Resources
In keeping with our mission to educate and empower North Carolina children, youth and their families to make choices that increase positive health behaviors, we offer a variety of educational substance abuse prevention programming to children and adults alike. This section of our website is designed primarily as a place where parents and youth service providers can come to learn about our upcoming Drugs Uncovered: What Parents Need to Know programs, find answers to drug related questions and get resources and tips for talking to your teen about drugs and alcohol. Research indicates that “parents can have a robust protective role over and above peer influences”* so we hope this website provides you with information to be a protective factor for the youth in your care.
* Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19011969
Check out our latest Prevention E-Newsletters:
December 2019
August 2019
Tobacco Resource Guide for Parents and Concerned Adults – includes resources on vaping and e-cigarettes.
Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention
Drugs Uncovered Resource Sheet
Map of Educational & Wellness Services for Youth in Wake County
Alcohol Uncovered Video
Prescription Opioid Epidemic: Know the Facts
Useful Websites
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
NIDA: Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
CDC Life Stages & Specific Populations
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
USA.gov (Parents of Teens resources with multiple links on drug prevention)
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
