Drugs & Your Family

Drug Fact Sheets

Learn more about the history and effects of each of the drugs below with these neat, printable fact sheets (all PDFs) that can serve as handy resources that are easy to distribute.
What Should You Do With Your Unused Meds?

Most people who misuse prescription drugs get them from family, friends, and acquaintances. You can make a difference by keeping track of the medicine you have, by rethinking where and how you keep your medications in your home, and by safely disposing of any unused medications.
Preventing Opioid Misuse among High School Student-Athletes: A Playbook for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators

What is prescription pain reliever misuse? As defined by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, it’s “use without a prescription of one’s own or use at a higher dosage or more often than prescribed.”
Red Ribbon Week Public Service Announcement

Listen to this Radio Public Service Announcement for Red Ribbon Week. Feel free to use on local or campus radio stations.
Other Options for Treating Pain

For many reasons, you may want to consider more natural ways your teen or young adult can deal with pain.
Mental Health and Drug Abuse

Scientists have long made the link between mental health disorders and substance abuse. In fact, the co-existence of both is referred to as “co-occurring disorders.”
A Dose of Reality: Websites Educating the Public about Opioids

A handful of states (Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wisconsin) have launched public awareness campaigns called ‘A Dose of Reality.’
New Report Advises Parents about Teen Marijuana Use

Talking to your teens about drug use can already be a little uncomfortable. But what if you live in a state where using recreational marijuana is legal for adults?
Accidental Exposure: Drugs and Young Children

The effect of drug use on young children under the age of five can’t be overlooked.
Quiz: Proper Drug Disposal

Most people who misuse prescription drugs get them from family, friends, and acquaintances. You can make a difference by properly disposing your unused medication. There are a few ways you can do this; but do you know them? Test your knowledge by taking the quiz below.