Not your typical drug education.
A program designed to fill gaps in youth eduction through honest interviews with young adults who have experienced addiction and experts in the field.
Not your typical drug education.
Peer-based youth programs designed to fill gaps in youth education through honest interviews with young adults who have experienced addiction and experts in the field.
Real life peer stories. Proven outcomes.
In 2015, Overdose Lifeline created the youth opioid prevention program, This is Not About Drugs: Opioids, to fill a gap in youth drug education, specifically addressing the opioid public health crisis. Over the years, the program has kept current, expanding opioid awareness to include how to recognize opioid overdose symptoms, the basics of the opioid reversal drug naloxone (NARCAN), the importance of calling 911, the rise in synthetic opioids (fentanyl), harm reduction strategies, and the practice of fentanyl-laced street drugs and counterfeit pills.
Due to TINAD Opioids, youth in 38+ states better understand the risks of prescription opioid misuse, how to recognize an opioid overdose, and how to reach out for help.
reached
facilitators
implemented
“Peer education defies the conventions of traditional formal
education and allows young people to learn by more unstructured
means, in more ‘real world’ ways, benefiting from meaningful
examples and conversations with their peers.”
Dodd, et al. 2022, School-based peer education interventions to improve health
correlation between
prescription opioids and
illicit opioids (heroin/
fentanyl)
*based on the flagship This is Not About Drugs classroom program
recognize an opioid
overdose
prescription opioids
(pain pills)
reach out for help and
talk with someone
information
that was helpful
learning outcomes
NEW
this is not about drugs
Perspectives
A new peer-based youth substance use prevention program.
Building on the success of the flagship This is Not About Drugs Opioid prevention program, Overdose Lifeline has created a new youth prevention program which goes beyond opioids to take a comprehensive look at addiction, addressing the underlying motivations behind substance use and the risks associated with experimentation.
Compare our peer-based
prevention programs
| Features | TINAD opioid flagship program |
TINAD perspectives NEW! |
| Unscripted interviews with young adults who have lived experience with addiction. |  |
|
| Subject matter expert interviews | |
|
| Peer-based learning | |
|
| Knowledge assessments to measure comprehension and change in attitude | |
|
| Improves understanding of addiction | |
|
| Fits school health class curriculum | |
|
| Primary focus: substance use and consequences | - | |
| Secondary focus: coping and resiliency | - | |
| Program format/ Type | One session. In-person, facilitator led discussion and optional companion activities. | Multi-session. Online self-paced with facilitator-led discussion and activities. |
| Unique student logins. Adherence to all COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) guidelines | - | |
| Facilitator dashboard for online student management and progress and assessment reports | - | |
| Features | TINAD opioid flagship program |
TINAD perspectives NEW! |
| Unscripted interviews with young adults who have lived experience with addiction. | |
|
| Subject matter expert interviews | |
|
| Peer-based learning | |
|
| Knowledge assessments to measure comprehension and change in attitude | |
|
| Improves understanding of addiction | |
|
| Fits school health class curriculum | |
|
| Primary focus: substance use and consequences | |
|
| Secondary focus: coping and resiliency | |
|
| Program format/ Type | One session. In-person, facilitator led discussion and optional companion activities. | Multi-session. Online self-paced with facilitator-led discussion and activities. |
| Unique student logins. Adherence to all COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) guidelines | |
|
| Facilitator dashboard for online student management and progress and assessment reports | |
|
| learn more | learn more |