Substances

There is much to learn about substances and how they impact your body and mind, as well as how you can become addicted to them. You'll find some of that information here as well as information about where you can go to get help regardless of your age.

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Approaches

GFC identifies stories, strengths, data, and community input to provide us with the information we need to make decisions for the prevention work we undertake and to support the community building that is a key part of the work we do.

Strength-Based Approach - GFC uses a strength-based approach when building our prevention and community building efforts. Starting with community and individual strengths rather than “what’s wrong” can lead to long-term, positive outcomes and affect community-level change.

Principles of Prevention - Research-based approach to substance abuse prevention.

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General

Substance Facts - Learn more about substances and how they affect your body.

Quit Partners - Find out where to get help for tobacco cessation.

Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets - Study looking at the financial impacts of substance abuse on taxpayers.

How Big Alcohol Abuses “Drink Responsibly” to Market its Products - Report looking at the how the alcohol industry uses the “drink responsibly” slogan to sell its products.

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Educators

FDA Vaping Prevention Resources - This site is for educators, parents, and teens.

Green Peak Alliance - GPA offers toolkits, community partner projects and resources for a wide range of topics that educators can use to help teach their students about prevention-related topics.