CAPE was established to meet the growing need for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention and education services in Dutchess County.

CAPE provides a variety of substance use prevention and intervention programs, including placing counselors within school districts throughout Dutchess County to deliver substance use/addiction prevention through “individual and group counseling, information and referral services, and family communication programs

• https://capedc.org/programs/

• https://capedc.org/resources/

• Friends of Recovery Dutchess - CAPE (capedc.org)

• https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/parents-educators

• https://drugfree.org/prevention-and-early-action/

• https://drugfree.org/addiction-education/

• https://nacoa.org/families/

• http://powertotheparent.org/

• https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support

• https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help

• https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/health-care-or-support/support-group-or-local-program

• NYS Smokers’ Quitline - a NYS Dept of Health Tobacco Control Program service. It is a free and confidential program providing evidence-based services to NYS residents who want to stop vaping, smoking, or using other forms of tobacco.

• This Is Quitting The Truth Initiative - The first-of-its-kind program to help young people quit vaping. This is Quitting has helped over 600,000 youth and young adults on their journey to quit vaping. Learn more about how it works and the additional resources available for parents of young vapers and adults who want to quit.

• N-O-T for Me My Path to Quit - NOT for Me is a self-guided, mobile-friendly online program that leverages the American Lung Association’s Not On Tobacco (N-O-T)® program to help teens break nicotine dependency, whether they vape, smoke, or use other tobacco products.

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