Time To Act – An Intervention Guide
Time To Act! helps parents who suspect or know their teen is experimenting with alcohol or drugs take the next steps to help their child.
Drug Guide
Heroin
Definition: Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a "downer" or depressant that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain.
Programs
Time to Talk
Kids who report learning a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use. Time To Talk helps parents have frequent, positive conversations with their children.
The Parent Toolkit
Advice by age—from preschool to college age kids—to help parents connect, protect, or take action if teens are using drugs or drinking.
Resources
Chart of Commonly Abused Drugs
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
Download (English)
Treatment eBook – How to find the right help for your child with an alcohol or drug problem
Featured Content: What is substance abuse treatment? How do I find the right treatment for my child? How do I pay for treatment? How do I get my child to start treatment? What can I do to cope better?
Featured Content:
- What is substance abuse treatment?
- How do I find the right treatment for my child?
- How do I pay for treatment?
- How do I get my child to start treatment?
- What can I do to cope better?
Download (English)
News
The Art of the Potentially Deadly Deal: Marketing Heroin on the Street
On Wednesday a weeklong show called “Heroin Stamp Project” organized by seven members of the Social Art Collective is scheduled to open at the White Box Gallery on Broome Street on the Lower East Side. The show is meant to examine the intersection of advertising and addiction and provoke questions… continue reading »
On Wednesday a weeklong show called “Heroin Stamp Project” organized by seven members of the Social Art Collective is scheduled to open at the White Box Gallery on Broome Street on the Lower East Side. The show is meant to examine the intersection of advertising and addiction and provoke questions about how society addresses dependence and disease.
Downey Jr. Dishes About Drugs That “Tore Me Apart”
Robert Downey Jr. says he started smoking weed at age 8, did blow with Jack Nicholson and talks about life in jail and his plans for growing old.
Liquid Heroin On The Rise In Suburbs
An addictive drug is creeping its way into Houston’s suburbs, and into the hands of teenagers. Police are arresting more and more youth in possession of the powerful opiate “black tar heroin.”
An addictive drug is creeping its way into Houston’s suburbs, and into the hands of teenagers. Police are arresting more and more youth in possession of the powerful opiate “black tar heroin.”
Heroin Victims Parents Speak
Heroin is hitting home in our suburbs. No where is the problem greater than Long Island, where overdoses are skyrocketing in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Investigative Reporter Sarah Wallace continues her week-long series with an interview with parents who’ve lost their children.
Helpful Links
The Art of the Potentially Deadly Deal: Marketing Heroin on the Street
On Wednesday a weeklong show called “Heroin Stamp Project” organized by seven members of the Social Art Collective is scheduled to open at the White Box Gallery on Broome Street on the Lower East Side. The show is meant to examine the intersection of advertising and addiction and provoke questions… continue reading »
On Wednesday a weeklong show called “Heroin Stamp Project” organized by seven members of the Social Art Collective is scheduled to open at the White Box Gallery on Broome Street on the Lower East Side. The show is meant to examine the intersection of advertising and addiction and provoke questions about how society addresses dependence and disease.
Downey Jr. Dishes About Drugs That “Tore Me Apart”
Robert Downey Jr. says he started smoking weed at age 8, did blow with Jack Nicholson and talks about life in jail and his plans for growing old.
Liquid Heroin On The Rise In Suburbs
An addictive drug is creeping its way into Houston’s suburbs, and into the hands of teenagers. Police are arresting more and more youth in possession of the powerful opiate “black tar heroin.”
An addictive drug is creeping its way into Houston’s suburbs, and into the hands of teenagers. Police are arresting more and more youth in possession of the powerful opiate “black tar heroin.”
Chart of Commonly Abused Drugs
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
Featured Items
DEA Heads First-Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country.
On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country.