Resources: Underage Drinking Prevention & Support

• Parents: The Anti-Drug- Very informative: what is a standard drink, health hazards, identifies risky behaviors to look for, offers advice to adults to prevent underage drinking.
• SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information - Information for families, school, communities, etc. Links to research, statistics, brochures for parents and educators.
• WebMD: Children’s Health section- Article giving advice to teens about not drinking. Explains effects of alcohol on specific organs and systems of the body. Binge drinking and addiction also addressed. Tip: type “alcohol” in search box at webmd.com for links to more articles.

• Kids Health - Guide for parents to talk with children (preschoolers through teens) about alcohol.
• Kids Health for Kids - Interactive page for kids. Type “alcohol” into the search box to find relevant information for kids.

Resources: Drug Prevention & Support Resources

• National Institute on Drug Abuse - Provides a variety of information on the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and addiction.

• The Partnership at Drugfree.org

Resources: Tobacco Prevention & Support Resources

• WV RAZE -West Virginia’s teens, tearing down the lies of Big Tobacco

• Kids Health for Kids -   Interactive page for kids. Type “tobacco” into the search box to find relevant information for kids.
• Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -Government site for information, research and statistics regarding many health issues including tobacco. Order publications tobacco and a wide variety of other health topics.
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids