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Welcome Cary Academy Parents
Parent-Connect 2008-2009
Topic: Drugs and Addictions
Special Focus:
Prescription Drug Abuse
Live Session: December 8, 2008, from 8:00-9:00PM, EST
Have you noticed that the bottle of Robitusin is almost empty or that your teen consistently smells strongly of Tag Body Spray when he comes home from parties? Even “good kids” are experimenting with substances from Ritalin to Ecstasy. Our expert presenters discuss how kids are using and abusing prescription drugs and ways parents can recognize use and addictions. Learn how to help your child resist negative peer pressure and strategies for intervention if you suspect use of these substances.

Recording From: February 4th, 2008
Have you noticed that the bottle
of Robitusin is almost empty or that your teen consistently smells
strongly of Tag Body Spray when he comes home from parties? Even
“good kids” are experimenting with substances from Ritalin
to Ecstasy. Our expert presenters discuss current trends, ways to
recognize addictions, and how to help your child resist negative
peer pressure. A variety of drugs are covered including steroids
and tobacco, as well as strategies for intervention with your child
if you suspect use of these substances.
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National Resources
For Support
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Alcohol & Drug Referral Hotline, 1.800.252.6465. 24 hour hotline.
- Family Guide: Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free, www.family.samhsa.gov,
1.800.662.HELP. Online service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to prevent the use of tobacco
and illegal drugs. Also provides a treatment locator.
- La Anti Droga, www.laantidroga.com, 1.877.746.3764. Spanish online service of the National Youth
Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Offers resources, data, and information for parents.
- Parents. The Anti-Drug, www.theantidrug.com, 1.800.729.6686. Provides facts, research, tips, and
more for parents on communicating to teens and preventing teens from drug use.
- QuitNet, www.quitnet.com. Free quit smoking support program.
For More Information
- American Council for Drug Education (ACDE), www.acde.org. Designed to engage teens, address the
needs of parents, and provide employers, educators, health professionals, policy-makers and the
media with authoritative information on tobacco and drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.
- Free Vibe, www.freevibe.com. Interactive programs to learn more about marijuana, inhalants, and
various other drugs. Provides first person stories, current news, and message boards.
- From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs, by Winifred
Rosen and Andrew T. Weil. Written following the belief that education based on truthful information
is the only solution to the drug problem. Each chapter deals with a specific class of drugs, such as
stimulants, depressants, and psychedelics, and describes the different effects of drugs in each
category. Aimed at young people and their parents and teachers, this book offers an alternative way
of looking at drug use.
- Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention,
www.higheredcenter.org. Helps adult leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and
policies to reduce student problems related to drug use.
- Monitoring the Future (MTF), www.monitoringthefuture.org. An ongoing study of the behaviors,
attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.
The MTF Study has been funded under a series of investigator-initiated competing research grants
from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health. MTF is
conducted at the Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research at the University of
Michigan. To go directly to the graphs, tables, and findings from 2006, visit www.monitoringthefuture.org/data/06data.html#2006data-drugs.
- The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), www.ncadd.org. Fights the
stigma and disease of alcoholism and other drug addiction. Provides fact sheets and tips specifically
for parents.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, www.nida.nih.gov. Materials developed specifically for parents
and teachers.
- Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco, www.ocat.org. Supports the government in the
implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Provides users with the most significant studies and
information on second-hand smoke issues and tobacco control.
- The Partnership for a Drug Free America, www.drugfree.org. A nonprofit organization uniting
communications professionals, renowned scientists, and parents. Best known for its national drug education
campaign, the Partnership’s mission is to reduce illicit drug use in America.
- Phoenix House’s Facts on Tap, www.factsontap.org. Committed to changing attitudes and
expectations around youth drinking and drug abuse. Provides information for parents and students
in high school and college.
- Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug and Alcohol
Addiction, by John C. Fleming, MD. A unique handbook which provides the latest medical and
scientific information to help parents understand what they can and must do to prevent addiction in
their sons and daughters.
- Tobacco Free U, www.tobaccofreeu.org. Facts, statistics, programming ideas, and smoking cessation
movements listed by state.
- The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control,
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov. Provides list of drugs and chemicals of concern as well as a closer look
at drug laws in the United States. To go directly to information regarding the hidden dangers of
steroids, visit www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/steroids/hidden/hiddendangers.pdf.
- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), www.usdoj.gov/dea/. News about recent arrests and
drug busts as well as information on all drugs ranging from steroids to marijuana to cocaine.
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