Substance Misuse Prevention Services

To learn more about tobacco and vaping nicotine in Vermont, visit:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Tobacco
• The Vermont Department of Health – 3-4-50: Prevent Chronic Disease
• Counter Balance
• Unhyped
• America’s Health Rankings

For National information, visit:

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Truth
• US Food andDrug Administration

For information on the potential harms of vaping, visit:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Lung Injury
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Electronic Cigarettes
• Vermont Department of Health – Lung Injury

Vaping toolkit for schools:

• Vermont Department of Health – Addressing the Dangers of Vaping in VT Schools
• Scholastic – The Real Cost of Vaping
• Vermont Tobacco-Free College Campus Initative

Seeking treatment or someone to talk to about treatment options for you or a loved one? Visit:

• NVRH Tobacco Cessation
• 802Quits
• Somefree Apps
• Vermont Recovery Network
• Healthy Lamoille Valley
• Truth Initiative: Quitting E-Cigarettes
• Become a Smokefree Teen

Vermont tobacco and vaping data:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Adult Tobacco Survey
• The Vermont Department of Health Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey
• The Vermont Department of Health VT Youth RIsk Behavior Survey
• Community Health Needs Assessment

To learn more about tobacco and vaping laws in Vermont, visit:

• The Vermont Department of Health Tobacco Policy and Law

Want to know if your local business passed a tobacco compliance check?

• Department of Liquor and Lottery Compliance and Enforcement

For information on smoke-free housing, visit:

• The Vermont Department of Health Smoke-Free Housing

To learn more about RX drug use in Vermont, visit:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Opioids
• The Vermont Department of Health – Monthly Opioid Update
• The Vermont Department of Health – Public Health Strategies to Reduce Opioid Use Disorders
• The Vermont Department of Health – Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
• The Vermont Department of Health – Opioid-Related Fatalities Among Vermonters

Vermont’s RX drug disposal system:

• The Vermont Department of Health – VT’s Prescription Durg Disposal

For National information, visit:

• DEA Education and Outreach
• DEA Take Back Day
• National Institute of Drug Abuse – Vermont: Opioid-Involved Deaths and Related Harms

Seeking treatment or someone to talk to about treatment options for you or a loved one? Visit:

• VT Helplink
• Vermont Recovery Network 
• Kingdom Recovery Center, 297 Summer Street, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819 or call 802-751-8520

To learn more about RX drug laws in Vermont, visit:

• The Vermont Statutes Online – Possession and Control
• Rule Governing the Prescribing of Opioids for Pain
• The Vermont Statues Online – Prescription Monitoring System

Need help talking to your youth about RX drugs?

Vermont RX drug data:

• ParentUP Statistics
• The Vermont Department of Health – Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• The Vermotn Department of Health – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Adult Health Survey
• Community Health Needs Assessment

To learn more about marijuana use in Vermont, visit:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Marijuana Use in VT
• The Vermont Department of Health – Marijuana Use in VT
• The Vermont Department of Health – Marijuana Use Highlights

For National information, visit:

• DEA – Cannabis
• DEA – Education and Outreach
• National Institute on Drug Abuse – Marijuana

Seeking treatment or someone to talk to about treatment options for you or a loved one? Visit:

• VT Helplink
• Kingdom Recovery Center, 297 Summer Street, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819 or call 802-751-8520
• The Vermont Department of Health – Marijuana Use in VT
• Vermont Recovery Network

To learn more about marijuana laws in Vermont, visit:

• Act No. 86 (H.511). Crimes and Criminal Procedure
• Chapter 084: Possession and Control of Regulated Drugs
• Shcedule of Controlled Substances

Need help talking to your youth about marijuana?

• ParentUp – Talk with Your Child about Marijuana
• The Vermont Department of Health – Cannabis and Youth

Cannabis (Marijuana), Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Cannabis, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding
• NVRH Marijuana and Our Child
• NVRH Breastfeeding

Vermont marijuana data:

• ParentUp Statistics
• The Vermont Department of Health – VT Youth RIsk Behavior Survey
• The Vermont Department of Health – Adult Health Survey
• Community Health Needs Assessment
• The Vermont Department of Health Health Impact Assessment

For Parents, Educators, and Caregivers:

• Get Smart About Drugs
• E-Cigarettes and Youth Toolkit
• Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-Cigarettes
• E-Cigarette Microlearning Video (Long Version)
• E-Cigarette Microlearning Video (Short Version)

For Educators/Schools:

• Addressing the Dangers of Vaping in Vermont Schools
• E-cigarette Pointers for Nurses and SAPs
• Marijuana Use and Educational Outcomes
• How Does Marijuana Uses Affect School Work and Social Life?
• Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
• Catch My Breath Youth Vaping Prevention Program
• INDEPTH: An Alternative to Suspension or Citation

Other resources include:

• The Vermont Department of Health – Parents and Mentors
• ParentUp Resources
• Vermont 2-1-1
• VT Helplink

The Caledonia & Southern Essex Youth Advisory Council (YAC) offers opportunities for youth grades 7 – 12 to serve in positions of leadership, make positive change in their communities, take on various issues through county-wide campaigns, and become an independent group focused on prevention.

• YAC Info (PDF)
• YAC Video
• YAC Instagram – @yacisback2.0

Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Parent Support Line: 802-749-1111 (this is not a crisis line. 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Emotional Support Line: 802-749-1113 (this is not a crisis line. 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Adult Mental Health First Aid (AMHFA)

AMHFA is an eight-hour course for anyone interested in helping individuals who may be experiencing a mental health or addiction crisis. For more information, contact Cheryl here.

YOUTH Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)

YMHFY is an eight-hour course for anyone interested in helping young people between the ages of 12 and 18 who may be experiencing a mental health or addiction crisis. For more information, contact Cheryl here.