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Substance Use Prevention Resources for Youth
From social media to social pressure, there is a lot happening in your life! It can be hard to tell what is true and what is fake; what is real and what is staged & filtered for that perfect snap or IG post.
Navigating your teenage years is a lot like perfecting the newest dance challenge on TikTok – it takes time, practice, and a willingness to try. Our goal with this page is to put together resources for you – resources that can provide information and prepare you for navigating tough situations. It may feel like you’re the only one in your school not smoking, drinking, or using drugs but we promise, you’re not!
Check out The Breakwater Podcast
The Breakwater Podcast can be found on our Podcast page or wherever you normally listen. We try to cover all areas of substance use prevention, recovery, and overall community health. If there is a topic or a guest you’d like to hear from, or if you’d like to be a guest host and interview someone about substance use prevention or mental health, let us know! Email info@breakwaterwi.org and we will make it happen!
National Institute on Drug Abuse - NIDA
The NIDA website has a ton of resources specifically created for teens. From Drug Facts to Games & Activities and videos on how drugs effect your body & brain, they’ve got it all!
Watch our PSA & Short Film
A creative and collaborative project between Breakwater, local businesses and YOU – youth from Winnebago County – these videos were created to show the community impact of substance use and addiction. When someone struggles with substance use disorder, it affects everyone around them. Brothers, sisters, parents, friends…we all feel it!