Prevention Links
Texas Youth Commission
Office of Prevention - Prevention Yellow Pages
A large list of prevention websites, not only in drugs and alcohol abuse
prevention, but also in numerous other topics of interest to persons and
organizations committed to the health and well being of American youth.
Social Development Research
Group - Prevention Research Links
An extensive list of research-oriented websites in the field of
prevention.
Education Resources Information Center
(ERIC)
This website is a gateway into the entire ERIC system. There are sites
on nearly every aspect of education. Although there is not a center specifically
devoted to prevention, per se , there is a wealth of prevention material
on the various sites.
Minnesota Institute of Public Health - Links
to Other Resources
A large collection of links concerning public health, substance abuse,
communities, education and other websites that are relevant to prevention.
The Minnesota Prevention Resource
Center (MPRC) is a nonprofit organization funded through a grant
from the Chemical Dependency Program Division, Minnesota Department of
Human Services.
Links to Government Prevention Agencies
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP)- PREVLINE
CSAP is our (the Southeast CAPT) funding agency. PREVLINE is a vast
collection of links, materials, programs, and information on virtually
every aspect of substance abuse prevention.
Department of Health and Human Services
The parent agency of SAMHSA. It is the United States government's principal
agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential
human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov provides a single, secure and reliable source for applying
for Federal grants online, simplifying the grant application process and
reducing paperwork. Learn more about the benefits of applying online.
Hispanic/Latino Initiative
Hablemos en Confianza is your bilingual fountain of resources. Here
you will find articles about the most commonly abused substances and information
that will help you talk to your children about alcohol, tobacco, and illicit
drugs.
Office of Juvenille Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) - U. S. Department of Justice
A compendium of resources for prevention.
SAMHSA family website
Designed for parents and other adults involved in the lives of 7-
to 18-year-olds, the Family Guide Web site emphasizes the importance of
family, promotes mental health, and helps prevent underage use of alcohol,
tobacco, and illegal drugs.
Stop Alcohol Abuse
A comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage
drinking and ideas for combating this issue. People interested in underage
drinking prevention—including parents, educators, community-based
organizations, and youth—will find a wealth of valuable information
here.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration - Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA)
The parent agency of CSAP. Includes the Center for Mental Health and the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
The Office of National
Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
This is the web site for the office of the "Drug Czar." It is an excellent
resource for national drug policy, as well as information
directly related to prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
It also contains a useful and extensive page of links to other substance
abuse-related web sites.
Too Smart to Start
This website contains information on the public education initiative
Too Smart to Start, which provides research-based strategies and materials
to professionals and volunteers at the community level to help them conduct
an underage alcohol use prevention program. The materials are designed
to educate 9- to 13-year-olds about the harms of alcohol use and to support
parents and caregivers as they participate in their children's activities.
U. S. Department of Education
The official website of the Department of Education.
U.S. Department of Labor
- Workplace Substance Abuse
Information concerning the abuse of substances on the job. You can download
the Substance Abuse Information Database (SAID) from this site.
Links to Non-profits
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol
and Other Drug Prevention
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Higher Education Center
provides support to all institutions of higher education in their efforts
to address alcohol and other drug problems. The Center also receives financial
support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The National Center for Addiction
and Drug Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
A highly informative website covering many aspect of prevention. CASA
is a think/action tank that brings together under one roof all of the
professional disciplines (health policy, medicine and nursing, communications,
economics, sociology and anthropology, law and law enforcement, business,
religion and education) needed to study and combat all forms of substance
abuse – illegal drugs, pills, alcohol and tobacco – as they affect all
aspects of society.
The Society for Prevention
Research is a professional organization focused upon the advancement
of science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical research.
The membership of the organization consists of scientists, practitioners,
advocates, administrators, and policy makers who are concerned with problems,
issues, and challenges pertaining to the prevention of public health and
social problems such as drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse; psychiatric
disorders, other mental health problems and related comorbidities; suicide;
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases; delinquency, crime,
and violence; child abuse; marital and couple distress; adolescent pregnancy;
and school and work participation and performance.
Elks Drug Awareness Program
Drug awareness program aimed at 4th through 9th grade students. Publications
and information are available online.
Alcohol Free Children
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, a unique coalition of more than
30 Governors' spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations,
is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15.
It is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age
group. This information-rich website includes updated information on alcohol
statisctics, as well as the latest headlines.
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
(PIRE)
Mississippi Alliance for Prevention (MAP)
Links to Associations
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
The mission of CADCA is to build and strengthen the capacity of coalitions
to prevent and reduce substance abuse and violence in communities across
America.
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) believes that
none of these vulnerable children should grow up in isolation and without
support. We are the only national nonprofit membership organization working
on behalf of children of alcoholics. Our mission is to advocate for all
children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies.
This mission drives all of our programs and materials to help children
of alcoholics. In a word, we help kids who are hurt by parental alcohol
and drug use.
National Association of State Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc.
(NASADAD) is a private, not-for-profit educational, scientific, and informational
organization. The Association was originally incorporated in 1971 to serve
State Drug Agency Directors, and then in 1978 the membership was expanded
to include State Alcoholism Agency Directors. Today all States have combined
State Alcoholism and Drug Agency Directors. NASADAD's basic purpose is
to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug
abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.
American Public Health Association (APHA)
APHA is the quality resource for public health professionals. Throughout
its 125-year history, APHA has been in the forefront of disease prevention
and health promotion.
National Families in Action
National Families in Action is a national drug education, prevention,
and policy center based in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization was founded
in 1977. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug
abuse among children by promoting policies based on science.
American Council for Drug Education
Founded in 1977, the American Council for Drug Education (ACDE) was created
to ensure that the public has access to scientifically-based, compelling
prevention programs and materials. Today, ACDE reaches more than 200 million
people through print, broadcast media, and film, providing the very latest
scientifically accurate information on illegal drugs and their effects.
ACDE makes available a range of educational programs and services, from
a magazine designed for teachers, to videos for pre-schoolers. ACDE also
operates the free, national, 24-hour 1-800-DRUGHELP helpline with a staff
specially trained to answer questions about substance abuse. Additional
ACDE efforts include a national volunteerism program that supports organizations
involved with substance abuse, and workplace initiatives that help private
and public sector organizations establish drug-free work environments
with education and prevention programs. In 1995, ACDE became an affiliate
of The Phoenix House Foundation, the largest, private, non-profit drug
abuse service agency in the country.
Links to Clearinghouses/Data/Surveys/Research
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program
(ADAM)
In 1987, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) initiated the Drug Use
Forecasting (DUF) program to track trends in the prevalence and types
of drug use among booked arrestees in urban areas. ADAM, the Arrestee
Drug Abuse Monitoring program, succeeds DUF and currently operates in
35 data collection sites, expanding to a maximum of 75 sites by the year
2001.
Drug Services Research Survey
A representative sample of 1,183 drug treatment programs.
Monitoring the Future (MTF)
Survey
MTF explores changes in values, behaviors, and lifestyle of American youth.
Provides an annual systematic and accurate description of the youth population
and quantifies the direction and rate of change occurring over time. Respondents
are nationally representative of high school seniors in the U.S. and respond
to about 100 drug-use and demographic questions as well as to about 200
questions on subjects such as attitudes toward government, social institutions,
race relations, changing roles for women, educational aspirations, occupational
aims, and marital and family plans.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information (NCADI)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the
world's largest resource for current information and materials about alcohol
and other drugs. This website also includes annotated bibliographies from
ATOD data bases, rapid dissemination of Federal grant announcements, and
application kits for ATOD prevention programs, treatment, and research
funding opportunities.
National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse
The NHSDA is designed to produce drug and alcohol use incidence and prevalence
estimates and report the consequences and patterns of use and abuse in
the general U.S. civilian population aged 12 and older. Questions include
age at first use, as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for
the following drug classes: cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin,
alcohol, tobacco, and non-medical use of prescription drugs, including
psychotherapeutics. Data also include problems from use of drugs, alcohol,
and tobacco, perceptions of the risks involved, and personal and family
income sources and amounts. Demographic data include gender, race, age,
ethnicity, educational level, job status, income level, veteran status,
household composition, and population density.
2001
Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey
The results of the 2001 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey .
Links to National Organizations
The National Mental Health
Services Knowledge Exchange Network
The National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) is
a national, one-stop source of information and resources on prevention,
treatment, and rehabilitation services for mental illness.
Drug Watch International
The purpose of Drug Watch is to provide the public, policymakers, and
the media with current drug information, factual research, and expert
resources, to counter measures aimed at drug legalization, and to support
the freedom and rights of individuals without jeopardizing the stability,
health, and welfare of society. This site allows you to see a list of
documents publicly accessible from Drug Watch, Visit the World of Drugs
and navigate the world's supply and demand of illicit drugs, or visit
the International Drug Strategy Institute, and check out the brand new
Canadian Marijuana: Advances in Research site.
Booze News
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Booze News
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is determined to stop drunk driving
and to support victims of this violent crime. The Designated Driver program
and Safe Party Guide are among MADD's programs.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation includes features such as Applying for
a Grant, Health Tracking, and Programs & Projects.
Partnership for a Drug Free
America
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a private, non-profit, non-partisan
coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Its mission
is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
To date, more than $2.8 billion in media exposure and some 500 ads have
been donated to the Partnership's national campaign, making our effort
the single largest public service ad campaign in history. Its work focuses
on "unselling" drugs to children through media communication.
National Institutes of Health: The
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) home page
National Institutes of Health: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
provides statistical information on trends in drug use among college students,
as well as Media Advisories. The NIDA site is rich with statistical data.
National Institutes of Health: National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institutes of Health: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA). Full text of NIAAA's Alcohol Alert s publication
is available online.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
The CDC's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing
and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This site includes considerable
information on prevention.
U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA)
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) publishes
detailed information about drugs in the DEA publication Drugs of Abuse.
National Center on Substance Abuse
and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is an
initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services and jointly
funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Administration
on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau's Office on
Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN). NCSACW's goals are to develop and implement
a comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, to
provide technical assistance, and to develop knowledge that promotes effective
practice, organizational, and system changes at the local, state, and
national levels.
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