Resources Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) OJJDP provides Federal leadership on juvenile justice and delinquency
prevention efforts, which include alcohol and other substance abuse. OJJDP
also sponsors the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, which offers easy access to
information on all topics relating to delinquency prevention and juvenile justice. The Clearinghouse can be reached at 800-638-8736. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) ONDCP's Athletic Initiative provides coaches, parents, and young people
with information about prevention programs focusing on sports. ONDCP also
supports the Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, a single source of
statistics, data, research, and referrals useful for developing or implementing drug policy. The Clearinghouse can be reached at 800-666-3332. For more information Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) sponsors the
National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information (NCADI), one of the
Federal Government's central clearinghouses for alcohol and drug information.
NCADI can be reached at 800-729-6686, TDD 800-487-4889, or online
at http://www.health.org.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) DEA's Prevention Branch plays a leading role in developing antidrug
training programs and materials for the athletic community, such as Team Up: A
Drug Prevention Manual for High School Athletic Coaches, which was developed
in conjunction with the National High School Athletic Coaches Association
and provides coaches with information necessary to develop a prevention
program for their teams, classes, and schools. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes The Fellowship's "One Way to Play" (OW2P!) offers young people a
comprehensive program aimed at positive opportunities and drug-free lifestyles. Join Together Join Together is a national resource center and meeting place for
communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) NFHS serves over 10 million young people who participate in school
activities. NFHS, with the American Sports Education Program, has developed the
National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program (NFICEP).
Specific examples include:
National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) NHSACA provides training seminars for coaches in drug prevention
and counseling. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) NIDA's mission is to apply the science of public health epidemiology and
to describe the nature and extent of drug abuse, the disease of addiction,
and related consequences.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) NIAAA's Division of Clinical and Prevention Research (DCPR) has as its
primary objective the fostering of state-of-the-art research in the treatment
and prevention of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Safe and Drug-Free Schools The Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program is the Federal Government's
primary vehicle for reducing drug use and violence, through education and
prevention activities in our Nation's schools.
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