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Parent-Connect 2007-2008

Topic: Drugs and Addictions

Parent-Connect Live Session: February 4th, 8:00-9:00PM EST

Have you noticed that the bottle of Robitusin is almost empty or that your teen consistently smells strongly of Tag Body Spray when he comes home from parties? Even “good kids” are experimenting with substances from Ritalin to Ecstasy. Our expert presenters discuss current trends, ways to recognize addictions, and how to help your child resist negative peer pressure. A variety of drugs are covered including steroids and tobacco, as well as strategies for intervention with your child if you suspect use of these substances.

Helpful Information for Parents

National Resources

For Support

• Alcohol & Drug Referral Hotline, 1.800.252.6465. 24 hour hotline.

 

• Family Guide: Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free, www.family.samhsa.gov, 1.800.662.HELP. Online service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to prevent the use of tobacco and illegal drugs. Also provides a treatment locator.

 

• La Anti Droga, www.laantidroga.com, 1.877.746.3764. Spanish online service of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Offers resources, data, and information for parents.

 

• Parents. The Anti-Drug, www.theantidrug.com, 1.800.729.6686. Provides facts, research, tips, and more for parents on communicating to teens and preventing teens from drug use.

 

• QuitNet, www.quitnet.com. Free quit smoking support program.

For More Information

• American Council for Drug Education (ACDE), www.acde.org. Designed to engage teens, address the needs of parents, and provide employers, educators, health professionals, policy-makers and the media with authoritative information on tobacco and drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.

 

• Free Vibe, www.freevibe.com. Interactive programs to learn more about marijuana, inhalants, and various other drugs. Provides first person stories, current news, and message boards.

 

• From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs, by Winifred Rosen and Andrew T. Weil. Written following the belief that education based on truthful information is the only solution to the drug problem. Each chapter deals with a specific class of drugs, such as stimulants, depressants, and psychedelics, and describes the different effects of drugs in each category. Aimed at young people and their parents and teachers, this book offers an alternative way of looking at drug use.

 

• Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, www.higheredcenter.org. Helps adult leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to drug use.

 

• Monitoring the Future (MTF), www.monitoringthefuture.org. An ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. The MTF Study has been funded under a series of investigator-initiated competing research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health. MTF is conducted at the Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. To go directly to the graphs, tables, and findings from 2006, visit www.monitoringthefuture.org/data/06data.html#2006data-drugs.

 

• The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), www.ncadd.org. Fights the stigma and disease of alcoholism and other drug addiction. Provides fact sheets and tips specifically for parents.

 

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, www.nida.nih.gov. Materials developed specifically for parents and teachers.

 

• Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco, www.ocat.org. Supports the government in the implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Provides users with the most significant studies and information on second-hand smoke issues and tobacco control.

 

• The Partnership for a Drug Free America, www.drugfree.org. A nonprofit organization uniting communications professionals, renowned scientists, and parents. Best known for its national drug education campaign, the Partnership’s mission is to reduce illicit drug use in America.

 

• Phoenix House’s Facts on Tap, www.factsontap.org. Committed to changing attitudes and expectations around youth drinking and drug abuse. Provides information for parents and students in high school and college.

 

• Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug and Alcohol Addiction, by John C. Fleming, MD. A unique handbook which provides the latest medical and scientific information to help parents understand what they can and must do to prevent addiction in their sons and daughters.

 

• Tobacco Free U, www.tobaccofreeu.org. Facts, statistics, programming ideas, and smoking cessation movements listed by state.

 

• The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov. Provides list of drugs and chemicals of concern as well as a closer look at drug laws in the United States. To go directly to information regarding the hidden dangers of steroids, visit www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/steroids/hidden/index.html.

 

• The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), www.usdoj.gov/dea/. News about recent arrests and drug busts as well as information on all drugs ranging from steroids to marijuana to cocaine.

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