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Minnesota Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant

Have you heard anyone talk about the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grante (SPF SIG)?  Learn more about what this is, what the steps involved are, and what's going on in Minnesota regarding the SPF

Minnesota ATOD Prevention Coalitions

Minnesota is home to a number of coalitions that work to reduce and prevent alcohol and other drug use throughout the state.  This page includes a list of grantees along with their websites. 

School Bullies More Likely To Be Substance Users, Study Finds

March 7, 2012

Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found.

Smokeless...NOT Harmless

Video Rental--Not for Purchase

This video looks back at the many tactics used to sell smokeless tobacco over the past century. Like a virus, smokeless tobacco marketing has spread around the world, from Venezuela to India, Sweden, and beyond. But countermarketing efforts are giving young people the truth about these deadly, addictive products.

2002, DVD, 5 Minutes

Video rentals are subject to availability.  To check on current video availability please call 763.712.7634

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Everything You Need to Know About Tobacco in 22 Minutes - With Workbook

Video Rental--Not for Purchase

This video presents the latest research and science behind the negative health effects related to tobacco use.  A teacher's workbook is also included that contains a number of activity sheets.

2010, DVD, 22 Minutes

Video rentals are subject to availability.  To check on current video availability please call 763.712.7634

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Fall ATOD Forums

Program Sharing 2011

October 27, 2011 - October 28, 2011

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).

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

St Paul, MN
October 20, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Hibbing, MN
October 13, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Bemidji, MN
October 6, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior.

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults--Cancelled

Little Falls, MN
September 16, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior.

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Moorhead, MN
September 29, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior that are specific to each region.

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Rochester, MN
September 9, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior that are specific to each region.

Cigarette smoking implicated in half of bladder cancers in women

August 23, 2011

NIH study confirms bladder cancer risk from smoking is higher than previously estimated

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Roseville MN
August 26, 2011
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior.  This is the first of eight forums traveling throughout the state.

Khat Fast Facts

Khat Fast Facts

This fact sheet provides answers to some common questions about khat  Questions include: what is khat, what does khat look like, how is khat used, who uses khat, what are the risks, and is khat illegal.  A list of street terms is also included (November 2008).

Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed?

August 4, 2011

Why is it that some people survive drug and alcohol abuse, even manage their lives with it, while others succumb to addiction?

Grammy for Winehouse's 'Rehab' a mistake?

July 28, 2011

Her most famous song may have been about substance abuse, but it mocked urges and demands to enter a rehab facility for her addiction problems.

New drugs fuel wave of violence and death

July 25, 2011

Designer drugs can be purchased easily online, leading users to believe they are safer than street drugs. But the chemicals can be unpredictable - and disastrous.

Fall ATOD Forum: Alcohol & Other Drug use in Minnesota Amongst Youth & Young Adults

Redwood Falls, MN
September 2, 2011
9:00 -2:00 PM

Rick Moldenhauer, LADC from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division will present on alcohol and other drug data from the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES) and Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data sources to show trends and associations with substance use and behavior.

National Prevention Strategy America's Plan for Better Health and Wellness

The National Prevention Strategy aims to guide our nation in the most effective and achievable means for improving health and well-being. The Strategy prioritizes prevention by integrating recommendations and actions across multiple settings to improve health and save lives. Download the report (PDF/122 pages).

Report Brief: A Focus on Costs and Benefits

This three page fact sheet examines the extensive costs associated with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and provides evidence of the benefits and costs of prevention.

Minnesota Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance

Provides statistics for the state of Minnesota on substance abuse and dependence, substance abuse treatment facilities, treatment admissions, unmet need for treatment, mental health indicators, tobacco use and Synar compliance, and SAMHSA funding. SAMHSA, 2009.