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Alcohol (For Parents)

  1. Alcohol Use and Teens: What Parents Need to Know

  2. Who's at Risk for an Alcohol-Related Problem?

  3. Six-Step Prom Survival Guide for Parents

  4. Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Parent Tools from the Gateway Foundation

  5. Social Hosting Laws

  6. Study: Parents Who Give Their Teens Alcohol Are Inviting Trouble

  7. A Parent's Guide to Your Teen's Recovery

  8. Your Child's Treatment Roadmap

  9. Alcohol Treatment and Support Resources

  10. Questions to Ask Treatment Programs

Data on Youth Substance Abuse in Dupage County

  1. Teens Who Use Alcohol

  2. Teens Who Use Marijuana

  3. Teen Onset of Alcohol Use

  4. Teen Perception of Marijuana Risk

  5. Teen Onset of Marijuana Use

  6. Teen Perception of Harm from Prescription Drug Abuse

Federal Data

  1. Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  2. National Survey on Drug Use and Health

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Local Data

  1. DuPage Regional Office of Education

  2. HOPE DuPage

  3. Illinois Youth Survey - DuPage County

  4. Impact DuPage

Marijuana (For Parents)

  1. Marijuana Use and Teens: What Parents Need to Know (PDF)

  2. Marijuana and Teens - Facts for Families

  3. Interview with National Marijuana Initiative Coordinator, Ed Shemelya

  4. Teens use Cannabis for Coping, Enjoyment

  5. Quick Facts on Marijuana Legalization

  6. Legal Doesn’t Mean Safe (PDF)

  7. The Dangers of Drug-Impaired Driving

  8. What is 420? Get Smart About Drugs

  9. Marijuana Edibles Fact Sheet (PDF)

  10. Delta-8 THC: What Parents Should Know

  11. What to do When Your Child is Using Marijuana

  12. Marijuana Addiction Treatment - The Gateway Foundation

  13. Find a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Near You

Marijuana (For Teens)

  1. Marijuana Facts for Teens (PDF)

Mental Health

  1. Teens and Young Adults: Finding Help

  2. Teen Mental Health: Watch for Danger Signs

  3. Youth Mental Health: The Numbers

Partners

  1. Carol Stream Police Department

  2. Glen Ellyn Police Department

  3. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

  4. Candor Health

  5. Advocate Health

  6. Northwestern Medicine

  7. DuPage Public Defenders Office

  8. DuPage County Health Department

  9. Benedictine University

  10. WeGo Together for Kids

  11. Strategic Prevention

  12. Wheaton/Warrenville Early Childhood Collaborative

  13. Serenity House

  14. Counterdrug/Drug Enforcement Administration

  15. Outreach Community Ministries

  16. Winfield Police Department

  17. DuPage Regional Office of Education

  18. Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services

  19. DuPage Federation

  20. Lions Clubs International

  21. Juvenile Justice Council

  22. Outreach Community Ministries

  23. Jewel-Osco

  24. Woodridge Police Department

  25. Lake Park High School

  26. 360 Youth Services

  27. On Balance Parenting

  28. Linden Oaks Behavioral Health

  29. Breaking Free

  30. AMITA

  31. Wayside

  32. Village of Carol Stream

  33. LTM Foundation

  34. Warrenville Youth and Family Services

  35. Teen Parent Connection

  36. Parents and Teens Together

  37. DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group

  38. Rosecrance

  39. Downers Grove Township

  40. Reif Behavioral Solutions

  41. Glenbard High Schools

  42. Jordan Michael Filler Foundation

  43. Roselle Police Department

  44. Naperville North

  45. Mariano's Pharmacy

  46. Illinois Department of Human Services

  47. Latino Treatment Center

  48. Samaritan Interfaith

  49. Stonybrooke Center

  50. DuPage Probation Office

  51. Your Story Counseling, P.C.

Prescription Drugs (For Parents)

  1. Opioid Identification Guide

  2. Dose of Reality: Preventing Misuse in Young Athletes

  3. Securing and Disposing of Medications

  4. Safe Medicine Drop

  5. Free Narcan Pickup Sites in DuPage County

Prescription Drugs (For Teens)

  1. Prescription Drugs Fact Sheet (PDF)

  2. One Pill Can Kill: Info for Teens

  3. The Prescriber's Playbook: Guide for Adolescents

Sources

  1. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

  2. Smart Approaches to Marijuana

  3. National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

State Data

  1. IDPH Overdose Data Dashboard

  2. Homicide & Suicide Data by Congressional District

Tobacco, Vaping & E-Cigarettes (For Parents)

  1. Vaping: What Parents Need to Know

  2. E-Cigarette Fact Sheet for Parents

  3. ZYN 101: What to Know About Big Tobacco’s Latest Addiction

  4. Hookah is Not Harmless

  5. Helping Student Athletes Avoid Vaping

  6. Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids

  7. Tobacco Use and Mental Health

  8. Raising Drug-Free Young People

  9. How to Support Someone on Their Quit-Vaping Journey

  10. Helping Teens Quit Smoking & Vaping

  11. Vaping and Quitting

  12. How to Safely Dispose of E-Cigarettes

Tobacco, Vaping, & E-Cigarettes (For Teens)

  1. What's in an E-Cigarette?

  2. Vaping: What You Need to Know

  3. Tobacco Facts and Stats from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

  4. Vaporizers, E-cigarettes, and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)

  5. What Teens Should Know about E-Cigarettes and Vaping

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  2. Alcohol (For Parents)
  3. Data on Youth Substance Abuse in Dupage County
  4. Federal Data
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  8. Marijuana (For Parents)
  9. Marijuana (For Teens)
  10. Mental Health
  11. Partners
  12. Prescription Drugs (For Parents)
  13. Prescription Drugs (For Teens)
  14. Sources
  15. State Data
  16. Tobacco, Vaping & E-Cigarettes (For Parents)
  17. Tobacco, Vaping, & E-Cigarettes (For Teens)

Live Edit

  • Reality - Leave Your MarkHey DuPage County teens! Want to help shape a healthier, stronger community? Click here to see how you can get involved.

  • Illinois Youth SUrvey
    Is your school taking part in the Illinois Youth Survey? Click here to find out what it is, why it matters, and how to register.

  • 10 Year Celebration
    We’re celebrating a decade of positive change! Click here to explore the accomplishments and impact the PLT has made over the past 10 years.
  • Crisis Text LineNeed support or know someone who does? Free, confidential help is available 24/7. Click here to learn how Crisis Text Line connects people to trained counselors when they need it most.
  • Don't supply itSticker shock campaigns highlight the risks of underage drinking and promote responsible alcohol sales throughout the community. Click here to learn more.
  • Drugged DrivingDrugged driving is dangerous and preventable. Click here to learn the facts, understand the risks, and see how you can help keep our roads safe.

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    Wheaton, IL 60187

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