Agenda and Minutes Members Resources and Links

Missoula Underage Substance Abuse Prevention (MUSAP): Resources and Links

Local resources:

"Preventing Underage Drinking:  A Community Responsibility" (.pdf) Outlines ways each sector of our community can help prevent youth alcohol use:  includes information for parents, schools, law enforcement, businesses, and more.  A good introduction to what a comprehensive prevention strategy looks like.

Fact card for parents of middle school students (.pdf)

Underage Drinking in Missoula (powerpoint)

Other Forum presentations (risk and protective factor theory, media literacy, etc.)

Parent Tip Sheets

General	Parents	Youth
SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) Clearinghouse of substance abuse and prevention info for families, youth, workplaces, schools, and communities.   National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) News, research, and fact sheets about drugs of abuse, signs of use, and substance abuse prevention.   Partnership for a Drug-Free America Help for users, prevention for parents, information for teens.   Join Together Online (JTO) Daily news stories, features, and funding updates re: substance abuse; database of resources and research on alcohol and other drug topics.	Common Sense:  Strategies for Raising Alcohol- and Drug-Free Children National PTA website for parents   SAMHSA’s Family Guide Tips on successful parenting strategies at various ages and stages.   Parents:  The Anti-Drug Drug info, signs of use, tips for parents.   Growing Up Drug-Free:  A Parent's Guide to Prevention For parents of kids 3-17.  The hard-copy, available through the Forum, has a useful, simple section on specific drugs and their effects.   Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free A how-to guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National PTA.	NIDA for Teens:  The Science Behind Drug Abuse Especially for teens, facts and research about drugs and substance use from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.   The Cool Spot A website for youth ages 11-13 developed by NIAAA.  Games and graphics deliver messages about the risks of underage drinking and ways to resist peer pressure.   Freevibe.com Drug facts, news stories, and Q&A for teens from the National Media Campaign.
Underage Drinking	Underage Drinking	Other Drug Resources
General Reducing Underage Drinking:  A Collective Responsibility 2004 Institute of Medicine report on preventing underage drinking, as requested by Congress.  An excellent resource on all aspects of the problem and solutions.  See the CAMY Fact Sheets for a faster read.   National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Clearinghouse of info on underage drinking, etc.  Alcohol Alerts provide quick summaries on topics including risks of underage drinking and alcohol’s effects on the brain.   Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol-Free Info, stats, research, and resources about prevention of drinking by children ages 9-15.   AMA on Underage Drinking Fact sheets and policy recommendations about underage drinking from the American Medical Association.   Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Statistics on alcohol-related car crashes and underage drinking; fact sheets on underage drinking; assistance for victims of alcohol-related car crashes.     Alcohol Marketing  Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) Galleries of examples of alcohol advertising from TV and print; research reports on alcohol marketing on television, in print, & on the internet; fact sheets.    AdBusters’ Spoof Ads Examples of alcohol counter-ads and instructions on how to create your own counter-ad.   More media literacy links	Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain Summary of recent findings re: the impact of alcohol on adolescent behavior and brain function, ~ Duke University   Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain A compilation and summary of research on how alcohol affects the brains of youth. ~ American Medical Association.   Inside the Teenage Brain:  A Frontline Special Info about the adolescent brain from PBS Frontline special.     Alcohol Fact Sheets, Research, and Policy   CSPI – Alcohol Policies Project Info re: CSPI’s alcohol policy initiatives concerning underage drinking, college binge drinking, advertising, taxes, etc.  Also, useful fact sheets about various alcohol-related topics.   Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence (ARIV):  A Project of the Trauma Foundation, looks at how alcohol contributes to violence, injuries, and deaths, esp. among youth.  Fact sheets cover multiple alcohol-related topics.    The Marin Institute Information on federal, state, and local alcohol policies; media advocacy; the alcohol industry and marketing toward youth.   University of MN Alcohol Epidemiology Program Looks at alcohol policy at the local, state, and federal level.  How-to information and models of ordinances from communities around the nation.	These sites have pages about various drugs of abuse: SAMHSA Tips for Teens Drug-specific brochures. NIDA Drug Pages Links to pages about specific drugs. Drug-Free America Drug Guide Info about multiple drugs; search by name, slang, or image. Tobacco Tobacco-Free Kids.org No Tobacco.org Marijuana Marijuana Prevention Initiative Inhalants National Inhalant Prevention Coalition   Methamphetamine DEA on Methamphetamine Montana MethWatch National MethWatch