Nashoba Regional School District

Prescription Drug Use Prevention Resources

• How Can Prescription Drug Misuse Be Prevented? Physicians, their patients, and pharmacists all can play a role in identifying and preventing nonmedical use of prescription drugs.

• Preventing Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs Fact Sheet:Presents the facts from A-Z about teens and prescription drug abuse prevention.

• Other Prevention Resources

• Preventing Substance Use Starts at Home Safeguarding Your Children: A brochure from DPH which demonstrates how to help prevent children from abusing substances commonly found in the home.

• Talking to Your Middle School-aged Child About Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: A brochure which is intended to help parents protect their pre-teen children from alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use provided by DPH.

• 7 Ways to Protect Your Teen from Alcohol and Other Drugs: A booklet from DPH.

• Teen Drug Prevention Resources: Information and resources provided by the National Institute of Drug Addiction — (NIDA) for Teens.

• Tips for Teens Steroids: This fact sheet for teens made available through SAMHSA that provides facts about steroids. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of steroids. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about steroids. Access sources and references cited in this fact sheet.

• Substance Use and Mental Health: A Guide to Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders — A guide from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.