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Iowa

Iowa Helpline – 1-866-242-4111
24 hour/ 7day Help Line for Iowa Residents for substance abuse
information, referral, and crisis intervention.

www.drugfreeinfo.org
The Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center and Clearinghouse has free resources to support education, prevention, and treatment efforts in Iowa.

National

www.alcoholfreechildren.org
The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a national effort that
specifically targets the prevention of drinking in the 9-to 15-year-old age
group.

www.theantidrug.com
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is designed to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. The website serves as a prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.

www.beawarenow.org
America’s Partners to Prevent Underage Drinking is a national coalition formed of individuals and organizations committed to curbing underage drinking through education, technology and policy initiatives.

www.family.samhsa.gov
A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free is a public education web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can help promote their child’s mental health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs.

www.health.org
SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation’s one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

www.nida.nih.gov
The National Institute on Drug Abuse highlights the science of drug abuse and addition.