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	Fact Sheet: Teens, Drugs & Early Intervention Discusses the difference friends and family can make in the lives of teens faced with drug abuse and addiction. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Online Resources: Early Intervention A comprehensive list of online resources and links to expert information on early intervention. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Teens, Drugs, & Early Intervention: A Writers’ Roundtable Read quotes from a roundtable discussion about the challenges parents and teens face when determining whether a child, friend or sibling has become involved with drugs and/or alcohol.
	The Power of Parents: Preventing Substance Abuse A fact sheet emphasizing the important role parents play in preventing drug use among their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Keeping Children Drug Free: Using Family-Centered Approaches Parent and community guide.
	The Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com/ Funded through ONDCP's National Youth Anti-drug Media Campaign, this Web site educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's use of drugs.
Parenting Skills 21 Tips and ideas to help parents make a difference. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free A drug prevention brochure that provides parents and caregivers with real-life tips on how to keep kids drug free. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
Parental Disapproval of Youths' Substance Abuse (August 2002) Discusses parental attitudes regarding substance abuse and how this influences their children's attitudes about drug use.
Parental Influences on Adolescent Marijuana Use and the Baby Boom Generation (July 2001) Examines the association of marijuana use between parents and children, the differences among parental birth cohorts and the determinants of child marijuana use.
	The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://www.health.org/ A resource for information about substance abuse prevention and treatment.
The Role of Parents in Preventing and Addressing Underage Drinking
	Parenting is Prevention http://www.parentingisprevention.org/ A drug prevention resource for parents and other primary caretakers.
	Partnership for a Drug-Free America http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ Attempts to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
Drug Resource: Herbal Ecstasy
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2003 Surveys adolescent use, attitudes and exposure to marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, LSD, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anti-drug media campaign messages. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Parents 2003 Surveys parental assumptions and attitudes regarding drugs and today’s youth, as well as how parents handle the issue of drugs with their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies (1997-2003) Connects to a list of all Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies from 1997 to 2003.
	The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University http://www.casacolumbia.org/ CASA's research informs Americans about the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, and assesses what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VIII: Teens and Parents (August 2003) Discusses the risk factors that influence teen substance abuse, including high stress, boredom and having substantial amounts of spending money. (Adobe Acrobat File)
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VII: Teens, Parents and Siblings (August 2002) Discusses risk and protective factors that influence adolescent decisions regarding drug use, including factors related to family. (Adobe Acrobat File)
The National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VI: Teens (February 2001)
1999 CASA National Survey of Teens and Their Parents (September 1999) The two reports discuss the important role of parents in preventing drug use among their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ Offers facts, figures and other information on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and violence and victimization.
Preparing For the Drug Free Years This Bulletin provides an overview of the PDFY parenting program and summarizes results of studies of the program.
Juvenile Justice Journal: Parenting Issues (December 2000) Provides information on the role of parents in preventing drug use and delinquency among their children.
Functional Family Therapy (December 2000) A family-based drug and delinquency prevention program with a multisystemic approach.
	U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/ Ensures equal access to education and promotes educational excellence for all Americans.
Growing Up Drug-Free A parent's guide to prevention.
	U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention http://www.edc.org/hec/ Provides support to all institutions of higher education in their efforts to address alcohol and other drug problems.
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: The Parent Connection Links to publications on the Web targeting parents with concerns about their college-age children drinking.
	American Council for Drug Education http://www.acde.org/ Offers drug prevention resources for parents.
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