Substance Abuse Prevention

Updated on March 10, 2017

These sites and apps educate kids and teens of all grade levels on drug and alcohol awareness and prevention. Many include teaching resources and info for parents.

NIDA for Teens

Get the latest information on how drugs affect your brain and body. The site has games, videos, and blogposts to educate teens. It also has lesson-planning resources for teachers, and what parents need to know about drug abuse prevention and…

TeensHealth Drug & Alcohol

From site:  Smoking, drinking, and doing drugs can really affect people’s lives. Is your life affected? Discover the truth in this section.

Drug and Alcohol Teaching Resources

This site offers curriculum resources for K-12 educators for drug and alcohol awareness and abuse prevention. The site also provides substance awareness and abuse information as downloadable publications for parents and their teens, in both English and Spanish.

The New Science of Addiction

Learn about how drugs alter our brains to cause a chronic disease which result in a compulsive desire to use a drug. Learn what we know of the combination of factors – genetics, environment and behavior – that influence a…

Too Smart to Start

Teens and Tween – Through this interactive site, you’ll take a closer look at how alcohol acts in your body and what it does to different parts of your body. Then you’ll take a quiz to see  how much you already…