Helpful Information
Tools you can use today, while they’re young.
Why You Should Talk With Your Child About Alcohol and Other Drugs
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Talk, They Hear You
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Center for Parent and Teen Communication
Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Talking About Drugs with Kids in Elementary School (ages 6-10)
“Addiction is Real”
6 Parenting Practices: Help Reduce the Chances Your Child will Develop a Drug or Alcohol Problem
Partnership for Drugfree Kids
7 Ways Mindfulness Can Help Children’s Brains
Psychology Today
Conversation Tips for Every Age
Partnership for Drug-free Kids
Marijuana Talk Kit
Partnership for Drugfree Kids
Family Dinner Conversation Starters
Making Yourself Ready to Start the Conversation: Guidelines for Parents & Guardians
Teaching Your Child Emotional Agility
by KJ Dell’Antonia, New York Times; October 4, 2016
Help Your Child to be Tobacco Free
from “Right Decisions Right Now”
How to Talk to a Child About a Parent’s Addiction
by David Sack, MD for The Huffington Post
How to Talk to Your Kids About Family Addiction
by Jaimie Seaton for the Washington Post
Dos and Don’ts: Talking to your Kids About Drugs
Drug Enforcement Agency
Recommended Reading:
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
A reality check on kids and substance use.
What You Need to Know About Alcohol and the Developing Teenage Brain
McLean Hospital | Harvard Medical School
Bullied Teens More Likely to Smoke, Drink and Use Drugs
Reuters Health
Teen Drug Facts
Turnbridge
Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
As Opioid Crisis Alarms Communities, Drug Education Now Starts in Kindergarten
National Education Association
Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Top 8 Reasons why Teens Try Alcohol and Drugs
from “How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to Do if You Can’t,” by Dr. Neil I. Bernstein
This Study Could Unlock the Mysteries of Teen Brain Development
By Nora D. Volkow and George F. Koob; January 5, 2017
Underage Drinking
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
What to Look For: Early warning signs of teen substance use.
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Signs of Drug Use in a Teen Bedroom
Raleigh, NC NBC 11 News
DEA Issues List of Street Drug Names
Clinical Pain Advisor
Helpful Handouts to Print & Share
