This month the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) is partnering with the Addiction Policy Forum to launch an Opioid Prevention Campaign. The Campaign provides resources for parents and educators to prevent youth opioid misuse.
The opioid crisis continues to claim thousands of lives every year, and experts are increasingly worried about alarming trends among youth who are often overlooked group in the opioid crisis despite suffering some of its sharpest consequences. “This campaign is especially critical for the highest risk population for addiction – the children of parents with a substance use disorder who already are suffering in silence as a result of parental addiction. They are the first hurt and the last helped and are the most in need of these tools,” explains NACoA CEO Sis Wenger. The Opioid Prevention Campaign provides evidence-based explainer videos, social media content, workbooks and fact sheets to help prevent substance use disorders among adolescents.
“The Opioid Prevention Campaign aims to prevent substance use disorders by providing flexible tools to adults - from parents and caregivers, to teachers and youth group leaders,” explains Jessica Hulsey at Addiction Policy Forum. “We can prevent addiction among adolescents and make the science and needed tools more readily available for communities.”
Campaign materials can be accessed here.The content was developed in collaboration with educators, parents, pastors, coaches, youths, and experts in adolescent medicine and prevention and with funding support from the AmerisourceBergen Foundation. Materials include:
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