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Prevention and early intervention strategies can reduce the impact of substance use and mental disorders in America’s communities. Prevention activities work to educate and support individuals and communities to prevent the use and misuse of drugs and the development of substance use disorders.
National drug use surveys indicate some children are using drugs by age 12 or 13. Prevention is the best strategy. These prevention programs work to boost protective factors and eliminate or reduce risk factors for drug use.
NIDA supports research to develop and test effective, sustainable, scalable strategies to prevent substance use or misuse, progression to substance use disorders, and other negative health effects of substance use.
The term “drug prevention” is a short-hand reference to the issue of helping people (often with a focus on young people) avoid drug use. This includes preventing “problematic use” and avoiding the harm that drugs can cause.
October is Substance Use Prevention Month. Visit SAMHSA for weekly social media shareables, flyers, a virtual meeting background, and more. A California school community released a mini-film on the fentanyl epidemic, showing how America's #1 drug threat can impact students and their families.
The Red Ribbon Campaign is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the United States. Support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free youth.
In October, SAMHSA celebrates Substance Use Prevention Month — an opportunity for the prevention field and prevention partners to highlight the importance and impact of prevention. And given the substance use and overdose challenges facing our country, prevention has never been more important.
Highlights of CDC's work to prevent overdoses and substance use-related harms. View fatal and nonfatal overdose data dashboards, and pharmacy dispensing rate maps. Overdose which occurs with exposure to more than one drug, with or without the person's knowledge.
Prevention programs have proven to be effective, but families and influential adults continue to play the most important role in determining how youth handle the lure of alcohol, cigarettes, misuse of prescription drugs, and illegal drugs.
Efforts include programs to build the capacity of drug prevention efforts; to strengthen clinical skills and raise the standards of treatment and care; and to train local community members to address festering drug and crime issues.