Substance Abuse Information and Resources
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FAST FACTS
- 90% of addictions start in the teen years. The teen brain is especially vulnerable because it is still developing through the mid 20s
- 1 in 6 teens who smoke marijuana will become addicted, and among daily users, 25-50% will become addicted
- Every day 2,000 teens in the U.S. try prescription drugs to get high for the first time
- 1 in 8 teens have reported getting high on over-the-counter cough medicine
- More than 4 in 10 people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics
- Rates of marijuana use among teens in Collier County show that 2.2% of middle school-aged youth and 15.6% of high school-aged youth have used within th epast 30 days
- In Collier County, 4 out of 5 teens do not use drugs or alcohol
RESOURCES- Drug Free Collier
- Drugs: Shatter the Myths
- Family Talk (Parent Guide) (Brochure)
- Keeping Your Teens Drug Free - A Family Guide (English) (Spanish)
- JUULing: Do you know what “JUULing” is?
- Lock Your Meds Parent Pledge
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Not My Kid - Effective Identification of Substance Abuse and Strategies for Creating a Family Drug Prevention Plan
- Operation Medicine Cabinet
- Parenting to Prevent Childhood Alcohol Abuse
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
- Power of Parents - Mother's Against Drunk Driving
- Safe Homes, Smart Parties Parent Pledge
- Tobacco Free Florida
- Truth Initiative
- 90% of addictions start in the teen years. The teen brain is especially vulnerable because it is still developing through the mid 20s
