National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2003 This guide for parents, educators, and community leaders focuses preventing youth drug use; this edition includes updated principles, new questions and answers, new program information, and expanded references and resources....
Resources
Pathways for Youth Strategic Plan
Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, 2013 This strategic plan helps encourage federal collaboration to improve health outcomes for youth, especially for those who are most vulnerable.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2013 This toolkit equips communities and local governments with material to develop policies and practices to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. This toolkit addresses issues for first responders,...
Marijuana Fact Sheet
National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors, 2012 This fact sheet provides basic information about marijuana use including: number of users, addictive properties, health effects, economic effects, and prevention, treatment, and recovery methods.
Literature Review (2006-2013): Strategies and Interventions for Reducing Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs
SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2013 This inventory includes an overview of the relevant literature, descriptions of individual studies, and guidelines for using the document to inform prevention planning.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Collaboration Continuum
This web-based resource designed to help suicide prevention programs in state, tribal, campus, and community settings build and strengthen connections with their substance abuse prevention and treatment counterparts. The Continuum contains a collection of practical...
Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project
RIYSPP implements evidence-based suicide prevention education programs in selected public schools and community-based organizations in Rhode Island that serve adolescents and their families.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
State of Rhode Island Department of Health: HIV/ AIDS
This website explains what HIV/ AIDS is, how it spreads, and how to prevent it. The website also assists with locating testing sites, healthcare providers, and other websites pertinent to HIV/ AIDS prevention and treatment.
North American Training Institute
The mission of the NATI is to provide information, facilitate research, and conduct professional training about gambling addiction. These efforts are primarily directed at those individuals considered to be at highest risk for developing a gambling problem, especially...