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Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention (2021)

This guide offers information that can help you raise children who understand the risks of substance use. The guide includes an overview of substance use among children, youth, and young adults; descriptions of some substances young people may use; a look at risk factors that may make children, youth, and young adults try alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, and protective factors that help offset those risks; suggestions for how to talk to young people about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, tailored to their age group; and tips on what to do if you suspect your child is using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.

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Crecer Libre de Drogas: Una Guía Parental Para Prevenir el Uso de Estupefacientes

Esta guía ofrece información que puede ayudarle a criar niños que entiendan los riesgos de usar los estupefacientes. Puede leerlo de principio a fin como un libro, o escoger un tema del índice para ir directamente a esa página.

Pastillas falsificadas

Las pastillas falsificadas son medicamentos falsos. Pueden contener fentanilo o metanfetamina y son sumamente peligrosas porque suelen parecer idénticas a las pastillas legítimas con receta.

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Counterfeit Pills Fact Card

Counterfeit pills are fake medications. They may contain fentanyl or methamphetamine and are extremely dangerous because they often appear identical to legitimate prescription pills.

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Drugs of Abuse (2020)

Drugs of Abuse delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way. With the information in this guide, parents and caregivers can help their children make smart choices and avoid the consequences of drug abuse. This publication covers topics including the Controlled Substances Act and introduces drug classes including narcotics, stimulants, marijuana/cannabis, inhalants, steroids, and more. 

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Drogas de Abuso (2020)

La educación juega un papel esencial en la prevención del abuso de sustancias. Drogas de abuso, Una guía de recursos de la DEA está diseñada para ser un recurso fiable sobre las drogas de las que se hace un abuso y un uso indebido en los Estados Unidos.

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Vaping & Marijuana Concentrates

Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol or vapor made from a liquid or dry material that is heated in an electronic powered device, called an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette.  In addition to nicotine and flavored liquids, marijuana concentrates can also be vaped. This 6-panel, double-sided trifold brochure covers the effects of using e-cigarettes, as well as the effects of marijuana concentrates.

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El cigarrillo electrónico y los concentrados de marihuana

El “vapeo” es el acto de inhalar y exhalar un aerosol o vapor hecho de algún material líquido o seco que se calienta en un dispositivo que funciona con batería, conocido como cigarrillo electrónico o cigarrillo-e. 

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Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

College is the ideal setting for innovative, campus-wide programming aimed at preventing and reducing drug use among college students, but these efforts remain few and far between. This new guide is intended to bridge that gap, by providing a roadmap for college -and university-based prevention professionals to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, from students to administrators, to address campus-wide drug misuse issues.

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Conducir bajo efecto de las drogas

Las sustancias más comunes detectadas en conductores incapacitados son el
alcohol, la marihuana, fármacos recetados y medicamentos sin receta.

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