SAMSHA, 2019 This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation...
Prevention Providers & Educators
College Alcohol Intervention Matrix
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) with leading college alcohol researchers and staff, CollegeAIM—the College Alcohol Intervention Matrix—is an easy-to-use and comprehensive...
Talk, They Hear You Campaign
SAMHSA, 2019 SAMHSA's underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early about the dangers of alcohol. Click here to access this resource.
Rx Awareness Campaign
CDC, 2019 The Rx Awareness campaign tells the real stories of people whose lives were torn apart by prescription opioids. The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness that prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous. The campaign also strives to decrease...
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
SAMSHA, 2018 This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers, patients and...
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Opioids
SAMHSA, 2019 This fact sheet for teens provides facts about opioids. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of opioid use. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about opioids. Access sources cited in this fact sheet Click here to access this...
Toolkit for Parks and Recreation Departments: Preventing Youth Substance Use and Addressing Substance Misuse
Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network, 2020 Substance use disorders are a community problem that require a community response. While it will take many sectors of the community to solve this problem, Parks and Recreation Departments (referred to as...
COVID-19: The Connection to Smoking and Vaping, and Resources for Quitting
Truth Initiative, 2020 The news about the COVID-19 global pandemic has everyone concerned. Those who smoke or vape e-cigarettes, or care about someone who does, may be especially worried because the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 attacks the lungs and could be a...
Quit for You, Quit for Your Loved Ones
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 While most Americans understand that smoking cigarettes causes serious health effects, those who start smoking as youth or young adults may not realize smoking-related disease can happen relatively early in life....
On- Demand Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 for Tobacco Users (+ How You Can Help)
Truth Initiative, 2020 With social distancing, “shelter-in-home” restrictions, stock market turbulence, and a spike in employees working from home, business as usual is no longer usual. For employees looking to quit tobacco, high stress levels surrounding the impact...