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The Center is a service of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. It is a compendium of resources and policy updates for youth underage drinking prevention.

The DPH Drug Overdose Surveillance Unit uses a variety of data sources to track both non-fatal and fatal overdoses. Using these sources, the Drug Overdose Surveillance Unit monitors overdose trends in Georgia and provides overdose data to the public and to partners working to end the opioid epidemic. This data is also used to detect and respond to rapid increases, or clusters, of overdoses.

The Georgia Strategic Prevention System (GASPS) is an online resource that aids in systematically implementing and evaluating different statewide strategies that assists communities in developing and implementing effective prevention programs and policies.

More information about the APP project can be found at: http://ga-sps.org/.

The Department of Driver Services (DDS) regulates the DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program (RRP) also more commonly referred to as DUI schools.

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a web-based, group level evaluation tool developed and directed under SAMHSA’s Center or Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). It primarily serves as an online reporting system that captures relevant data and information from the various providers contracted under DBHDD’s Office of Behavioral Health Prevention.

More information about MDS can be found at https://www.georgiamds.uga.edu

Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD, in the state of Georgia, serves all 159 Georgia counties as well as those from other states affected by Georgia crashes.

NIAAA is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. It is the largest funder of alcohol research in the world.

ONDCP was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. ONDCP advises the President on drug-control issues, coordinates drug-control activities and related funding across the Federal government, and produces the annual National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines Administration efforts to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.

Founded in 1987 as an anti-drug advertising campaign and formerly known as the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, we are a nonprofit organization working to reduce teen substance abuse and support families impacted by addiction. 

The “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign encourages and empowers parents of adolescents and teen to talk to their children about substance abuse and its consequences.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

Georgia Addiction Counselors Association is a professional organization that provides certifications, continuing education, specialized trainings, and networking opportunities to addiction counselors throughout Georgia.

SAMHSA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aimed at advancing behavioral health outcomes in the nation. Their mission is to decrease the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on populations around the U.S.

More information about SAMHSA can be found at: http://www.samhsa.gov/.