Family Resources

Reference Guides

Opioids and Heroin
Know the Facts, Prevention & Treatment

Naloxone Dispensaries in Ohio counties
Ohio Licensed Pharmacies Dispensing Naloxone without a Prescription

Drug Disposal
University of Cincinnati Medication Safety, Drug Disposal Guide

Links

SAMHSA's National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental health and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
I Think My Child is Using

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
What to Do if Your Teen or Young Adult Has a Problem with Drugs

Start Talking! - KNOW!
Empowering parents to raise their children to be substance-free

Order Naloxone
Ohio residents can order Naloxone online

Ohio Professional Licensure System
Look up a license

Books

Codependent No More - by Melody Beattie 
With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency-charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.

Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively - forward by James O. Prochaska, John C. Norcross and Carlo C. DiClimente
Changing for Good is based on the work of psychologists that studied more than 1000 people who were able to positively and permanently change their behavior. The authors identify that change does not depend on willpower or luck, but instead follows a predictable course of stages. Once the stage of change is identified, strategies can be employed that will increase the likelihood of progress, maintain motivation and assist in achieving permanent change. This book offers self-assessment, case studies and example to illustrate the concepts. Whether your goal is to start saving money, stop drinking or end other self-defeating behaviors, this book can help you understand the process successful changers have used.

Before It’s Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble—and What Parents Can Do About It - by Stanton E. Samenow   Clinical Psychologist Stanton Samenow offers instructive insight into children’s personalities and gives practical suggestions for taking corrective steps - before the antisocial patterns become entrenched. The book includes advice to help parents cope.

Don’t Believe It For A Minute!: Forty Toxic Ideas That Are Driving You Crazy - by Arnold A. Lazarus, Clifford N. Lazarus and Allen Fay 
Stop making the same dumb mistakes! This book debunks forty common mis-beliefs that can lead to depression, anxiety and guilt. Explodes some of the most destructive myths in western culture—and gives an "antidote" to each toxic idea.

Feeling Good - by David Burns 
Dr. Burns describes how to combat feelings of depression so you can develop greater self-esteem. This best-selling book has sold over 3 million copies worldwide to date. In a recent national survey of mental health professionals, Feeling Good was rated #1—out of a list of 1000 books—as the most frequently recommended self-help book on depression in the United States.

How To Raise a Brighter Child - by Joan Beck 
This book includes scientific findings on brain development to help boost your child’s potential from birth. Specific early learning techniques to aid child development of his/her mind—in his/her personal style.