Prevention

Prevention

Learn more about risk and protective factors, tips for preventing addiction, genetic factors and early screening.

Prevention, Risk Factors, and Screening

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The Importance of Drug Prevention

Risk and Protective Factors

The Role of Genetics

Genetics and Problem Drinking

Video: What is Prevention?

Why Age of First Use Matters

Video: Mind Your Genes

Video: Whirlpools of Risk

12 Things Parents Can Do

Prevention Resources in Other Languages

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Spanish Resources

Bosnian Resources

Prevention Topics

Get answers to basic questions about addiction, including genetic factors, its signs and symptoms, and how addiction is treated.

Protect Your Brain: Pilot Study Released

The Addiction Policy Forum, in partnership with the University of Delaware, has released results from a pilot study testing the effectiveness of a training curriculum for youth. Protect Your Brain is a curriculum developed by the Addiction Policy Forum to strengthen prevention knowledge and equip young people with tools to reduce the risk of developing a substance use disorder. The program also emphasizes the neuroscience of brain health, healthy coping skills, and the uniqu

Research

Protect Your Brain e-Course

About Protect Your Brain Protect Your Brain is an engaging, science-based program designed for middle and high school students and the...

Prevention

What is Addiction Video Explainer Available in 13 Languages

Addiction Policy Forum’s What is Addiction? video explainer is now available in 13 languages to help improve language access to...

Awareness Campaign

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Ask the Expert

Ask the Expert: What is Cannabis Use Disorder and Who is at Risk?

In this Ask the Expert video, Dr. Margaret Haney, Professor of Neurobiology and Director of the Cannabis Research Laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses cannabis use disorder (CUD) and key risk factors. Although cannabis is often perceived as low-risk, an estimated 5.8% of the population meets criteria for CUD, with severity ranging from mild to moderate and severe.1 Research shows that individuals with more severe CUD experience diminished productivity,

20 hours ago

Ask the Expert: What is the HEALing Communities Study?

In this Ask the Expert interview, Dr. Redonna Chandler provides an overview of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS)–the largest addiction...

Jun 5, 2025

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