Education and Awareness Campaign 

To “shatter the myths” surrounding drugs and alcohol, the McKinley Park Underage Drinking and Other Substances Prevention Coalition (McK-UDOS) participates in various public health grassroots awareness campaigns.

Below are outreach and information materials available for the public to learn more about various facts and myths related to substance use and abuse. If you would like copies or would like more information, please contact Carolina Rojas-Becerra at [email protected] or Mimi Tsang at [email protected].

PARENT’S GUIDE TO FENTANYL

There is a significant risk for today’s generation because of fentanyl. It is a deadly hidden threat. Fentanyl-laced drugs are extremely dangerous, and the average person is unaware their drugs are laced with fentanyl. Parents, guardians, educators, and anyone responsible for children must rely on drug prevention education to safeguard children and teens from this growing threat.
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Other Resources

    If you did not find what you were looking for, we have compiled a list of other useful resources

    For High School & College Age

    Above the Influence

    Empowers young people to recognize and face the influence around us, including the pressure to abuse drugs and alcohol.

    College Drinking - Changing the Culture

    Resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to underage drinking and binge drinking among college students.

    Half of Us

    Provides information on mental illness, including substance abuse. Connects students with ways they can take action and combat the stigma.

    Just Think Twice

    Provides information about the consequences of drug use.

    For Parents

    Ask, Listen, Learn

    A free digital underage drinking prevention program for kids ages 9-13 (grades 4-7) and their parents with the goal to reduce underage drinking through communicating with kids about alcohol and the developing brain. 

    Be a Parent. Not a Peer.

    Encourages parents to sign a pledge that they will be a parent, not a peer. They focus on creating a network of parents that have agreed not to serve alcohol to their children.

    D.A.R.E.

    Teaches students about good decision making skills by bringing law enforcement officers to classrooms and homes

    Mothers Against Drunk Driving

    Focuses on ending drunk driving and preventing underage drinking.

    NIDA for Teens

    Provides information on how drugs affect the brains and body.

    Parents, The Anti-Drug

    Helps adults teach children information about the dangers of substance abuse in devastating communities.

    For Anyone

     

    A Dose of Truth

    Provides the information and tools needed to keep yourself and the ones you love safe from an accidental opioid overdose or opioid use disorder

    Addiction Group

    Commonly Abused Drugs & Medications

    Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)

    Provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol, drug, and cannabis policy issues in the United States at both state and federal levels

    Alcohol Help

    Offers information on addiction treatment facilities available to those in Illinois

    Addiction Resource

    Offers information on implications of alcohol addiction and how to seek treatment/recovery options

    Alcohol Rehab Guide

    Provides resources for people seeking to get help for alcohol addiction.

    American Addiction Centers

    Offers virtual support groups and addiction meetings as well as resources to finding free rehab centers and alcohol & drug addiction hotlines.

    American Lung Association

    Offers tools, tips, and support that can help you or your loved one end your addiction to smoking, vaping, and the use of tobacco 

    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

    Connects and equips community members who are interested in combating drug use in their own neighborhoods.

    Drug & Alcohol Addiction Rehab, Treatment & Recovery Rsources In Chicago

    Find a Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Chicago

    Detox Local

    Provides a database of addiction and substance abuse detox centers in the state of Illinois.

    Illinois Helpline

    The only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services (serve people using opioids and other substances, with or without insurance) in Illinois. 

    Lets Talk Cannabis

    What's legal and what's not around possessing, using, growing, and selling cannabis.

    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

    Provides information on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being

    National Institute on Drug Abuse

    Provides information on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction.

    Northern Illinois Recovery Center

    Provides information on why treatment for substance use is important for those going through an addiction

    Partnership to End Addiction

    Help families prevent and treat addiction and support recovery for their children and loved ones

    Prevention First

    Focuses on building community capacity to prevent substance abuse by providing training and raising public awareness.

    Rethinking Drinking

    Offers valuable, research-based information and interactive tools to learn about your drinking habits and how they may affect your health

    Social Host Law

    Provides information on Illinois' Social Host Law, which imposes a penalty on parents who host alcoholic parties with minors.