Idaho Conference on Alcohol & Drug Dependency (ICADD)

Stanford REACH Lab Resources Spotlight

Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher’s sessions sparked great conversation around youth prevention strategies and introduced many attendees to the work of the Stanford REACH Lab. For those looking to build on what they learned or explore the resources further, the REACH Lab offers a wide range of free, evidence-informed prevention materials that can be used in schools, healthcare settings, and community programs.

• Safety First Curriculum: Safety First is meant for high school students. This curriculum is particularly relevant for students already using, for students at-risk for using, and/or for students living in communities in which there are any level of exposure to drugs. The curriculum is designed to be used in classrooms or group settings. Learn More.
• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit:  This toolkit is comprised of a collection of curriculums, lessons, programs, and resources catered to prevent and reduce adolescent and young adult tobacco/nicotine use. Learn More.
• Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Toolkit: Theory-based and evidence-informed resources created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students' use of cannabis/marijuana. Learn More.

ACTIVITIES

National Safety Month serves to increase public awareness around safety and health risks and decrease injuries and deaths within homes and workplaces. The National Safety Council recognizes drug overdose as the leading cause of unintentional deaths in the United States. Here are three tools to share with employers to implement or update a drug-free workplace program:

1. Warn Me Label Card - A free NSC Warn Me label reminds you to have a discussion with your medical provider about the risks of prescribed opioids and whether there are safer, effective alternatives.

2. Substance Use Cost Calculator - The National Safety Council has collaborated with an independent research institution, NORC at the University of Chicago, to update "The Real Cost of Substance Use to Employers" tool, originally developed in 2017 with national nonprofit Shatterproof. This cost calculator is an authoritative, easy-to-use tool providing business leaders with specific information about the cost of substance use (including prescription drug use and misuse, alcohol use and misuse, opioid and heroin addiction, as well as use of other illicit drugs and cannabis) in their workplace based on size of employee base, industry and state. 

3. Connect2Prevent - It's a series of interesting, easy-to-follow lessons designed by experts to help you feel more confident talking to your loved ones about drug use. Once you sign up, you’ll receive an email lesson once a week for 10 weeks. Each lesson only takes about 5-15 minutes and has videos and links to more information to explore. 

The lessons cover the basics of opioid and how to talk to providers — especially around sports injuries and dental surgeries, when children are most likely to be prescribed opioid pain medications. Each lesson also includes information on what you can do to help your family stay safe and how to spark conversations with your kids.  

Family Health & Fitness Day will be held on June 14, 2025! Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, this special day promotes the importance of parks and recreation in keeping communities healthy and active.

Here are two tools to help promote the importance of parks and recreation:

1. Download and share the Family Health and Fitness Day Outreach Toolkit. The toolkit offers research highlighting the health and wellness benefits of parks and recreation, as well as template press releases, social media materials, web and email communication templates, and a sample timeline for planning and implementation purposes.



2. Download and Share the Parks And Recreation: Prevention Guide Addressing Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. The report, Parks and Recreation: A Comprehensive Response to the Substance Use Crisis, explores response strategies and recommendations for park and recreation professionals. This resource highlights a variety of tactics and levels of response that focus on prevention, operations and maintenance, public safety, community education, partnership building, staff training and development and more. Strategies are supported by federal, state and local public health agencies and organizations — and are rooted in evidence-based best practices and solutions.

TRAINING & EVENTS

This webinar will cover the fundamentals of evidence-based prevention practice, including the basic tenets of prevention science and its role in developing evidence-based practices, programs and policies; examples of what works and doesn't work in prevention; the definition and value of evidence-based practice, programs, and policies; and evidence-based prevention practice within a broader context of strategic prevention planning. Learn More

The Northwest Alcohol Conference is coming up this July in Boise and is designed for professionals working in prevention, law enforcement, education, and public health. The conference offers hands-on strategies to reduce underage drinking and substance misuse, with workshops on community engagement, policy change, and enforcement tactics. Learn More

Join more than 150 Idaho School Resource Officers (SROs) at the Idaho Association of School Resource Officers (IDASRO) Annual Conference July 16–18, 2025! Topics include ICAC updates, legal trends, digital investigations, outreach strategies, and the Idaho Fentanyl Project.

Earn up to 24 hours of POST CE credits for attendance. Full hotel reimbursement offered – contact Stu Hobson at shobson@edu.idaho.gov.

Register and learn more here.

PARENTS' CORNER

New Blog

We’re excited to launch a new bi-monthly blog series written by our very own Michal Lloyd. Every other month, Michal will share parenting insights, stories, and prevention tips to support families in keeping Idaho kids safe and substance-free.

When I was a kid, summers meant being packed off to wherever my grandparents happened to be — Effie, Minnesota, or Sunburst, Montana. The summer I turned ten, they were in Effie, a town of 99 people tucked deep in the north woods, where my grandpa had grown up.

Read Full Blog Here

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Send an email to Hannah Timmons at hannah.timmons@odp.idaho.gov