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Fact Sheets:

• Alcohol Advertising: Fiction vs. Fact
• Smoking Cigars
• Is My Child Depressed?
• The Truth about Energy Drinks!
• "Games" That Can Cost a Life
• Inhalants Are Poison
• Information about Marijuana Use
• What You Can Do About Media Violence
• Watch Your Medicine Cabinet!
• The Misuse of Ritalin
• Saying No
• Seatbelts are Now Required for NH Teens!
• Suicide Prevention
• Teach Your Kids About TV
• About Alcohol: Ten Tips for Teens
• What Kids Should Know About Tobacco and Sports
• How Parents Can Help Keep Their Kids From Using Tobacco
• Beedies (Flavored Cigarettes)

General Articles

• Understanding the Teenage Brain
• Teen Health: Talking to your Teen About Sex
• Living with your Teen: Understanding Changes in Thinking
• Living with Your Teen: Understanding the Changing Parent-Teen Relationship
• The Importance of Afterschool Programs
• Are We Raising Children or Raising Adults?
• Decoder Blog for Parents
• NIDA for Teens
• Parents Empowered
• Stop Underage Drinking
• Disney’s Website for Parents
• Family Fun website

Downloadable Resources:

• Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free: A How-To Guide for Parents and Caregivers
• Marijuana Myths and Facts: The Truth Behind 10 Popular Misconceptions
• New Hampshire Party Host Liability Law
• The Responsible Parent: Talking to Your Children about Alcohol
• Navigating the Teen Years
• When It's Not Your Kid, How Do You Deal with Drug Abuse and Drinking?E
• Suspect Your Teen Is Using Drugs or Drinking? A Parents' GuideS O
• American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2007U R
• Monitoring the Future 2007 Data Table
• Prescription for Danger: The Office of National Drug Policy's Report on Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
• Open Letter to Parents About Prescription Medication Abuse
• Motivators for Alcohol Use
• Depression and Substance Abuse
• 2007 New Hampshire Youth Risk Behavior Study (YRBS) Results
• Time to Talk Drug Guide for Parents

Helpful Links

• Prescription Danger Zones Tour
• 11 Points for Parents to Protect Their Kids
• Time To Talk -- Parent Toolkit
• Money Saving Tips for Families
• Families First Home Visitor Program
• YouTube Wired In Recovery
• Understanding the Teen Brain
• New Hampshire 2-1-1
• Check Yourself (website for teens)
• This is Your Brain...on Marijuana