There are many ways to prevent drug use and addiction. Prevention uses many approaches at national, local, family, and personal levels. Risk factors for drug use and addiction include genetics, environment, attitudes, and behaviors. Each risk factor will have a different effect on different people depending on their age, gender, ethnicity, culture, or environment. Risk factors can increase the likelihood of drug abuse while protective factors can reduce drug abuse.
Prevention Resources and Information:
Risk Factors for Recreational Drug Use
Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents
Myths and Misconceptions About Addiction
Risk Factors for Drug Addiction
Common Questions About Opioids
Real-Life Stories of Addiction
“Heroin: The Hardest Hit” 2016 Documentary on Heroin Addition and Prescription Pill Abuse
Reach for Me: Fighting to End the American Drug Overdose Epidemic
The Faces of Addiction in Aging Adults
The New Caregivers – Grandparents fill gaps in drug-ravaged families
The New Opioid Dealers – Older Americans are selling their prescription painkillers to drug pushers
America’s Addiction to Pain Pills
Talking with Your Teen
Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
Drug Disposal/Drug Take Back
City of Milwaukee Medicine Disposal and Collection
Dose of Reality- Find a take back location
Dose of Reality- How and Where to Dispose of Unwanted Prescription Painkillers and Other Drugs
Milwaukee County Drug Drop Off Locations
WI Department of Justice Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative
Opioid Overdose Prevention Resources for the Milwaukee Community 