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For Parents By Kids
May 2016
Tools
Warren Prevention Coalition What we know about elementary school students: -They are faced with many difficult decisions – They need decision making and problem solving skills to help them make
Dangers of teen vaping topic of Portsmouth forum
May 2016
Publications
East Bay RI, April 15, 2016 In this article, Portsmouth, RI educates the community about the risks of e-cigs and vaping. Youngster who vape have no shortage of products to choose
E-cigarettes: a new foundation for evidence-based policy and practice
May 2016
Publications
Public Health England, August 2015 Smoking rates in England are in long-term decline. However, tobacco use remains one of the country’s major public health challenges with the harm increasingly concentrated
Bad Influence: The use of legal and illegal drugs is a growing menace on our roadways
May 2016
Publications
Auto Club Group AAA, 2016 Today, impaired driving involves much more than just alcohol. It includes illegal drugs such as heroin, meth and even “bath salts.” It also includes prescription
State of RI Final Strategic Plan for Substance Abuse Prevention 2016-2019
May 2016
Publications, Tools
The RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), 4/12/16 BHDDH and key stakeholders, who have a vested interest in prevention, have collaborated to develop the following strategic prevention
Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam (2016)
April 2016
Publications, Tools
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., March 2016 The Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource funded by the Department
SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN RHODE ISLAND (2015) – A STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE
April 2016
Data Resources, Publications, Tools
Brown University School of Public Health, Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), November 2015, revised February 29, 2016 This is the State Epi Profile
Webinar: Community Benefit and Local Substance Use Prevention
March 2016
Prevention Websites, Public Policy/Legislation, Recorded Webinars/ Presentation Slides
Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 21, 2016 The Office of National Drug Control Policy examines how the new ACA Community Benefit provisions can support community level substance use

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