Substance Abuse Prevention
Review Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify students at risk for substance abuse.
- Enumerate ways that educators can help to prevent substance abuse.
Substance Abuse Prevention
Recommended Resources
Teens Cutting and Other Self Injurious Behavior in Children and Adolescents
https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/teenager-adolescent-development-parenting/
New York Times article, January 24, 2023: Marijuana use spills into NYC classrooms as educators grapple with new cannabis landscape
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/4/23537654/marijuana-use-teens-smoking-weed-mental-health-nyc-schools-students?utm_source=Chalkbeat&utm_campaign=2bce14cea6-New+York+Marijuana+use+spills+into+classrooms+as+e&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9091015053-2bce14cea6-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region&_r=0
Juuling Skyrocketed This Year. What Does It Mean for Schools?
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/12/17/juuling-skyrocketed-this-year-what-does-it.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news1-rm&M=58700498&U=1699308&UUID=4008386e7ce10889b1aa514bb6653538
Resources for teens on Alcohol and Drugs and resources from NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)