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Download a free copy of our drug chart, which lists the top 10 drugs being used by teens today. Find out what these drugs look like, how they're used, their slang terms, side effects and other helpful facts.

Learn more about individual drugs by reading and sharing our latest educational brochures and online features:

COUGH MEDICINE ABUSE (DXM)
Get the facts about Cough Medicine Abuse

Free brochure: Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse (PDF)
English | Spanish

INHALANTS
Get the facts about Inhalants

Free brochure: What Every Parent Needs to Know About... Inhalant Abuse (PDF)
English | Spanish

METH
Meth Information and Resource Center

Free Meth Fact Sheets English | Spanish

PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES
Get the Facts

Rx/OTC
Prescription Medicine Abuse: A Serious Problem

Free brochure: Rx/OTC Misuse: Guide to Keeping Your Teen Safe (PDF)
English | Spanish

Find more educational resources:

• Visit A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain
• Visit our Guides, Books & Movies

• Once you've learned the facts about the risks of drugs and alcohol, talk about it with your friends, neighbors, co-workers and most importantly, your family.
• Write letters to your local newspaper and television stations to encourage them to cover any drug- or alcohol-related stories – or share your personal experience with them.
• Email your friends links to information and articles about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
• Post a comment on our blog Decoder
• Take advantage of encounters with neighbors at the supermarket, a school play, the movies or even while filling up your gas tank and talk about the drug and alcohol problem in your community.
• Share educational materials with local area schools to assist teachers and administrators in spotting drug and alcohol use.
• Download and share this brochure: Your Child Needs You: A Guide to Help Your Child Lead a Healthy Drug-Free Life (PDF) English | Spanish

• Look for signs of drug use, production and dealing throughout your neighborhood.
• Report suspicious activity to the police.

• Link to www.drugfree.org from your website or blog.
• Speak out at schools, libraries, public events, places of worship or any public community forum – anywhere you can educate others about the dangers of drugs. Write to newspapers and magazines and tell your story – especially if you have first hand experience with addiction.
• Encourage family and friends in trouble with drug and alcohol use to get help. For parents concerned about a teen visit Time To Act
• Get trained to educate others in your community about the dangers of methamphetamine: http://www.drugfree.org/meth360/
• Volunteer to work with children who have lost their parents to drug or alcohol addiction or with social workers who work with children.
• Find out more ways to get involved.

Towns and cities across the country have established community groups that can help spread the word about the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction. Search for one in your community, or start your own.

Do you know someone in trouble with alcohol or drugs? Don't wait – take action now. Sometimes even a short conversation can make a difference.

Visit What To Do If You Think or Know Your Child is Drinking or Using Drugs

Visit Get Help For Drug Problems to learn ways you can help someone.

You can also download this free brochure: Hope, Help & Healing: A guide to helping someone who might have a drug or alcohol problem