This is a resource for those striving for comprehensive and effective state drug and alcohol laws, policies, regulations and programs.
Prescription Drugs
The Medicine Abuse Project
This website provides comprehensive resources for parents and caregivers, law enforcement officials, health care providers, educators and others so that everyone can take a stand and help end medicine abuse. The website includes information about prevention of...
Medication Use Safety Training for Seniors
National Council on Patient Information and Education This online educational campaign and workshop is designed to promote safe and appropriate medication use through PowerPoint presentations, tips for taking medications properly, feature articles, videos with...
Medication Safety: A Toolkit for Families
The Center for Improving Medication Management & the National Council on Patient Information and Education This toolkit provides access to important information and educational resources to promote safe and appropriate medicine use. It includes information about...
Healthypeople.gov
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse Toolkit
National Institute on Drug Abuse Research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has shown the important role that parents play in preventing their children from starting to use drugs. This toolkit provides informational video clips that show...
Educate Before You Medicate
National Council on Patient Information and Education As one of the original patient safety coalitions, the National Council on Patient Information and Education has been working to advance the safe, appropriate use of medicines through enhanced communication since...
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is the nation’s leading drug abuse prevention organization, representing the interests of more than 5,000 community anti-drug coalitions in the country.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
The Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention (CSAP) provides national leadership in the federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and drug problems.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate...