Nashoba Regional School District

For Educators

• To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking: The Surgeon's General Guide to Action for Educators.

• The New Look of Nicotine Addiction: Toolkit for Schools: This toolkit, made available through DPH, provides tools and resources for Massachusetts school staff, including administrators, educators, and health services staff, who are working to address the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products in schools.

• Stanford Medicine: Tobacco Prevention Toolkit is an educational resource that can be adapted to fit the individual needs of educators and students in all types of settings, including elementary, middle and high schools; community-based organizations; and health-related agencies.

• American Lung Association: Helping schools address student vaping.

• Pact360 Rx Action Toolkit: Drug Prevention and Early Intervention Education for Parents and Youth Includes a video, a discussion guide, and programs for individuals and organizations concerned about preventing prescription drug abuse.

• Helping Students Avoid Prescription Drug Abuse: An Important Lesson Downloadable brochure advises educators how to talk with their students about the abuse of prescription drugs and its dangers.

• Substance Use Prevention: A Resource Guide for School Staff: Provided by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

• The Do's and Don'ts of Effective Messaging for Substance Use Prevention: SAMHSA's tip sheet that provides general guidance on the design and delivery of consistent and effective messaging for substance abuse prevention.