October 20-28, 2007 Red Ribbon Week Activities from Prevention Partners Prevention Partners Links to Classroom Activities Ideas & Activities from ILCAAAP

Doing Research?

Here are Web sites or contact information for similar organizations or related agencies. If you know of a site which should be added to our list, please e-mail us.

Religious organizations:

• Mississippi Baptist Convention
  
• Tennessee Baptist Convention

Government sources:

• CDC - Center for Disease Control & Prevention
  (search their database for specific topics)
  
  • Alcohol and Public Health
    
  • Illegal Drug Use
    
  • Healthy Youth - Alcohol and Drug Use
• ONDCP - Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Meth is Death - TN District Attorneys General Web site
• Surgeon Generals' Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use
• TAADAS - Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services (They have a calendar of state events, free video rental catalog, free literature-615-780-5901  which you can order from the Web site; we use a lot of their literature, it’s colorful with current information)
• TAADAS TN Redline - 1-800-889-9789- this is a listing for substance abuse facilities across the state of Tennessee
• Tennessee Government
  
• TN Health & Human Services
• TN National Guard - they will come to your school or organization at no charge to put some heavy emphasis on drugs- 1-877-395-0800
• TN Bureau of Investigation; Drug Investigation Division; 901 R. S. Gass Blvd.; Nashville, TN 37216 - 615-744-4300
• US Dept of Health and Human Services and SAMSHA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - 1-800-729-6686
• Contact your local sheriff, chief of police and local Juvenile Judges)

Other Sources of information:

• ACAP - The American Council on Alcohol Problems
  Dan Ireland, Executive Director
  Cheryl Corley
  2376 Lakeside Dr, Birmingham AL 35244
  (205) 985-9062
  State affiliates of ACAP:
  

  • ALCAP - The Alabama Citizen's Action Program; contacts:
    Dan Ireland, Executive Director
    Cheryl Corley
    Joe Godfrey
  • Louisiana E-mail
    
  • Michigan - Interfaith Council on Alcohol Problems
    
  • North Carolina E-mail
• ACDE - American Council for Drug Education
  (lesson plans, parent info, basic facts about several drugs)
• ACS - American Cancer Society
• CASA - National Council on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
  
• CSPI - Center for Science in the Public Interest
  (in the search box put in drug education)
• freevibe.com - National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
• Health EDCO - (Source of educational products to use in teaching about drug abuse; also in Spanish)
• IAS - Institute of Alcohol Studies (United Kingdom)
• Inhalant Abuse Awareness - The Ricky Joe Stem, Jr. Memorial
  
• In the Know Zone
• MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  
• MEDEM - Interactive health communication (In the search box type: inhalants, tobacco, alcohol, etc.)
• NARCONON - Drug prevention and rehabilitation
• NCADD - National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Provides information, education, help and hope to the public)
• NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  
• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America (True stories of drug addiction, lots of “how do I talk to my kid about drugs” suggestions, resources; also in Spanish)
• Phoenix House - Drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services
• Tobacco.org - Tobacco News and Information
• Tobacco-Free Kids - (Has a Tennessee site with Tennessee statistics)
  
• YHTP - You Have the Power, Know How to Use It
  (Valerie Craig - director of education, development)
  

 Be sure everything you find is total abstinence!