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Comprehensive toolkit on preventing and responding to overdose, including naloxone guidance for community members, first responders, and providers.

Social-media-ready graphics and messaging for October Prevention Month - times perfectly with our program launch.

Annual May campaign toolkit with shareable materials on substance use prevention themes.

California's cannabis public education hub - facts for youth, parents, pregnant women, and drivers in English and Spanish.

Data-backed fact sheet on youth cannabis use trends and health impacts in California.

California data on prenatal cannabis exposure - clinical framing suited to public health nurses.

Plain-language explainer on what naloxone is, where to get it, and how to use it.

Printable one-page naloxone fact sheet, ADA-accessible format.

Step-by-step naloxone guidance written for families and caregivers of people at risk.

Ready-made campaign materials for Fentanyl Awareness Day (Aug 21) - immediate social content opportunity.

Clinical toolkit for providers on naloxone co-prescribing and patient education.

Curated CDC hub of overdose communication and education materials for program use.

Plain-language fact sheets on individual substances (fentanyl, cannabis, meth, and more), updated regularly.

Research-grounded overview of fentanyl trends and harms - supports the Sep drug trends training.

Self-assessment tools and plain-language guidance on drinking patterns and risk reduction.

California's statewide prevention plan - alignment reference for provider work plans and TA.

California's evidence-based prevention resource registry - SOW 7.1.4 requires we review it; providers should know it.

SAMHSA-funded catalog of prevention workforce toolkits, guides, and recorded trainings.

Scorecards grading California cities/counties on cannabis policy protectiveness, plus a searchable local law database.

PHI's 2025 analysis of local cannabis policy gaps across California - context for workgroup discussions.

Systematic review finding that regulating outlet density reduces excessive alcohol use - the evidence base behind our GIS map.

A three-part recorded series on fast-changing substances like fentanyl analogs, nitazenes, and xylazine, and what they mean for local prevention. Built for prevention staff and educators.

Evidence-based guidance on how to talk about youth substance use in ways that build support for prevention. A practical reference when writing campaigns or talking to the public.

A searchable database of alcohol-related laws and policies across states and topics, including pregnancy and cannabis. Useful for coalitions and staff tracking policy.

Plain-language fact sheets and FAQs on the health effects of alcohol and binge drinking. A trusted starting point for community members.

Clear, current statistics on alcohol use and its impacts at the individual and community level. Handy for presentations, reports, and grant writing.

A short brief on using California's cannabis tax youth fund to advance equity and evidence-based youth prevention. Useful framing for program and workgroup discussions.

A curated hub of alcohol and cannabis policy resources, tools, and courses for prevention practitioners. A strong one-stop reference for staff.

Ready-to-use messages, graphics, and materials to raise awareness about fentanyl and prevent overdose. Built for communities and local campaigns.

California's program that provides free naloxone to eligible organizations to reverse opioid overdoses. A practical starting point for groups seeking supplies.

A statewide network helping local coalitions prevent overdose through shared data, tools, and strategies. A useful connection point for prevention partners.

CDPH's shareable graphics, videos, and messages warning about fentanyl and promoting overdose prevention. Ready for social media and community outreach.

See overdose deaths and emergency visits across San Diego County, updated as new data comes in. You can look at trends by year, region, and substance.

The County's overdose prevention program hub, with local data, quarterly reports, and community resources. A good starting point for anyone working on overdose in San Diego.

The County's health data unit, with profiles and statistics by region and community. Useful for building a local picture behind a prevention plan.

State dashboard for overdose deaths, emergency visits, and naloxone distribution. You can filter down to San Diego County and compare it with the rest of California.

Youth self-reported data on alcohol, cannabis, and other substance use, by county and school district. The standard source for what local young people report.

Maps the community conditions that shape health, down to the neighborhood. Helps show why prevention needs differ across San Diego County.

The state's official page on RBS certification — who must be certified, how training works, and how to check a certification. The authority on what state law requires.

Free state training for alcohol licensees and their staff on selling responsibly and avoiding sales to minors. A useful referral for retailers we work with.

A federal review panel's summary of what 45 studies found about digital programs to prevent teen substance use. Gives the bottom line without reading the studies.

A federal review panel's assessment of whether community coalitions actually reduce youth substance use. Useful when a coalition asks what the evidence says about its own approach.

What the evidence shows about programs that work with whole families to prevent youth substance use. A sound basis for recommending a family program to a partner.

Evidence on enforcement aimed at bars and retailers that keep serving intoxicated customers. Speaks directly to responsible-service work.

Evidence on short digital alcohol screening in health care settings. Pairs with the provider session on alcohol screening and brief intervention.

A chart-based summary of the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, covering alcohol, marijuana and other substance use from 2021 through 2025. The visuals are built to drop straight into a community presentation or a coalition briefing.

The full national results from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health for people aged 12 and older, with breakdowns by age group and five-year trends. Figure slide decks are offered alongside the report, so the charts can be reused without rebuilding them.

Step-by-step planning material for a group running a local event on underage drinking and other drug misuse, covering how to scope the activity, find partners and follow through. It is the practical starting point for SAMHSA's Communities Talk initiative.

Twelve practical steps a person can take to cut back on drinking, from writing down their reasons to setting alcohol-free days and tracking what they drink. Short and concrete enough to hand straight to a community member.

California's public health guidance that there is no safe amount, timing or type of alcohol during pregnancy, and a plain explanation of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. For nursing it gives a practical limit and waiting time, plus where to get confidential help.

Six ready-to-post social graphics with matching English and Spanish captions, aimed at parents of teens aged 13 to 17. Local health departments and community groups may add their own logo, but may not change the images.

An interactive view of California poison control calls involving cannabis from 2016 to 2024, filterable by age group, year, sex, intent and product type. Calls rose from about 850 in 2016 to about 2,229 in 2024, and children aged five and under accounted for roughly a third of the 2024 calls.

A printable one-pager explaining that THC passes through the placenta however cannabis is used, and can stay in breastmilk for up to six days. It lists what to do instead, including safer options for morning sickness and where to get help through a provider or WIC.

A one-page flyer for parents on teen nitrous oxide misuse, listing the street names and the products it is sold in and what it does to the brain, nerves and blood. It notes that people aged 15 to 24 make up more than 70 percent of related emergency visits, and points to the Access & Crisis Line.

A running, dated index of drug-supply health alerts affecting San Diego County, newest first. Recent entries cover medetomidine in the illicit fentanyl supply, nitrous oxide misuse, and a state advisory on kratom and 7-OH.

The County's public hub for finding naloxone and fentanyl test strips locally, with printable flyers in English and Spanish and interactive harm reduction maps. It also lists 2-1-1 San Diego, the Access & Crisis Line and Never Use Alone.

The first issue of a national wastewater drug-monitoring newsletter covering more than 100 counties, about 18 percent of the U.S. population. It tracks fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine levels and flags substances such as carfentanil, medetomidine and xylazine as an early warning for communities.

A parent-facing explainer on kratom — what it is, where teens buy it, and why natural does not mean safe. It covers addiction and withdrawal, liver damage and seizures, the warning signs to watch for, and how to raise the subject with a teen.

A six-part toolkit for coalitions moving into policy work, with a plain-language factsheet, an eight-step policy roadmap, a readiness self-assessment and two partner-mapping tools. It closes with a primer on the line between policy education and lobbying.

A 25-page local data report on substance use and overdose in San Diego County, covering fentanyl, methamphetamine, opioids, benzodiazepines, alcohol and prescription drugs. It reports deaths, emergency department visits, prescribing, naloxone administrations and arrests by subregion, with five- and ten-year trends.

Plain-language facts about cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with guidance providers can share with patients. Part of CDPH's Let's Talk Cannabis campaign.

Ready-to-use videos, posters, and conversation guides that help parents and caregivers talk with kids about alcohol and other substances.

A curated hub of tools and data resources for translating California Healthy Places Index and social determinants of health data into actionable community overdose prevention strategies. Includes a fillable upstream planning guide, a training video walkthrough of the HPI map, and a research report showing how neighborhood conditions drive overdose deaths.

A curated video resource hub for overdose prevention professionals facing burnout, toxic stress, and secondary trauma. Covers community connection for care, compassion fatigue, and managing stress through rest. Produced in partnership with Cypress Resilience Project and includes a downloadable brain rest worksheet.

A video series and action hub for building community-wide empathy and engagement around overdose prevention. Includes personal recovery stories, explainer videos on addiction science, stigma, and risk reduction, and clips focused on reaching rural, Black faith-based, and tribal communities. Funded by California Health Care Foundation.

Launched on International Overdose Awareness Day 2026, this centralized hub brings fatal and nonfatal overdose data, evidence-based prevention strategies, and CDC program information together in one place. Draws on SUDORS, DOSE, and NVSS surveillance systems with user-friendly visualizations for national and state-level trends.

A concise reference bulletin covering seven novel and emerging substances now appearing in the illicit drug supply: fentanyl analogs, nitazenes, xylazine, medetomidine, kratom, 7-OH, and tianeptine. Helps prevention professionals recognize what is emerging in their communities and consider appropriate prevention responses.

Webinar recording and slides covering the current status of federal cannabis rescheduling and what it means for prevention professionals and public health in California and nationally. Examines how changes in regulation and commercialization may affect youth perceptions of harm and patterns of use.

Webinar recording and slides unpacking the hemp regulatory loophole — how federal policy has enabled the expansion of intoxicating hemp-derived products, the implications for public health and retail environments, and practical prevention strategies including policy engagement and community communication approaches.

A 90-minute interactive webinar helping prevention providers engage and serve service members, veterans, and military families — one of the most resilient and most underserved populations in substance misuse prevention. Covers effective engagement strategies, common barriers, and practical approaches for providers at any experience level with this community.

Training focused on how rural and frontier communities can build connected recovery and prevention ecosystems through trust-based partnerships and shared responsibility. Covers using data to understand local substance use trends, identifying community needs, and developing prevention approaches that honor rural strengths and address unique barriers.

A theory-based, evidence-informed toolkit for preventing and delaying cannabis use among middle and high school students. Includes the 5-lesson Smart Talk: Cannabis Prevention & Awareness Curriculum (available in English and Spanish), facilitator guides, presentation slides, and interactive activities. Free to download. Also listed in the DHCS SUPER registry.

A school-based alternative-to-suspension program for students found using cannabis or e-cigarettes, developed to support cessation and reduce further disciplinary action. Designed for school counselors and prevention staff; includes free lesson materials from both the Smart Talk cannabis and vape-free curricula.

The federal government's biennial strategic roadmap for addressing the nation's drug crisis, released May 2026. Emphasizes primary prevention and evidence-based programs, with a strong focus on fentanyl and synthetic opioids, emerging substances, and youth protection. Sets the national policy context for local prevention planning.

Updated ACOG clinical guidance recommending universal screening for cannabis use during pregnancy, postpartum, and the pre-pregnancy period. Emphasizes that no level of cannabis is safe for mothers or infants, and provides evidence-based counseling approaches for providers. Links cannabis use to low birth weight, NICU admission, perinatal death, and neurodevelopmental risks.