Over the last decade, the problem with youth substance abuse has changed. Perhaps the most troubling part of the problem with drug misuse is the increase in abuse by our teenagers, 12-17 years of age. While drug abuse of legitimate pharmaceutical drugs have declined, the emerging trend of look-alike or counterfeit pharmaceutical substances of abuse for this age group is rising. Kids start experimenting at a younger age, and drugs are more potent than ever. Marijuana saw a potency increase of 300% since the 90s. Fentanyl is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. There are more and more unusual situations in this emerging problem.
NADDI’s developed a coloring book that focused on a prevention message about prescription drugs, aimed at young children, providing a strong message and dialogue before they become teenagers.
With this in mind, the coloring book was created to appeal to children 2-10 years of age who are our future teenagers and potential abusers of prescription drugs and other problem substances. The coloring book is 20+ pages of fun that includes puzzles, games, and of course plenty of pages to color.
The message is simple – prescription drugs are good for your health when they are prescribed by a doctor, dispensed by a pharmacist, and taken only when given to you by your parents or other trusted adult. Inside the back cover is a message to the parents that discusses the problems with prescription drugs being left in the medicine cabinet and some steps that can be taken to reduce the availability of these drugs in the home.
Click here to preview the a portion of Dougie’s coloring book.
Our Coloring Book has been updated several times over the years and aims to stay current with evolving issues.
As a non-profit, NADDI provides our coloring book format to communities who wish to sponsor a bulk run.
To Sponsor our next run of coloring books and have your logo imprinted on the front page please contact us at info@naddi.org for more information.