Resources: A Multi-pronged Approach

Parents360Rx Logo

Parents360 Rx is a program developed by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids to increase parents’ knowledge of substance use and improve a parent’s confidence in their ability to speak with youth about substance use, particularly prescription drugs. Parents360 Rx is available for any school, community group or individual interested in hosting an informational session to educate adults about the dangers of substance use, with an emphasis on prescription drugs.

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Know! Logo

KNOW! is a drug prevention and awareness partnership developed by the Prevention Action Alliance that targets parents and caregivers of middle school students and empowers them to raise their children substance-free. Its goal is to increase communication between parents and their children about substance abuse. Free email tips contain resources and materials, as well as action steps to help children resist peer pressure to use.

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5 Minutes for Life Logo

5 Minutes for Life is an educational campaign led by the Ohio Highway Patrol, the Ohio National Guard and local law enforcement in partnership with high schools and the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Troopers, law enforcement officers and National Guard members talk for five minutes with student leaders about responsible decision-making, leadership and encouraging those in their peer group to live a drug-free lifestyle. 

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HOPE Logo

The Health and Opioid Abuse Prevention Education (HOPE) Curriculum is a K-12 curriculum developed for schools to meet the requirements of House Bill 367. The HOPE curriculum is a series of lessons, assessments and learning materials to develop students’ functional knowledge, attitudes and necessary skills to prevent drug abuse. The HOPE lessons are designed to be part of a larger substance abuse prevention unit within a school’s health education curriculum.

The middle and high school lessons are designed for a licensed health education teacher to implement within a health education class. The elementary curriculum is designed for a classroom teacher to implement in 20-minute lessons that are aligned with the English Language Arts Standards.

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