4 Girls
The Parent/Caregiver section provides resources and links to extremely helpful information for you, as a parent/caregiver, to be prepared to deal with some of the issues that face adolescent girls.
(http://www.girlshealth.gov)

American Academy of Pediatrics
Includes tips for parents on what to do if you suspect drug use.
(http://www.medem.com/MedLB/articleslb.cfm?sub_cat=23)

The Anti-Drug Campaign
Find ways parents can be an anti-drug.
(http://www.theantidrug.com/)


Building Blocks for a Healthy Future - SAMHSA‛s website where parents, caregivers, and teachers of children aged 3 to 6 can find lots of great tips, materials, and ideas for spending time with their children and learning together.
(http://bblocks.samhsa.gov/)

2003 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VIII: Teens and Parents
Site provides a downloadable copy of the report specifying the five risk factors that increase the risk of teen substance abuse.
(http://www.casacolumbia.org/)

College Drinking Prevention
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA) has a site that provides information on reducing college age alcohol abuse.
(http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/)


Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
(http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org)

Methamphetamine: A Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers-A parenting resource guide from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
(http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/ms704b)

Parenting is Prevention
(http://www.parentingisprevention.org/index.html)

Parenting Wisely
Some strategies for parenting teens wisely. Parenting Wisely (American Teens) has been named an "exemplary" program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a "model" program by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and a "best practices" program by the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (WCAPT).
(http://www.familyworksinc.com/parentingwisely/)

Parents. The Anti-Drug
Information on alcohol/drugs and resources for concerned parents launched by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(http://www.theantidrug.com/advice/resource_cosa.html)

Substance Abuse Treatment
Click below to locate a publicly funded facility.
(http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/treatment_public_i.aspx)



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