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GET FACTS

We realize there is an endless amount of information out there, and in many cases, research cannot keep up with the pace of new substances and products. We have identified the materials and factsheets below as up-to-date usable resources to help you understand topics related to youth substance use and addiction.  Click on the underlined title to access the resource. Visit our PARENTS page for helpful talking points and our GET HELP page for local and free resources related to mental health and substance use.  

Drug Fact Sheets

 

​This links you to a complete listing of drug fact sheets from the DEA. Each fact sheet contains information regarding the drug's appearance, effects on the mind and body and origins.

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Understanding Addiction

 

Understand more about the science of addiction by reading these fact sheets and watching this quick video from Yale Medicine.

​Marijuana Fact Sheets

 

This fact sheet series from Johnny's Ambassadors provides information related to: today's THC potency, teen brain development, addiction and dependence, myths and risks.  The fact sheets are easy to read, visually appealing and researched.

Get the Facts on Underage Drinking

 

The National Institute of Healthy shares research-based information on drinking and its impact on teenagers.​

The New Look of Nicotine Addiction: Vaping

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This brochure offers a thorough overview of how vapes are used, the risks and myths of vaping and nicotine addiction.​

The Developing Teenage Brain and the Effect of Alcohol Use

 

Studies at McLean Hospital have shown that alcohol affects the brains of adolescents in profound ways. McLean's site provides an overview of the developing adolescent brain and alcohol use.

Get the Facts on Inhalant Use

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Inhalant use is the intentional breathing in of gas and vapors with the goal of getting high. Among Massachusetts sixth- and seventh-grade children, inhalants are the third most used substance, after alcohol and tobacco. Learn more.​

Massachusett's Social Host Law 

 

This flyer because it provides an overview of the Social Host Law and legal consequences in Massachusetts. A Social Host is considered anyone- adult or minor- who is in control of the premises and who furnishes alcohol or allows it to be consumed on those premises.

​​​​While the information contained within the site is periodically updated, no guarantee is given that the information provided in this website is correct, complete, and up-to-date. Although this website may include links to other Internet websites, Healthy KP is not responsible for the accuracy or content of information contained in these sites. Healthy KP provides this website and resource list as a service to the public. Healthy KP is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the site.

 

This  website is supported by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award funded by ONDCP. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ONDCP, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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