Information for Parents :

• Parenting to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use

• National Association for Children of Alcoholics

• Partnership for a Drug Free America

• Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol

• Giving Children and Teens What They Need

• Adolescent Substance Abuse

• NotMyKid.org

• Making the Internet Safer for Children and Families

• Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use

Resources for Educators

• National Institute of Drug Abuse

• Prevention and Education Resources

• Additional Drug and Alcohol Prevention Resources

• Start Talking - Recognizing Drug Use and Having a Conversation 

Life Stories to Help Us All

• True Stories

Prescription drug abuse is an increasing public health problem. For more information:

• Facts and Figures

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

• Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

• MedLine Plus

• Facts about Prescription Pain and Other Medications

Information for Teens:

• Ok2Say

• Alcohol Information

• Teens Health

• Heads Up

• Feelings About Drug Problems

• Drug Facts

Addiction

• Everything Addiction

• AddictionCenter.com

To find out more about reducing underage drinking:

• StopAlcoholAbuse.gov is a comprehensive portal of federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this public health issue.

• Substance Abuse in College contains information and resources to recognize, understand, and combat alcohol and drug use on campus.

For information on reducing tobacco use:

• Tobacco Free Kids

• Tobacco Quit Guides can be viewed and downloaded online at: www.michigan.gov/tobacco

• Resource guide that provides step-by-step instructions on how to quit smoking successfully:
  Smokefree.gov

• American Cancer Society

• American Lung Association

More information on other types of drugs that are abused:

• Methamphetamines

• Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents

• Heroin Abuse and Addiction

• Preventing Inhalant Use

Alcohol and Narcotics Help For Families & Individuals

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• If Someone Close to You Has a Problem, Al-Anon/Alateen

• Adult Children of an Alcoholic/Addict

• Narcotics Anonymous

Looking for drug & alcohol treatment programs?

• http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/