Substance Use
Substance Use
Substance use is the continued use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs with negative consequences.
Fentanyl
One Pill Kills campaign
General Resources
Substance Use Prevention Communications Toolkit for Youth 12-18
Johnny's Ambassadors Cannabis Prevention Resources for Elementary and Secondary
Vaping/Smoking
The United States Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has an online vaping prevention and education resource center
Vaping and E-Cigarettes: A Toolkit for Working with Youth
Alliance for a Healthier Generation published Free resources include a tobacco-free district model policy, an integrative assessment, and tools to help create an action plan to track progress, download data reports, and more.
Smokefree Teen has free resources such as text messaging program, quitSTART app, personalized quit plans, and other strategies for tackling cravings, bad moods, and other situations where teens may smoke.
The Community Prevention Program provides a variety of physical and digital tobacco and e-cigarette resources for free to all communities across Texas. Schools, college campuses, and community-based organizations may request tobacco-free property signage.
Local Resources
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services with MHMR Concho Valley
Serving Tom Green, Concho, Sterling, Irion, Coke, Crockett, and Reagan Counties
For youth (12 y/o & up) whose alcohol or drug use Is causing impairment or family conflict
Roots Renewal Ranch (Argyle, Texas)
family-owned, dual-diagnosis residential treatment program, which supports adolescent females in healing from mental health disorders and substance use