Resources for Educators
Al-Anon: Homepage -Al-Anon is the AA resource for adults who have been impacted by the drinking of someone else.
Al-Ateen: Homepage -Al-Ateen is the AA resource for youth ages 13-18 who have been impacted by the drinking of someone else.
https://al-anon.org/es/recien-llegados/rincon-para-adolescentes-alateen/#
Alcoholics Anonymous: Homepage -Participant-led meetings for those experiencing addiction to alcohol.
Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix -Resources and lesson plans for teachers focusing on decreasing alcohol use and prevention with students. There are also self-guided portions for parents and students to become more educated on the impacts of alcohol on adolescents.
CA Health Education Framework Course – Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs/ Personal & Community Health: Education for Educators -A continuing education course for school health educators providing guidance on a health education curriculum framework.
https://rise.articulate.com/share/QUvxf5COOzpfOOTqsXxImclfx0-ZdwWK#
California Poison Control: Pills or Candy? – The California Poison Control group put together a short game to ask yourself, “Pills or candy?” This slideshow is easily used to inform people what candy and pills look like next to each other, exposing the differences.
https://hsc.unm.edu/poison/documents/pills_vs_candy.pdf
Cairn Guidance: The Opioid Crisis and the Role of Health Education and Physical Education -Writers at Cairn Guidance blog about the connection between the opioid crisis and physical activity for students. They believe educators are on the front lines in this epidemic and provide resources to best support teachers.
Responsibility.org: Reaching Middle Schoolers: How to Talk to Teens About Alcohol Openly – The Ask, Listen, Learn curriculum is a lesson plan to help educate middle schoolers on how to avoid alcohol use. There are resources for educators, parents and students to teach students to normalize not drinking.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: FDA’s Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan – The FDA’s resources on tobacco use and abuse prevention in youth in the United States. It includes resources for educating youth, marketing, and access to tobacco-prevention tools.
https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/youth-and-tobacco/fdas-youth-tobacco-prevention-plan
Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit: From Teachers to Students -A resource for teachers and parents to address cannabis use with their teens and ways to prevent it.
https://med.stanford.edu/cannabispreventiontoolkit.html
The Dangers of Underage Drinking: My Instead Movie -A short YouTube movie about the dangers of underage drinking. There is an interactive component
involved that is not included in this YouTube short.
Drug Policy Alliance: Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens -DPA gives clear information for teens about drugs, what they’re about, and what happens when they are used.
https://drugpolicy.org/resource/safety-first
HECAT: Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool for Alcohol and Other Drugs (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-youth/hecat/pdfs/hecat_module_aod.pdf
HECAT: Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool for Tobacco Use (CDC)
Mouse-Party: An interactive online activity explaining how seven (7) substances alter brain chemistry, as well as create a pathway to addiction. Created by the Genetic Science Learning Center of the University of Utah. Online activity sheets are also available at the link below.
https://mrsancheta.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/1/6/16166098/mouseparty.pdf
Narcotics Anonymous: Homepage -Participant-led meetings for those experiencing addiction to drugs.
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens: Information for Parents and Educators -A website designed for teenagers describing the effects of drugs on the body.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Homepage -The National Institute of Health’s reference page for Alcoholism, with resources and links to helpful articles.
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Drugs, Brains, and Behavior- the Science of Addiction – Background information to help people learn about addiction.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Homepage – Directed by SAMHSA, this survey resource provides statistical information, and supports and monitors drug use and abuse within the United States.
https://nsduhweb.rti.org/respweb/homepage.cfm
RMC Health: Substance Use -RMC Health’s guide on Substance Use within schools and how it can be treated and prevented.
https://www.rmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IssueBrief_Substance-Use.pdf
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Homepage – The U.S. Government Department of Health and Human Services official website for advancement of behavioral health in the United States. It includes many resources on educating about and advising against the use of substances for all ages and populations.
SMART Recovery: Homepage -Local meeting finder for support groups for substance abuse.
Stanford University Resources Include:
Cannabis/Marijuana Awareness Toolkit -This toolkit was built for educators and parents alike to prevent marijuana use with high school and middle school students.
https://med.stanford.edu/cannabispreventiontoolkit.html
Safety First -Built for high schoolers, this curriculum is designed to teach students how to say “no” to drugs, especially those who are in high-drug trafficked areas.
Smart Talk: Cannabis Awareness Curriculum -This is the curriculum associated with the Cannabis Toolkit built to be used for high school middle school, and elementary students. The research-based lesson-plan includes teaching materials, online quizzes, games, and worksheets.
https://med.stanford.edu/cannabispreventiontoolkit/smart-talk-curriculum.html
ZeroProof: Underage Drinking Prevention -A resource for youth regarding alcohol-use prevention and the dangers associated with underage drinking.