome to SGR4KIDS, your online smoke-free magazine.
We asked kids across the country, "What do you and your friends think about
smoking, and what do you want to see in this magazine?" You will find their
words and ideas in SGR4KIDS. Read on!
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/sgrmenu.htm
2002 SLATI & SLATI UPDATE
The 2002 State-Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)
and the Midterm Update have been released. You can search the updated on-line
versions at
http://slati.lungusa.org.
NEW DRIVER KIT
TheAntiDrug.com has partnered with GEICO, the
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other
driving-safety leaders to offer several free resources for parents and youth to
help keep teens marijuana and drug free, before they get behind the wheel of a
car.
The New Teen Drivers Kit can be ordered online or
by phone at the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at (800)
788-2800
http://www.theantidrug.com/steerclear/kit.asp
AMA Report on harm to the Brain of
Youth who drink alcohol.
http://www.hopenetworks.org/addiction/alcohol/brain3.pdf
Landmark NAS Report Full Text
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous -
both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with
traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and
other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well
as health risks – and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger.
Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look
attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get
access to alcohol.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309089352/html/
Prevention Book Highlights Campus
Efforts Against Drinking
“A Matter of Degree Advocacy Initiative,” showcases
the prevention efforts of four campus-community coalitions. The book, presents
the case histories of the University of Delaware and the City of Newark; the
University of Iowa and Iowa City; the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the
City of Lincoln and the University of Vermont and the City of Burlington.
A Matter of Degree was designed by the national
program office at the American Medical Association and supported by The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation to more effectively test the public health/environmental
management model. From 2000-2002, the campus-community coalitions worked through
media advocacy, strategic planning and community organizing to help change local
public policies and community environments that affect student high-risk
drinking.
The book is now available as a downloadable PDF
at, www.alcoholpolicysolutions.net. You can order free copies by calling Tina
Mosley at (312) 464-4516 or email
tina_mosley@ama-assn.org.
NICD Newsletter
The National Institute on Chemical Dependency was
recently contacted by SAMSHA for resources to assist them in providing updated
and reliable information for their web site- another reason for turning to NICD
for accurate, credible, and reliable information. We thought you'd like to know
this. You can sign up for their monthly newsletter at
http://fs8.formsite.com/unicor/form873037501/index.html or visit their site
at http://www.ni-cor.com
CALCULATING THE EFFECTS OF TAX
CHANGES ON CONSUMPTION AND REVENUE
Find out how much your state will gain in revenue due
to alcohol excise tax increases! In Arizona a 10 cent increase in tha
tax/gallon of beer would mean $35.5 million more in tax revenue and would raise
the price of a six pack by 15 cents. A 10 cent increase in liquor tax would
increase revenues by $22 million and the price of a bottle by 61 cents.
http://www.cspinet.org/booze/taxguide/TaxCalc.htm
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