Texas A & M Prevention Resource Center Region 10 Links

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Alcohol

Club Drugs

www.projectghb.org

Free Brochures

General Drug Information

Info for Teens

Inhalants

www.inhalants.org

Marijuana

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html

Treatment Resources

http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/Default.aspx

Methamphetamine

Mental Health

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mentalhealth.shtm

Over the Counter Medicine

Parents & Teachers

http://www.casacolumbia.org
http://www.theantidrug.com
http://www.drugfree.org
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
http://texomashomepage.com/content/party101
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents/index.asp
http://www.drugabuse.gov/parent-teacher.html
http://www.timetotalk.org/
"Drugs Can't Stop Me" Activity Books (ages 6-9)in ENGLISH and SPANISH

Prescription Drugs

theantidrug.com/drug_info

Texas Initiatives

Tobacco

Free Publications
DSHS Forms and Literature Inquiry and Order Entry System
DSHS-provided publications on various health-related topics such as HIV/STDs, dating violence, and family planning
http://webds.dshs.state.tx.us/mamd/litcat/default.asp
SAMHSA Publications
Formerly the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
Formerly the National Mental Health Information Center (NMHIC)
http://store.samhsa.gov/home
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://drugpubs.drugabuse.gov/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/PamphletsBrochuresPosters/English/
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/
Mental Health America of Texas – Publications
http://www.mhatexas.org/publications/index.html
Mental Health America – Fact Sheets on various Mental Health Topics
http://www.nmha.org/
National Institutes of Mental Health Publications Ordering Form – 50 copies of each title, will make quantity exceptions for some special events
http://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/faxorder.cfm
Child Welfare Information Gateway – topics related to child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, and more
http://www.childwelfare.gov/catalog/
Health Resources and Services Administration – publications from all divisions of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Includes information on topics such as bullying, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Public Health, and Rural Health
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
http://www.ncfy.com/publications/index.htm
EPA’s Smoke-Free Homes Program Publications (Second-hand Smoke)
http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/publications.html
CDC Smoking and Tobacco Use
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/osh_pub_catalog/PublicationList.aspx
Bullying
Stop Bullying Now (US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Admin.)
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/ (kids)
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/default.aspx (adults)
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/es/indexAdult.asp (Spanish)
Bullying (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bullying.html
Bullying (National Crime Prevention Council)
http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying
Bullying (National PTA)
http://www.pta.org/bullying.asp
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying (National Crime Prevention Council)
http://www.ncpc.org/topics/cyberbullying
Cyberbullying, 'Sexting' Major Problems for Schoolkids (HealthDay News)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_102438.html
Cyberbullying Research Center
http://www.cyberbullying.us/
Internet Safety/Sexting
Sexting: How Parents Can Keep Their Kids Safe (National Crime Prevention Council) - PDF
http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/internet-safety/NCPC-FactSheet2.pdf
Sexting: How Teens Can Stay Safe (National Crime Prevention Council) - PDF
http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/internet-safety/NCPC-FactSheet1.pdf
Cyberbullying, 'Sexting' Major Problems for Schoolkids (HealthDay News)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_102438.html
Internet Safety: Fact Sheet for Parents (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
http://www.acog.org/departments/adolescentHealthCare/TeenCareToolKit/internetSfty_4_parents.pdf
Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
Internet Safety (Nemours Foundation)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
Internet Safety: Safe Surfing Tips for Teens (Nemours Foundation)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html
Safe Cyberspace Surfing (Nemours Foundation)
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/internet_safety.html
Spice/K2
Spotlilght on K2 (DrugFreeTexas.org)
http://drugfreetexas.org/spotlight-on-k2-synthetic-marijuana/
Synthetic Cannabis (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_cannabis
Gambling/Online Gambling
Compulsive Gambling (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/compulsivegambling.html
Online Gambling and Kids: A Bad Bet (Federal Trade Commission) – PDF
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt116.pdf
Sexual Addiction
Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Sex Addiction: Too Much of a Good Thing (National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families) – PDF (16 page booklet)
http://www.purehope.net/images/HelpLine/Addiction%20Brochure.pdf
The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH)
http://www.sash.net/
Offers hope and resources to those seeking information about sexual addiction.
Compulsive Sexual Behavior (Mayo Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/compulsive-sexual-behavior/DS00144
Sex Addiction (WebMD)
http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/guide/sexual-addiction
Sexual Addiction (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction
What Is Sexual Addiction? (PsychCentral)
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/what-is-sexual-addiction/
Sex Addicts Anonymous
http://saa-recovery.org/
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
http://www.slaafws.org/
Sexaholics Anonymous
http://www.sa.org/
Sexual Addiction Recovery Resources
http://www.sarr.org/joomla/
Sex Addiction (About.com: Addictions)
http://addictions.about.com/od/sexaddiction/Sex_Addiction.htm
HIV/AIDS (both general and substance abuse-specific information)
HIV/STD pamphlets/educational materials from DSHS
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/info/edmat.shtm
AIDS (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html
HIV/AIDS (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
http://www.thebody.com/index.html
HIV/AIDS & Drug/Alcohol Use (The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource)
http://www.thebody.com/index/whatis/druguse.html
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse (National Library of Medicine)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/substanceabuse.html
HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://drugabuse.gov/drugpages/hiv.html
http://hiv.drugabuse.gov/ teen-specific
Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralResearch/NIAAAResearchAreas/
Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Consumer Guide (NCADI)
http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17851
Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (About.com: Alcoholism)
http://alcoholism.about.com/library/blnaa57.htm
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse (About.com: HIV/AIDS)
http://aids.about.com/od/substanceabuse/HIV_AIDS_and_Substance_Abuse.htm
Drug Use and HIV (AIDS.org)
http://www.aids.org/factsheets/154-Drug-Use-and-HIV.html
Frequent Alcohol Use Linked to Faster HIV Disease Progression (Science Daily) – 5/14/10
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100513162753.htm
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS: Related Resources (HIV InSite, UC San Francisco)
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kbr-03-03-08
Sexually Transmitted Infections
HIV/STD pamphlets/educational materials from DSHS
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/info/edmat.shtm
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
Dating Violence
Teen Violence (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenviolence.html
Domestic Violence (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
Dating Violence (National Center for Victims of Crime)
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=37939
Teen Dating Violence (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teen_dating_violence.html
Abstinence
National Abstinence Clearinghouse
http://www.abstinence.net/
Abstinence (Nemours Foundation)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/abstinence.html
Abstinence: American Pregnancy Association
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/preventingpregnancy/abstinence.html
Abstinence (Planned Parenthood)
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/abstinence-4215.htm
Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drug Abuse (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html
Alcohol and Energy Drinks
Alcohol, Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix (The Marin Institute)
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcopops/energy_drink_report.htm
Alcoholic Energy Drinks: A Risky Mix (TIME)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810802,00.html
Dangerous Cocktail: Energy Drinks + Alcohol (WebMD)
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/alcohol-abuse/news/20100212/dangerous-cocktail-energy-drinks-alcohol
Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks May Spell Disaster (Alcohol Problems and Solutions)
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/HealthIssues/1043185105.html
Senators Call on FDA to Rule on Alcoholic Energy Drinks (NPR) – 7/29/10
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/29/128849712/senators-call-on-fda-to-rule-on-alcoholic-energy-drinks
Social Hosting
Social Host – Information and Brochure (MADD)
http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/social-host/
Example of a Social Hosting Brochure, from the Kansas Family Council - PDF
http://www.kansasfamily.com/documents/SocHostBrochure.pdf
SocialHost.org – information about social host ordinances, including model ordinances
http://www.socialhost.org/
Anti-Energy Drinks/Purple Drank
Anti-Energy Drinks (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink#Anti-energy_drinks
Purple Drank (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank
Drank (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drank_(soda)
Anti-Energy Drink Hard for Some Mental Health Experts to Swallow (Dallas Morning News, 2/18/10)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-drank_18met.ART0.Central.Edition1.4bab510.html
Drank: The Anti-Energy Drink (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91371664
Cough Syrup Abuse
Cold and Cough Medicines (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coldandcoughmedicines.html
Parent’s Guide to Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse (Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
http://www.drugfree.org/file.ashx?id=9be2b11a-eff5-4840-97b8-a1aab1962e4c&UVer=3cddd48e-13da-444e-a313-7528682d09e1
Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse (Nemours Foundation)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/h1n1_center/h1n1_center_treatment/cough_cold_medicine_abuse.html
Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless Tobacco (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokelesstobacco.html
Snus
Snus (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
What is the New Tobacco Product Snus? (WikiAnswers)
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_new_tobacco_product_snus
Smokeless Tobacco and the U.S. Launch of Snus (Better Health)
http://getbetterhealth.com/smokeless-tobacco-and-the-us-launch-of-snus/2010.04.06
Hookahs
Hookahs (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/tobacco_industry/hookahs/
Hookah (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah
Hookah is Not a Safe Alternative to Smoking (Silver City Sun News)
http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_16005408?source=most_emailed
Cigars not as dangerous (myth)
Cigars (American Lung Association)
http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/cigars.html
Cigar Smoking and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cigars
Pipe and Cigar Smoking and Lung Function (American College of Physicians)
http://www.annals.org/content/152/4/I-28.full.pdf
Marijuana/Tobacco Health Difference
Respiratory Effects of Marijuana and Tobacco Use in a U.S. Sample (Jnl. of General Internal Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1490047/
Myth: Marijuana Is Harmless (About.com: Alcoholism)
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/bldea050426_4.htm
Heroin
Heroin (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heroin.html
Salvia
Salvia (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/salvia.html
Underage Drinking
Underage Drinking (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/underagedrinking.html
Underage Drinking: Talk Early, Talk Often (SAMHSA)
http://www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov/
Underage Drinking Laws (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)
http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/laws/underage_drinking_laws.asp
Teen Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenagepregnancy.html
Pregnancy and Substance Abuse (Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancyandsubstanceabuse.html
Choking Game
Risky Business: The Choking Game (SAMHSA)
http://family.samhsa.gov/monitor/choking_game.aspx
Choking Game: What Are the Warning Signs (Mayo Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/choking-game/MY01260

The Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition (RGSCC)
http://www.rgscc.bravehost.com/
Aliviane Treatment
http://www.aliviane.org
El Paso Police Department
http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/police/default.asp
Sherriff Department
http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/sheriff/
El Paso Community College
http://www.epcc.edu
University Medical Center (Trauma Data Department)
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/fostersom/emergency/thomason.aspx
El Paso County Hospital District
http://www.umcelpaso.org
Underage Drinking Initiative (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Education Service Center-Region 18
http://www.esc18.net/
Education Service Center-Region 19
http://www.esc19.net/
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
http://www.ysletadelsurpueblo.org/
Communities in Schools
http://www.communitiesinschools.org

Mental Health and Mental Retardation

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mentalhealth.shtm

Regional DSHS SA Treatment Providers
(All Youth and Adult Treatment Services and Contractors)

ALIVIANE INC.
http://aliviane.org

University Medical Center/OSAR
http://www.umcelpaso.org

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
http://www.ysletadelsurpueblo.org

Communities in Schools
http://communitiesinschools.org