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North Dakota Substance Abuse Prevention Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Substance Abuse Prevention: A Year Round Commitment

For substance abuse prevention materials to utilize or distribute when implementing year-round substance abuse prevention efforts in your school, community, and/or business, visit the N.D. Prevention Resource & Media Center (PRMC).

Click here to view our Red Ribbon Week Toolkit and additional classroom/group activities for ideas on how to implement substance abuse prevention efforts in your daily work with youth.

Every day is an ideal time for students, parents, teachers, and others in the community to join together and center efforts on addressing local substance abuse issues and concerns.

News

  • Tribal Prescription Drug Campaign Launch - January 2012

    • North Dakota tribal communities are taking a stand against prescription drug abuse. Tribal prevention coordinators from the four North Dakota tribes, the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, and the North Dakota Department of Human Services are joining forces to launch a campaign to reduce prescription drug abuse.

    • For more information on the campaign and to view the materials, click here!

  • New Parents LEAD Web site Launched!

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    • Parents LEAD is a Web site hub for parents containing developmentally appropriate information about underage drinking. The site includes tips, interactive tools and resources in the hopes of preventing underage drinking and related consequences.
    • Remember a Parents job is to 'Listen, Educate, Ask, Discuss'.