Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2017 Media campaigns can be an important part of a comprehensive plan to prevent the non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) and opioid overdoses. This archived webinar presents key steps for...
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SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT): Prevention Conversations
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2017 Prevention Conversations is a series of short videos produced by SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT). Hear SAMHSA prevention grantees and specialists share information...
Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Factors Associated with Use
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool offers a summary of research findings on risk and protective factors associated with youth marijuana use.
Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Programs and Strategies
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool presents detailed descriptions of substance misuse prevention strategies and associated interventions that have been evaluated to determine their effects on...
Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Data Resources
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool offers a comprehensive listing of available data resources and surveys developed by and for a range of federal agencies and that collect data on marijuana use...
Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: National Survey Measures
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), October 2017 This CAPT decision-support tool provides information on how national surveys measure youth marijuana use, as well as factors and consequences associated with such use.
Pharmacists Teach
CVS Pharmacy, 2017 This brochure describes a program to educate teens and parents about prescription drug abuse, offered at no cost.
Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in the United States
Olfson et al., 2017 This publication discusses research conducted to determine whether cannabis use is associated with a change in the risk of incident nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder at 3-year follow-up.
Marijuana and Other Drugs: A Link We Can’t Ignore
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), 2017 This one-pager developed by SAM points to some of the most recent research involving marijuana and its link to other drugs.
The Cole Memo: 4 Years Later Status Report onState Compliance of Federal Marijuana Enforcement Policy
Smart Approaches to Marijuana, August 30, 2017 On the four year anniversary of the "Cole Memorandum" - the Obama-era guidelines allowing marijuana legalization in some U.S> states - Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), a non-profit, non-partisan organization...