Online Links to Point You in the Right Direction!

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Informed Families
Subscribe to their newsletter as it has great info!
info@informedfamilies.org
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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
​https://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week
Chemical Dependency Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Resources in Western New York.  

Federal & State Resources
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS)
SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Publications
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
New York State Department of Health
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Partnership for a Drug Free America

Local & Other Resources
TalkItOver.org
Erie County Opioid Epidemic Task Force 
JustTellOne.Org
Anti-Stigma Coalition
Vaping Dangers
Addiction Group
Addiction Resource
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Drug Dangers
The Point - Drug and Syringe Disposal Sites
Western Problem Gambling Resource Center
National Family Partnership
Painkillers Kill
​Preventing Heroin Use: Facts, Factors, and Strategies
Ready to Quit Smoking
SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Talk2Prevent
​Understanding Withdrawal

​Cannabis Prevention Resources
NYS Office of Marijuana Management 
Stanford Medicine, Marijuana Prevention Toolkit
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, CADCA, Cannabis The Current State of Affairs
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report on the Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
 (This is THE resource for the state of the definitive science on cannabis so far)
Center for Disease Control Health Effects of Marijuana
National Institute on Drug Abuse Fact Sheet
Center for Disease Control Pregnancy and Marijuana Fact Sheet
Partnership to End Addiction, How to Talk to Kids About Marijuana
State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Information
American Public Health Association, Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines