The Surgeon Generals Report, 2016 The United States has a serious substance misuse problem. Substance misuse is the use of alcohol or drugs in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the user or to those around them. Alcohol and drug misuse...
Prevention Websites
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), 2016 This website provides useful resources to assist you with the selection and implementation of evidence-based programs and practices addressing substance abuse and mental health. More...
ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS: KEY FACTS
CDC Key facts on the electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
SAMHSA’s Youth Engagement Guidance
SAMHSA, 2016 The purpose of this Guidance is to provide federal staff and contractors with strategies, tools, and tips for appropriately engaging youth in government sponsored events and meetings in order to: - Help ensure a positive, supportive, and meaningful...
Not Your Mother’s Scare Tactics: The Changing Landscape of Fear-based Messaging Research
SAMHSA's CAPT, October 2016 Since the 1960s, substance misuse prevention practitioners have relied heavily on scare tactics and fear-based messages as core elements of prevention programming. Focused on eliciting an emotional response, these messages have historically...
Marijuana: Facts for Teens
National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2015 Information/facts on how marijuana affects the body for teens.
Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide
National Institute on Drug Abuse, January 2014 Evidence-Based Approaches to Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Research evidence supports the effectiveness of various substance abuse treatment approaches for adolescents. Examples of specific evidence-based...
COVENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION TASK FORCE (Video series)
Coventry Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, 2016 Informative video series featuring local community members discussing important topics: the opioid epidemic; how to keep our children safe; substance abuse signs; Narcan; Good Samaritan Law; recovery resources etc.
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Understanding Who Is at Risk
SAMHSA, June 3, 2016 This decision support tool provides information from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on factors that have been shown to increase risk of or protect against the non-medical use of prescription drugs.
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Programs and Strategies
SAMHSA CAPT, June 3, 2016 This decision support tool provides brief summaries of prevention strategies and associated programs that have been evaluated to determine their effects on the non-medical use of prescription drugs, including an overview of the relevant...