Middle School

Explore inside the brains of mice on drugs to see the different, unique molecular mechanism of each with your teen.

Review the booklet from DrugAbuse.gov about the science of addiction with your children.

Assess your child's confidence level in eight different situations that could tempt someone to engage in substance use or compulsive behavior. 

The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11; Patton et al., 1995) is a questionnaire designed to assess the personality/behavioral construct of impulsiveness. Parents can use this as a guage to determine what to focus on when helping children build refusal skills.

Watch videos from experts, celebrities and youth discuss tobacco, e-cigarettes and vaping issues.

CATCH is E-Cigarette Prevention Program based on the CDC Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model in which health education, school environment, and family/community involvement work together to support youth in a healthy lifestyle.

Vaping-Attention To Prevention is a nonprofit organization bringing awareness and improving public health organized by volunteers and 100% funded by donations whose mission is to educate and prevent future use of e-cigarettes in teenagers and adolescents.

The American Lung Association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy, and research.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has fought to protect children and save lives from the #1 cause of preventable death: tobacco use

The tobacco industry uses fun flavors and tech devices to hook kids on nicotine. Why kids? A developing brain is easier to addict. Download the guide.