Resources for Parenting

NIDA-NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 1-800-638-2045 - Prevention Branch <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE /> 1-301/443-6500 This group has excellent publications; many are free. They contain information on drug abuse, specific drugs and their affects, what parents and schools can do, and legislative update. PARENTS, PEERS, AND POT II is excellent for awareness programs. Up to 50 free copies can be ordered.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAM U.S. Dept. of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. U.S. Department of Education. The "School Team" approach offered in this program is designed to develop the capacity of local schools to prevent and reduce drug an alcohol abuse an associated disruptive behaviors. Five regional centers now provide training and technical assistance to local school districts that apply.

OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS (OJJDP) Dept. of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 202/633-3465

OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (OSAP) 5600 Fisher Lane Rockville, MD 20857

Every state has an official agency responsible for the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol related problems. Contact your state agency or:

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG DIRECTORS 444 North Capital Street, N.W. Suite 530 Washington, D.C. 20001 202/783-6868

WHAT WORKS, SCHOOLS WITHOUT DRUGS U.S. Department of Education Information Office 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20208 1-800-624-0100

AMERICAN CAN! REPORT ON MODEL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS American Can Company American Lane, P.O. Box 3610 Greenwich, CT 06836-3610 203/552-2000

DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 1-800-638-2045 Refer to DHHHS Publication No. (ADM) 87-1486

ABC'S OF PUBLICITY VISTA RECRUITING MEETING THE CHALLENGE ACTION Drug Alliance 806 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20525 202/634-9759

ACTION/DA Publication No. 987 ACTION-The Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency Washington, DC 20525