RESOURCE GUIDE
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SUBSTANCE & MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION
ACTIVITIES & GAMES
BOARD & CARD GAMES
"Road to Resilience" Mayo Clinic
QUIZZES & TRIVIA
"Drug Facts Challenge!" NIDA for Teens
"2020 National Drug & Alcohol IQ Challenge" NIDA for Teens
VIDEOS
ALCOHOL
"How Alcohol Affects Your Developing Brain" Ask, Listen, Learn
"Under Construction: Alcohol and the Teenage Brain" TurningPoint Training
"How Alcohol Affects Your Developing Central Nervous System" Ask, Listen, Learn
TOBACCO & NICOTINE
"Parents & Teens Test Their Vape Knowledge" Tobacco Free CA
"Students are Hiding Vaping Devices in Plain Sight" Today Show
MARIJUANA & THC
"Cannabis, Teens, and Mental Health" Teen Mental Health
OPIOIDS & Rx DRUGS
"This is What Happens to Your Brain on Opioids" National Geographic
"The Science of Opioids" Healthcare Triage
"Signs and Symptoms of Prescription Drug Abuse" KDH Research & Communication
MENTAL HEALTH
PRINT MATERIALS
ALCOHOL
"Underage Drinking" National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
"Binge Drinking" National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
TOBACCO & NICOTINE
"Clearing the Air: The Truth About Vaping" Tobacco-Free QC
MARIJUANA & THC
OPIOIDS & Rx DRUGS
"Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Guide" The Partnership at DrugFree.Org
"Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response to Prescription Drugs" NIDA
"Preventing Opioid Misuse Among Student Athletes" Prevention First
MENTAL HEALTH
"Suicide Prevention Resources for Teens" Suicide Prevention Resource Center
"Suicide Prevention: Facts for Parents" Suicide Prevention Resource Center
"There is Hope. There is Help. Suicide is Preventable." NASP (Espanol)
"Suicide Prevention Amongst Hispanics and Latinos" SAMHSA (Espanol)
DATA & SURVEY REPORTS
DATA REPORTS & PUBLISHED STUDIES
"Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Premature Mortality" American Journal of Preventive Medicine
"Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Cause of Death in Adults in ACE Study" American Journal of Preventative Medicine
"Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"The Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviors" Journal of Adolescent Health
"Making the Connection: Trauma and Substance Abuse" The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
"Comorbid Substance Use Disorders Among Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Opportunities for Early Identification and Prevention" The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
SURVEY RESULTS
2019 Monitoring the Future Survey, National Adolescent Drug Trends
2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Illinois v. U.S. Report
LEGISLATION & TREATMENT
IL MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
TOBACCO 21
MLB TOBACCO-FREE STADIUMS
"SAFE PASSAGE" PROGRAM IN R.I. CO.
As of January 1, 2020, recreational marijuana purchase and use became legal within Illinois for individuals 21+. Click the image to access a fast fact sheet from Prevention First, Inc.
The minimum age of purchase or use of nicotine/tobacco is increasing to 21 nationwide. It is already effective in Illinois but other states are still working on their legislation. For more details, visit tobacco21.org
More than half of the MLB stadiums are completely tobacco-free now. Some are addressing being nicotine-free as well. This is an exciting development for families who love the game and want to keep everyone safe.
Rock Island County Sherriff Bustos announced participation in the "Safe Passage" program. This program aims to assist individuals looking for treatment and recovery from a substance use disorder.
TALES OF VICTORY & RECOVERY
EMINEM CELEBRATES 11 YEARS SOBER
Eminem is 11 years sober.
On Saturday, the 46-year-old rapper took to Instagram to commemorate the achievement. “11 years – still not afraid,” he captioned a photo of himself holding his medallion.
“I Was About Two Hours From Dying”
Eminem went to rehab in 2005 to get treatment for his addiction to sleeping pills. After releasing his critically-acclaimed album, Recovery in 2010, he opened up about spiraling out of control again and being hospitalized for a methadone overdose in 2008.
“The doctors told me I’d done the equivalent of four bags of heroin,” he said in 2011, talking about his overdose. “They said I was about two hours from dying.”
It wasn’t until 2008 that Eminem decided to get sober once and for all. He checked himself into a Michigan rehab center early that year and started begun a 12-step program.
In 2009, he told Vibe, “It’s no secret I had a drug problem. If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.” ...
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
