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Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth

Publication ID: PEP21-06-01-001
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The goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.

Turning Data Into Action: A User's Guide to the Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking

Publication ID: PEP21-03-10-009
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This user guide provides a digestible overview of the Report to Congress for prevention professionals, state and local agencies, and community-based organizations.

AlcoholFX Mobile App

Publication ID: ALCOHOLFX
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Alcohol’s Effects on the Brain (AlcoholFX) is a free, science-based app that teaches students ages 10 to 12 how alcohol can harm their brains if they drink. Based on lesson plans from SAMHSA’s Reach Out Now Initiative, the app can easily integrate with instruction in 5th- and 6th-grade classrooms. This app is only available on tablets.

App Features

AlcoholFX is divided into units that describe the six parts of the brain and how alcohol disrupts its function. Using the app:

  • Students can engage in research-based, interactive games that explore brain science while they practice responses to difficult social situations involving alcohol.
  • Educators can use science-based lessons plans, resources, and recorded scenarios to help students and parents learn about the dangers of alcohol to the developing brain.
  • Parents can learn how alcohol affects their child's brain and can put their child's education and health at risk.

For more information, email SAMHSA at samhsainfo@samhsa.hhs.gov.

In Brief: Substance Use and Suicide, A Nexus Requiring a Public Health Approach

Publication ID: SMA16-4935
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This brief highlights the relationship between substance use and suicide and gives an overview of the issue. It describes for state and tribal prevention professionals evidence-based programs that focus on substance use and suicide prevention.

A Practitioner's Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children

Publication ID: PEP14-LGBTKIDS
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This resource guide offers information and resources to help practitioners in health and social service systems implement best practices to engage and help families and caregivers support their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children.