For Parents

Below you will find a number of resources helpful for parents who are interested in learning about prevention. You can sort by topic or by content type.

Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Recovery

February 21, 2012

Entertainment news reports during the past week have centered the Nation’s attention on substance abuse, addiction, and the vital need for recovery by millions of Americans. Positive stories of recovery are all around us in everyday life, but it’s always tragic when someone’s life is cut short.

Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol (Cambodian Version)

Aging, Medicines and Alcohol consumer brochure in Cambodian language contains information for older adults on alcohol use and medication-related problems and steps older adults can take to avoid problems resulting from mixing medications and alcohol. Link will download PDF. (Updated 2010).

Teaching Self-Regulation May be the Best Way to Influence Drug-Taking Decisions by Kids

February 7, 2012

Acknowledging that ongoing brain development during adolescence is linked to self-regulation is an important perspective for youth-serving professionals and parents as they address teenage substance use/dependence – including prescription drug diversion.

Distracted Teen Driving: The Hazards of Friends in the Car

January 25, 2012

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm insurance have shed light on why teens’ driving skills can spin out of control when friends are in the car.

Digital Alcohol Marketing

In this four-part YouTube video series, Dr. David Jernigan, director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, walks us through the issues surrounding alcohol marketing in the digital age.

CDC-TV: Binge Drinking

The video explores the health risks of binge drinking − including unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, injury, car crashes, violence and HIV/AIDS − and discusses effective community prevention strategies such as increasing alcohol excise taxes. The video also features experts who debunk common myths including the belief that binge drinking is only a problem among youth.

National Bullying Prevention Center

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center unites, engages and educates communities nationwide to address bullying through creative, relevant and interactive resources.

MPRC Fact Sheet: Bath Salts

This fact sheet provides basic information regarding bath salts. Updated November, 2011.

MPRC Marijuana Fact Sheet

The use of marijuana can produce adverse physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral effects. It can impair short-term memory and judgment and distort perception.

MPRC Alcohol Fact Sheet

Alcohol affects every organ in the body. It is a central nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.

MPRC Fact Sheet: Prescription Drugs

This fact sheet provides basic information regarding prescription drugs. Updated November, 2011.

Presidential Proclamation -- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2011

December 5, 2011

Though we have made progress in the fight to reduce drunk driving, our Nation continues to suffer an unacceptable loss of life from traffic accidents that involve drugs, alcohol, and distracted driving. To bring an end to these heartbreaking outcomes, we must take action by promoting rigorous enforcement measures and effective substance abuse prevention programs.

CADCA-NIAAA College Drinking Video

November 28, 2011

Watch a video from CADCA and NIAAA about college drinking.

CADCA-NIAAA Underage Drinking Video

November 28, 2011

Watch a video about underage drinking from CADCA and NIAAA.

Program Sharing

Program Sharing is Minnesota's premier conference showcasing effective prevention programs, practices and strategies around the issues of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and related violence (ATOD).

USA Today Article Explores Parents’ Attitudes on Teen Marijuana Use

October 20, 2011

An article that appeared this week in USA Today explores the escalating rate of youth marijuana use and whether parents are too soft on their kids using marijuana.

Ensure greater emphasis and support for drug prevention

October 21, 2011

Take action, petition the Obama Administration to ensure greater emphasis and support for drug prevention.

Report finds vast majority of marijuana users aged 12 to 14 get it free from friends and family

September 23, 2011

A new spotlight report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that 70.1-percent of the 523,000 teens aged 12 to 14 who had used marijuana in the past year received the drug for free the last time they used. Only 26.6-percent of these young marijuana users purchased the drug.

The Importance of Family Dinners VII

CASA Columbia’s 2011 family dinners finds that compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five to seven per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are almost four times likelier to use tobacco; more than twice as likely to use alcohol; two-and-a-half times likelier to use marijuana; and almost four times likelier to say they expect to try drugs in the future.

Facts About Alcohol and Adolescent Health

We now recognize that underage drinking must be addressed, not as an isolated phenomenon, but as one fully embedded in the context of child and adolescent development.

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Shutting Off the Tap to Teens and Young Adults

Minnesota is recognized nationally for its efforts to prevent underage drinking. Come join other advocates as we continue to build our capacity to create change.

Bullying Prevention Resources

Research on bullying prevention indicates that to effectively reduce bullying, the entire school must be involved: adults, students and family members. Curriculum alone is not as effective in reducing bullying as a comprehensive year round program. This website includes a number of bullying briefs, in addition to information on bullying prevention and cyberbullying.

National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI

For the first time, CASA Columbia’s 2011 annual teen survey explores teen social network use in relation to teen substance abuse. The survey finds that teens ages 12-17 who spend any time in a typical day on social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, or who have seen pictures on social networking sites of kids getting drunk, passed out, or using drugs, are likelier to smoke, drink or use drugs. The CASA Columbia survey also looks at the relationship between teens viewing suggestive teen programming and cyber bullying and how they can increase the likelihood of teen substance abuse.

Fall Semester – A Time for Parents To Discuss the Risks of College Drinking

August 16, 2011

As the fall semester begins, parents can use this time to help prepare their college-age sons and daughters by talking with them about the consequences of excessive drinking.

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