Substance use is the continued use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs with negative consequences.
One Pill Kills campaign
Substance Use Prevention Communications Toolkit for Youth 12-18
Johnny's Ambassadors Cannabis Prevention Resources for Elementary and Secondary
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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.
Truth Initiative’s “Truth” Campaign
Resource that provides an overview of key aspects of e-cigarettes, including health effects, marketing practices, and regulations. Information and strategies can be used by educators to support reducing youth e-cigarette use.
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.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) launched the Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center, which provides free science-based, standards-mapped resources that teachers can use to help their students understand the dangers associated with vaping and nicotine addiction. CTP also offers free materials for parents to help them understand and recognize vapes, talk with their children, and keep the conversation going over time. Students can read real-life stories and relatable content to help them understand vaping, nicotine addiction, common myths about vapes, and how to say no to vaping.
The DSHS Tobacco Prevention and Control Program provides vape prevention resources through the Vapes Down Campaign.
Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente, together with the American Heart Association, have created a free digital program called Vaping: Know the Truth for vaping prevention. The interactive program aims to encourage students to live vape-free lives and provides resources to help young e-cigarette users quit through a texting program called Ex Program: Quit Support for Individuals and Organizations. Download the course overview and learn more on the curriculum webpage.
The Live Vape Free Program is an interactive e-cigarette/vaping cessation program for youth ages 13-17 and young adults ages 18-26.
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
Unassigned Opioid Antagonist Policies
Texas Education Code 38.222 requires school districts serving students in grades 6 through 12 to adopt a policy regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists. An open-enrollment charter school or private school may choose to adopt a policy. Per 25 Texas Administrative Code, Section 40.87, campuses must report when a school personnel member or school volunteer administers an opioid antagonist. Use the required DSHS unassigned opioid antagonist medication reporting form to report when opioid antagonist medication is administered.