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General
Underage Drinking
Facts About Teen Drinking (NIDA)
Get the Facts About Underage Drinking Información sobre el consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad
NIAAA for Middle School
Facts on Underage Drinking
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Underage DrinkingConsejos para Adolescents: La Verdad Sobre El Consumo de Alcohol en Menores de Edad
For Parents
Underage Drinking: How To Talk With Your Child About Alcohol Use
Parents—Talk With Your High School Grads About Celebrating SafelyPadres: hablen con sus hijos sobre cómo celebrar su grado de secundaria de forma segura
Talk. They Hear You. (SAMHSA)Hable. Ellos escuchan.
Parenting to Prevent Childhood Alcohol UseCrianza de los hijos para prevenir el consumo infantil de alcohol
Power of Parents (MADD)
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Brain Development
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Cost to the Community
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Injuries, Car Crashes, and Death
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Mental Health
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Academic Success
The Impact of Underage Drinking on Social Consequences
About Cannabis (CDC)
Cannabis: The Facts You Need to Know (NIDA)
Drug Facts: What is Marijuana (NIDA)El Canabis (marihuana) - DrugFacts
5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol - Delta-8 THC
Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth (SAMHSA)
Marijuana Fact Sheet
IL Marijuana Law Quick Facts
For Youth
Cannabis and Teens (CDC)
Marijuana: The Brain's ResponseMind Matters: La respuesta del cuerpo a la marihuana
Marijuana Risks: Virtual Assistant (SAMHSA)
Marijuana Risks: Build A Brain (SAMHSA)
Tips for Teens: The Truth About MarijuanaConsejos para Adolescentes: La Realidad Sobre La Marihuana
Marijuana and Teens (American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry)
Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know
Does Marijuana hurt or help your brain? (PBS)
Marijuana Talk Kit
How Parents Can Talk to Teens about Marijuana Legalization (Healthline)
Talking with your Teen about Marijuana
Research
SAMHSA: Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth
Cannabis Use and the Risk for Psychosis and Affective Disorders
Regulating Cannabis Manufacturing: Applying Public Health Best Practice from Tobacco Control
One Minute of Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Exposure Substantially Impairs Vascular Endothelial Function
The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Article
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Regular Use and Cognitive Functioning (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)
U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services-Office of the Surgeon General)
Lessons Learned from State Marijuana Legalization (Smart Approaches to Marijuana)
A Public Health Framework for Legalized Retail Marijuana Based on the US Experience: Avoiding a New Tobacco Industry
Lessons from Tobacco For Developing Marijuana Legalization Policy
Cannabis: The Current State of Affairs (CADCA)
Cannabis: The Facts You Need to Know Teacher's Guide (NIDA)
Higher Education Cannabis Prevention Toolkit (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)
Marijuana Prevention and Education Toolkit (Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network)
Cocaine (NIDA) La cocaína
Cocaine (Medline Plus)Cocaína
Drug Fact Sheet: Cocaine (DEA)
Tips for Teens: The Truth About CocaineConsejos para Adolescents: La Realidad Sobre La Cocaína
Mind Matters: The Body's Response to CocaineMind Matters: La respuesta del cuerpo a la cocaína
Tips for Teens: The Truth about HallucinogensConsejos para Adolescents: LOS ALUCINÓGENOS
Facts You Should Know About Club Drugs (IDHS)
Psilocybin Facts (NIDA)La psilocibina (setas u hongos mágicos)
Club Drug Use (Family Doctor.org)Uso de drogas de club
What are "Magic Mushrooms?" (KidsHealth)¿Qué son las setas alucinógenas?
What is MDMA (Ecstasy) (KidsHealth)¿Qué es el MDMA (Éxtasis)?
Learn about Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine Research ReportAbuso y adicción a la metanfetamina - Reporte de investigación
Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine)
DEA Methamphetamine Drug Fact Sheet
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine Consejos para Adolescentes: La Realidad Sobre la Metanfetamina
Mind Matters: The Body's Response to MethamphetamineMind Matters: La respuesta del cerebro a la metanfetamina
DEA Fake Pills Fact SheetHoja Informativa Sobre Pastillas Falsificadas
Fentanyl DrugFacts (NIDA)El fentanilo – DrugFacts
Heroin Research Report (NIDA) La heroína – Reporte de investigación
One Pill Can Kill (DEA)
The Facts About Fentanyl (CDC)
Harm Reduction Strategies for Opioid Use
Naloxone Drug Facts (NIDA)Naloxona – DrugFacts
Tips for Teens: The Truth About HeroinConsejos para Adolescentes: La Realidad Sobre la Heroína
Tips for Teens: The Truth About OpioidsConsejos para adolescentes: la realidad sobre los opioides
Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Opioids Mind Matters: La respuesta del cuerpo a los opioides
One Pill Can Kill-Parents and Caregivers Resources (DEA)
Operation Prevention's Opioid Prevention Parent Toolkit
What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About Fake Pills (DEA)
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit (SAMHSA)
Opioids: What you Need To Know Lesson Plans (NIDA)
Online Rx Prevention Toolkit (CADCA)
Operation Prevention Parent Toolkit
About Prescription Drugs (CDC)
Prescription Drug Abuse (Mayo Clinic)
Safe Medication Return - Illinois
Prescription Drug Abuse (KidsHealth)Abuso de medicamentos de venta con receta médica
Prescription Drugs Fact Sheet
Generation Rx Teen Resources
Prescription Drugs: They Can Help But Also Hurt
Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Prescription StimulantsMind Matters: La respuesta del cuerpo a los estimulantes recetados
Prescription for Disaster: How Teens Misuse Medication
Teens and Rx Meds: What You Should Know Adolescentes y Medicamentos de Venta con Receta: Lo Que Debe Saber
E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products Visual Dictionary
How are Non-Combusted Cigarettes, Sometimes Called Heat-Not-Burn Products, Different from E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes?
Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
DrugFacts: Vaping Devices
E-Cigarette Factsheet
Heated Tobacco Products (HTPS) Information Sheet
E-Cigarettes and Vapes (IDPH)
eCigarette Fact Sheet
E-Cigarette Fact Sheet (The Truth Initiative)
E-Cigarettes (ALA)
Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes Research Report (NIDA)Adicción al tabaco – Reporte de investigación
Tips for Teens: The Truth About TobaccoConsejos para adolescentes: la realidad sobre el tabaco
Tips for Teens: The Truth About E-Cigarettes La Realidad Sobre los Cigarrillos Electrónicos
Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Nicotine, Tobacco and VapingMind Matters: La respuesta del cuerpo a la nicotina, el tabaco y el vapeo
Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsCampaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Spanish)
Vaping: What Families Need To Know to Help Protect Children, Teens, and Young Adults
How to Tell If Your Child is Vaping
How to Discuss E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction with Youth
E-Cigarettes and Youth: What Parents Need to KnowLos Cigarrillos Electrónicos y Los Jóvenes: Lo Que los Padres Deben Saber
Talk with Your Teen About E-Cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for ParentsHable con sus hijos adolescentes sobre los cigarrillos electrónicos (e-cigarrillos): Hoja con Consejos para Los Padres
Results from the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey
Guides to E-Cigarettes and Vapes Presentations
E-Cigarettes and Youth: What Educators and Coaches Need to Know
Vaping – What Teachers and School Staff Need to Know
We have provided state and national websites with helpful information just for you.
Government
The Illinois Department of Human Services
The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
Illinois Secretary of State Office
Illinois.gov
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Other
Illinois Association for Behavioral Health
Illinois Certification Board, Inc (IAODAPCCA)
The Illinois Higher Education Center (IHEC)
Illinois Helpline for Opioids & Other Substances
Center for Prevention Research and Development
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso de Drogas de Estados Unidos
National Library of Medicine
Partnership to End Addiction
Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network
Stop Underage Drinking: Communities Talk