Convenient online classes to help parents, professionals keep up with drug/alcohol trends

Counselors, social workers, teachers, doctors and parents need to stay current on drug trends and effects of substances, but finding a reliable source of information online can be challenging. The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington has begun offering free, one-hour online courses designed to address this void -- and to help lower the risks of substance abuse in Indiana and across the country. "It is difficult to stay on top of what’s happening in the world of drugs each day. So much changes over night," said the IPRC's Mallori DeSalle. "Initially we focused on how health care and behavioral health care providers could be trained about drugs and alcohol, but we know the alcohol and marijuana modules, our first classes, will branch out to assist counselors, social workers, teachers and parents too.  I’ve already talked to one mother who plans to go through the online information with her high school daughter, using it as a way to talk about alcohol and drug use." The self-administered, interactive classes can be found on the IPRC website and require a free registration. Read more >>