Special Edition: Suffolk County’s Social Host Law

Suffolk County Police Department Newsletter

New Data on Lowering the Drinking Age

News from the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD)

Parents. The Anti-Drug

Sponsored by The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

www.theantidrug.com
Drug Information
Parenting advice
Is your Teen using
Resources

No Phone Zone Pledge

Sign The Pledge
Think you have the texting and driving thing down? You do not. Save a life-maybe your own-
and sign Oprah's No Phone Zone pledge.

Long Island Provider Directory List of NYS OASAS Treatment Providers
Nassau County
Suffolk County

2010 Directory of Suffolk County Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment & Recovery
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/departments/healthservices/mentalhygiene.aspx
http://www.liprc.org/site/Home.aspx

Prescription Abuse

www.stopmedicineabuse.org
www.fivemoms.com
Recent studies among middle and high school aged kids across the country show a disturbing form of substance abuse among teens: the intentional abuse of otherwise beneficial medications, both prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC), to get high.

Support/Hotlines for:

• Adult Children of Alcoholics

• Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups

• Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• Chemically Dependent Anonymous

• Child Help USA – abused and neglected children

• Cocaine Anonymous

• Families Anonymous

• Girls and Boys Town National Hotline

• Marijuana Anonymous

• Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drugs in the Community

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

AA teens - Alcoholic and Addicted Teens

http://www.aateens.com/

Above the Influence

Brought to you by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

http://www.abovetheinfluence.com
Our goal is to help you stay above the influence. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to stand up to the pressures that keep you down. We're not telling you how to live your life, but are giving you another perspective and the latest facts. You need to make your own smart decisions.

The Partnership at Drugfree.org

www.drugfree.org
Partnership motivates and equips parents to prevent their children from using drugs and alcohol, and to find help and treatment for family and friends in trouble.

Focus Adolescent Services
http://www.focusas.com/Professional.html
The most comprehensive information, resources, support for teen and family issues on the web

Teens Health by Nemours
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/
Children’s health and development for kids and teens.