Links
Al-Anon/Alateen
Whether the alcoholic in your family is still drinking or not, Al-Anon offers hope and recovery to all people affected by the alcoholism of a loved one or friend.
Alcohólicos Anónimos (AA)
Alcoholics Anonymous' outreach and support for speakers of Spanish.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
An international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem; it is nonprofessional, self-supporting, nondenominational, multiracial, apolitical, self-help group open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem.
CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides strategies and solutions to prevent the harmful consequences of college drinking, based on research.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Premier membership organization of over 5,000 anti-drug coalitions, each working to make their community safe, healthy and drug-free -- one community at a time.
Join Together
A national resource for communities fighting substance misuse. A project of the Boston University School of Public Health
Monitoring the Future Study: A Continuing Study of American Youth
An ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
An international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts.
National Association on Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
Seeks to reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism by promoting and advocating for the establishment and funding of drug courts.
Parenting IS Prevention Project
Provides accurate information, support, and resources to assist parents and others in raising children to be healthy, drug-free, productive adults.
Other Links for Parents and Teens
Parents:
http://www.painfullyobvious.com Painfully Obvious® exists to give you the facts about the effects and dangers of prescription drug abuse. It's important that you understand that depending on how prescription drugs are used, they can either save a life... or end it. The information on this site is intended to make it "Painfully Obvious®" that abusing prescription drugs is totally unsafe and totally uncool.
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA’s National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information.
www.DEA.gov Drug Enforcement Administration
www.intheknowzone.com Information about substance abuse. Increase your knowledge.
www.theantidrug.com The Anti-Drug. Tips and ideas to help parents make a difference; by preventing alcohol and other drug use.
www.drugfreeamerica.org Drug information, parent resources, and tips for parents.
www.connectforkids.org Guidance for parents. Connecting parents to information, news and ideas for action on raising drug free kids.
www.abcparenting.com Great information for developing life skills in children from birth through the teen years.
www.parentingisprevention.org Connect here to learn how important parents are in setting their children on a drug free path. Ask questions, get tips and more.
www.healthfinder.gov A great library of health information from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
www.jointogether.org This site houses news and information about substance abuse and violence.
www.niaaa.nih.gov Information, publications, news and frequently asked questions from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
www.nida.nih.gov More information about alcohol and other drugs.
www.well.com/user/woa This site has information about various drugs with a focus on addictions.
www.cdc.gov Search the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to access fact sheets, news and prevention resources for alcohol and other drug prevention.
www.michigan.gov/mdch Michigan statistics regarding alcohol and other drug use and other useful information.
www.aap.org The American Academy of Pediatrics. Use the search function on this website to look up alcohol or other drug information.
www.ncadd.org This website has straightforward information about how to address alcohol issues with your children.
Teens:
www.freevibe.com online service of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign that offers information, fact sheets, games and posters for teens with a special section on early intervention.
www.checkyourself.org Partnership for a Drug-Free America that offers resources, information, quizzes and videos for teens to question themselves about their drug use.
www.thecoolspot.org National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. It is a place for teens about “being yourself, thinking for yourself, and getting the facts about underage drinking.”
En Espanol:
Substance Use Disorders - Treatment Facility Locator
This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs, sponosred by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems.
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Feb 25, 2010
ALERT Labs' Video Posted
This student-produced 17-minute video, "College and Alcohol: Students Speak," features interviews with 12 students on seven topics common to college life, e.g., "What do women think about drunk men? and vice versa? It was an effective part of the alcohol and other drugs prevention program of ALERT Labs at Grand Valley State University. It was shown to thousands of new entering students, primarily through the Freshman Seminar classes until 2005. It was also a part of the Passport Mentoring Program, which provided support and prevention services for up to 500 new students per year, who chose "to not make drinking alcohol an important part of their college experience." More videos from the Passport program will be posted in the next month or so.
Jan 28, 2010
January 2010 "Parents Are Heroes" Newsletter Posted.
Go to About Us > Newsletters>January 2010 Newsletter.
Addiction, and most alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, can be prevented if parents or community members can stop teen use of AOD at the first sign, preferably before the teens begin to get in trouble at school, home, or in the community.
Every teenager who drinks or uses other drugs needs a Prevention Intervention. See www.alertlabs.org/programs.php?program_id=4
In this issue:
• Most Americans have struggled with alcohol problems: 63% of Families and 30% of Individuals
• Addiction starts in adolescence and is an inherited Brain Disease – it is chronic and fatal, but with abstinence it goes into remission
Dec 28, 2009
December "Parents Are Heroes" Newsletter Posted.
Go to About Us > Newsletters>December 2009 Newsletter.
There are Two Misperceptions responsible for leading people to drink more and more often than is healthy: (1) The false belief that "everybody drinks," and (2) the false believe that "alcohol is harmless." The fact is that 40% of American adults did not drink last year, and 35% drank moderately or lightly: 75% do NOT drink dangerously.
More Facts: 90% of teenagers who believe that their parents disapprove of underage drinking, DO NOT drink.
Does everybody get drunk once in a while? NO, 75% of adults do not drink enough to become intoxicated.
"Heavy Drinking" causes cancers of the digestive system, from throat (remember that burning feeling) to the colon and anus (remember that burning feeling!), and is defined as 7 or more drinks per week for women and 14 or more drinks per week for men.
That much alcohol also shrinks your brain and slows down your thinking and is a prime cause of heart attacks.
Even one drink per day for women increases the risk of breast cancer.
Dec 11, 2009
See the newly updated report, with data, on the outcomes of the MSA Project for 2009.
Summaries and detailed tables are included for each of the three schools MSA has been working with since 2005/2006.
Go to About Us>Accomplishments and scroll down to the bottom of the page:MSA Outcome Report on Core Measures in 3 Schools (2009).
Nov 28, 2009
November "Parents Are Heroes" Newsletter Posted.
Go to About Us > Newsletters>November 2009 Newsletter.