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Substance Use Prevention Resources

Information about resources to prevent substance use and misuse.
Page updated on July 20, 2023 at 4:25 PM

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Resources to prevent substance use and misuse

Check out these Tips for Teens to learn the truth about:

  • E-cigarettes

  • Marijuana

  • Opioids

  • Tobacco

  • Underage drinking myths and facts

Resources for Parents

Drug Guide: Learn the facts to keep your teen safe 

Growing up drug free: A parent's guide to prevention

Preventing Substance Abuse Among LGBTQ Teens 

What You Need to Know and How to Talk With Your Kids About Vaping

E-Cigarettes & JUUL: What Schools and Parents Should Know 

Local Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings can be found at http://www.aa.org/.

Local Al-Anon Meetings can be found at www.alanonva.com. 

Local Alateen Meetings can be found here. 

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids provides resources, advice and stories from parents and professionals about alcohol and drug prevention, intervention and raising healthy teens.

The "Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don't be a party to teenage drinking" public awareness campaign was developed to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties. Campaign materials are available in English, Spanish, Amharic and Arabic.

Parents Who Host Lose the Most was adapted by SAPCA from the Prevention Action Alliance.

Teen.smokefree.gov is a great new resource to support teens to quit smoking.

So You Want To Go To Beach Week? A Guide for Parents and Teens.

Additional Resources

Above the Influence (interactive site for teens)
AlcoholEdu for Parents
The Power of Parents
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Center for Disease Control Alcohol Fact Sheets 
Center for Alcohol Marketing and Youth
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Marijuana Harmless? Think Again (youth, parents, everyone)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Stop Underage Drinking: Portal of Federal Resources
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
Virginia Office for Substance Abuse Prevention
The Truth
Office of National Drug Control Policy
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University 

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