Prescription Drugs

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...

American Medicine Chest Challenge

This community-based public health initiative aims to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and provides a nationwide day of disposal – at a collection site or in the home – of unused, unwanted, and expired medicine that will be held on the...

Above the Influence Campaign

This site was created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The campaign is inspired by what teens have said about their lives, and how they deal with the influences that shape their decisions.

Law Atlas

Public Health Law Research (PHLR), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation This tool is designed to help policy-makers, advocates and researchers understand what the laws are on a given topic, know how the laws differ over time and across jurisdictions, and evaluate their...