The age of majority is a term used to describe when a child becomes an adult in the eyes of the law, which for many things is 18 years old. The website 18 in Idaho describes some of what you are able to do now that you are 18.
Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (Alpha). Is a safe and welcoming place to go for HIV and AIDS education, testing, and support in Idaho.
betheparents.org is an educational website created by the Idaho State Prevention Committee designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking in Idaho by providing parents and guardians with information about the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing teen brain, along with proven skills for preventing underage alcohol use.
Campus Drug Prevention: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is pleased to provide institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities with these resources to prevent drug misuse among college students. We are committed to promoting the importance of prevention and its role in helping ensure the health and safety of our nation’s colleges and universities.
Community Coalitions of Idaho is a non-profit organization that was created in 2009 to strengthen advocacy efforts for substance abuse prevention in Idaho. CCI works to facilitate collaboration and encourage cooperation among Idaho community coalitions in order to address policies and issues with a united voice.
Connect the Pieces, a project of Supportive Housing and Innovative Partnerships (SHIP) works to prevent drug abuse in our community and rebuild the lives of people in recovery from substance abuse by providing supportive housing, recovery support services, employment training programs, and green job opportunities.
Red Ribbon Week offers a great opportunity for parents, teachers, educators, and community organizations to raise awareness of the problem of drug abuse. DEA has created a series of materials to help your community participate in Red Ribbon Week. Click here for the Red Ribbon Toolkit.
With the mission to offer a full service, comprehensive, employer friendly, drug-free workplace program the Drug Free Idaho Web site offers a variety of resources and information to help people, businesses, and communities become drug-free.
The Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Coalition is dedicated to protecting Idaho’s children through community education and by identifying, arresting and prosecuting those who commit internet crimes against children.
At the Meridian Anti-Drug Coalition, their mission is to strengthen the community through substance abuse prevention. They work with a variety of professionals throughout the community in order to build Meridian into a safe, drug-free community.
When it comes to alcohol and substance abuse, things are always changing. It can be hard to keep up with all the trends and practices of substance use and abuse. Most communities want to stop the underage drinking and drug usage in their community. After attending a presentation, you will know what is out there, where to find it, how people are abusing it, and you will have the knowledge to stop it! Learn more at Tall Cop Says Stop.
The Addiction Resource Center is not affiliated with any treatment provider. The ARC is funded by a non-profit organization, Addiction Policy Forum, (www.addictionpolicy.org) and acts as an unbiased resource for people impacted by substance use disorders, providing education and guidance based on the latest science and clinical standards.
Every teen’s life is filled with pressure, some of it good, some of it bad. Our goal is to help teens stand up to negative pressures, or influences. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to face them, including the pressure to use drugs and alcohol. We’re not telling you how to live your life, but we are giving you another perspective and the latest facts. You need to make your own smart decisions.
CollegeAIM—the College Alcohol Intervention Matrix—is a new resource to help schools address harmful and underage student drinking. Developed with leading college alcohol researchers and staff, it is an easy-to-use and comprehensive tool to identify effective alcohol interventions.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is pleased to provide institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities with these resources to prevent drug abuse among college students. We are committed to promoting the importance of prevention and its role in helping ensure the health and safety of our nation’s colleges and universities.
Created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov is your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
As a vehicle for coalition training, technical assistance, evaluation, research and capacity building, CADCA’s National Coalition Institute works continually to help America’s community anti-drug coalitions get smarter faster. CADCA administers the Institute with a grant through the Drug-Free Communities Support Act.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions:
Which program and policy interventions have been proven effective?
Are there effective interventions that are right for my community?
What might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment?
Elementary schools and community organizations can begin educating children (grades K-5) and their parents about safe and proper use of over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Public health is a field within healthcare that focuses on the science and medical practice behind preventing and containing injury and illness in a population.
The toolkits below are for others in your community who want to protect teens from the dangerous consequences of underage drinking. MADD has toolkits specifically designed for Student Leaders, Educators, School Resource Officers, and Community Partners.
A new media campaign featuring Hollywood actor Chaske Spencer (who plays Sam Uley in the Twilight Saga) encourages Native communities to address substance abuse by teens and young adults. The “I Strengthen My Nation” campaign empowers Native youth to resist drugs and alcohol and motivates parents to talk openly to their children about drug and alcohol use.
A place where you can learn how alcohol and other drugs hurt everyone in a family, learn how to feel safer and less stressed out, find new ways to deal with hassles at home, and find hope, even if your parents don’t change.
Track what’s going on with marijuana in the states at this one-stop shop for marijuana news. Brought to you by National Families in Action, Project SAM, the Treatment Research Institute, and others.
Medical Amnesty legislation saves lives. Each year, thousands of young people tragically lose their lives to alcohol poisoning and other alcohol related unintentional injuries. In situations where a minor is in need of emergency medical attention, studies show the worry is more about getting in to trouble and receiving a Minor in Possession/Consumption of alcohol (MIP) ticket, instead of the well being of that person. As a result, lives are put at risk. Medical Amnesty legislation (911 Good Samaritan, 911 Lifeline) can eliminate these common fears by guaranteeing a limited immunity to the underage and intoxicated individuals who seek help for themselves or another individual who is in need of immediate medical attention.
The National DEC helps break the cycle of abuse and neglect by empowering practitioners to identify and respond to children living in dangerous drug environments.
NCADA works to reduce or prevent the harms of alcohol and other drug use through education, intervention and advocacy. Substance use disorder is the leading contributor to death and injury among young people. This is unacceptable. Teenagers and young adults—with their lives full of promise and untapped potential—are too often struck down from a condition which is not only treatable, but preventable. So one of the NCADA’s major goals is to teach young people the skills needed to resist the pressures to use and abuse drugs. We offer proven, evidence- and best-practices-based curricula for every grade from K-12 in nearly 300 schools in the region.
Every day youth are bombarded with mixed messages about drugs and alcohol – that they’re cool and that everybody who’s cool is using them. We believe it’s time for a new social norm – one that empowers youth to find what they truly love to do –activities that inspire them to turn their back on drugs and alcohol, to establish their true identities, and to influence their peers to live a drug-free life. It’s time to live life on a natural high.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), created this Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses appropriate questions and timely concerns.
Operation Prevention is an initiative brought to you by the DEA and Discovery Education to educate middle and high school students about the true impacts of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use.
New discoveries about adolescent brain development have opened up fresh ways of thinking about teen behavior, and offer new insight into how parents can help their teens understand the risks of drugs and alcohol.
Partnership to End Addiction partners with families, professionals and other organizations to end addiction in this country. They use a public health approach, rooted in science and compassion.
The Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking is working with governments and organizations at the state, territory, and local levels to reduce and prevent underage drinking and its consequences.
