Resources
LifeSkills Training
This is the home page of LifeSkills Training, which publishes this middle school program, as well as other prevention curricula. Here you can find information on substance abuse prevention materials for both teachers and parents, along with important prevention news.
National Health Information Center
This site serves as a health information referral service, linking consumers who have health questions to those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
NIDA InfoFacts
This site links to articles developed by NIDA on a variety of topics covering substance use and abuse. The teacher/parent portion of the site contains activities suitable for the classroom.
Take-home Parent letter for LST Middle School
This letter is designed to be sent to the families of students upon the start of the LifeSkills Training Middle School implementation.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy
This is the home page of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where you can find the latest policy reports and information on polls, campaigns, and prevention strategies. The Drug Facts section contains in-depth information on all the current popular drugs, including the current slang terms being used for them. Knowing these terms could be very helpful.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
This site posts drug news and feature articles, along with a great section called Drug Guide, where you can search for information on drugs by their street names and view pictures to help you identify them.