Substance Abuse Resources
State Resources
Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy
Iowa Board of Certification
Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation
Iowa Youth Survey
Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa
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Federal Resources
Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Registry of Evidence-based Practices
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Brochures and Fact Sheets
Behavioral Health Barometer - Iowa, 2015
Drug Facts: Opioids
Drug Facts: Synthetic Cannabinoids
Info Sheet - Prescription Drugs Are Still Drugs
Iowa Substance Abuse Brief Sheet, July 2017
Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response - English
Reconocer y responder a una sobredosis de opioides - Spanish
Suicide: Iowa 2017 Facts and Figures
Tips for Parents - Talking to your children about 13 Reasons Why and Suicide
Prevention Resources
Alliance of Coalitions for Change (AC4C)
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
IDPH Division of Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development
Iowa Mentoring Partnership
National Mentoring Partnership
State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council (SIYAC)
Treatment Resources
Addiction Transfer Technology Center (ATTC)
Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator
National Recovery Month website
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)
Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS) - September 2016
Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS) - November 2016
Other Resources
Children's Justice Initiative
Drug Testing Benchcard
EFR UNITE Summary
Legal Action Center - Sample Forms
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