The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) hosted a series of webinars throughout 2013 on underage drinking. These webinars feature national leaders and experts discussing the extent and nature of the problem, lessons from...
Resources
Prevention Status Report 2013: Tobacco Use, RI
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This report highlights the status of select policies and practices that can help Rhode Island prevent or reduce smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. These policies and practices include increasing state cigarette...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Prescription Drug Overdose, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 Deaths from prescription drug overdoses, particularly overdoses of prescription painkillers, have skyrocketed over the past decade. CDC and other agencies are working to identify and evaluate interventions to reduce...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Excessive Alcohol Use, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This Prevention Status Reports highlight the status of Rhode Island policies and practices surrounding alcohol use and access, including: alcohol excise taxes, commercial host (dram shop) liability, and regulation of...
The Partnership at DrugFree.Org: Join Together (RSS)
By bringing together renowned scientists, parent, experts, and communications professionals, The Partnership at Drugfree.org translates the science of teen drug use and addiction for families. Join Together continues to deliver current substance abuse and addiction...
Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RSS)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (RSS)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (RSS)
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has been training local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and...
The Rhode Island Foundation
The Rhode Island Foundation works with philanthropic individuals and families who share goals for a stronger Rhode Island. The grants awarded to nonprofit organizations advance the Rhode Island Foundation’s mission in the state.
Department of Health
The Rhode Island Department of Health aims to prevent disease and to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island.