The following links provide information about substance abuse prevention, education, support and recovery. A "P" indicates that the link is highly recommended for parents. A "S" indicates that the link is highly recommended for students. If you know of other valuable material related to substance abuse prevention, please send an email to keith@keithparsons.com to have it added to this page.

Student Resources


Do Something S (website)
Do Something believes teenagers and young people everywhere can improve their communities. We leverage communications technologies to enable teens to convert their ideas and energy into action. It is our aim to inspire, empower and celebrate a generation doers: young people who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action.
Above The Influence S (website)
"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."
Boys and Girls Town S (website) Crisis Hot Line: 800-448-3000
“The Boys Town National Hotline is a 24-hour crisis, resource and referral line. Trained counselors can respond to your questions every day of the week, 365 days a year. We can help teens and parents with: Suicide prevention; Physical abuse; Depression; Sexual abuse; School issues; Emotional abuse; Parenting troubles; Chemical dependency; Runaways; Anger; Relationship problems; and much more…”
Invisible Children S (website)
"Motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda, Invisible Children was created by three young filmmakers with a singular mission:
To use the power of stories to change lives around the world."
Partnership for a Drug-free America P, S (website)
"Need Help? Get Help! Drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery. Drugfree.org provides answers, guidance, tips and stories." Visit www.drugfree.org/Memorials to read what friends and family members have written about loved ones who were lost to substance abuse.
Young People Who Rock S (website)
"Young People Who Rock is a weekly interview series focused on people under 30 — from CEOs to entertainers to athletes to community and political leaders — who are doing remarkable things."
Treatment Facility Locator P, S (website)
"If someone you know needs help for substance abuse addiction or problems with alcohol, where do you turn to find treatment? The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator was created for just this purpose. It is a searchable directory of more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse problems."

Parental Resources

Partnership for a Drug-free America P, S (website)
"Need Help? Get Help! Drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery. Drugfree.org provides answers, guidance, tips and stories." Visit www.drugfree.org/Memorials to read what friends and family members have written about loved ones who were lost to substance abuse.
The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do The Things They Do P (book)
"An important book for teens, their parents, educators, and anyone else associated with the sometimes unfathomable adolescent years. Beginning with an explanation of healthy versus destructive behavior, [the author]  makes it clear that taking risks is an important part of the developmental process. However, unhealthy or self-destructive risk taking is another matter, and teens must understand the causes of these behaviors in order to change them."
Time to Talk P (website)
"TimeToTalk provides easy-to-use guides and tips to help you have ongoing conversations with your kids to keep them healthy and drug-free."
Treatment Facility Locator P, S (website)
"If someone you know needs help for substance abuse addiction or problems with alcohol, where do you turn to find treatment? The Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator was created for just this purpose. It is a searchable directory of more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse problems."

Additional Resources
Monitoring the Future (reports)
"The Monitoring the Future (MTF) project, begun in 1975, has many purposes. Among them is to study changes in the beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of young people in the United States."
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (reports)
"The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides yearly national and state-level data on the use of alcohol, tobacco, illicit and non-medical prescription drugs in the United States."
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) (reports)
"An annual study that tracks the elaborate and complex attitudes consumers have about illicit drugs, this research allows us to understand what people think and feel about various drugs."
Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach (book)
"This book is clearly the best source now available on the topic of adolescent risk taking and its prevention. With chapters written by the very best people in the field, describing the latest thinking and findings, it is an essential guide and resource for prevention researchers and program developers." -- Bruce Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH, Chief
YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (reports)
"The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults."