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NIDA improves teen website, provides information in Spanish
As part of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has redesigned its teen website to improve viewer engagement and make the site easy to read on smartphones and tablets, according to a press release.
The new site design includes larger, more vibrant buttons and a "responsive design" so the screen is easily viewed on a tablet or smartphone. Buttons on the site link directly to resources to answer questions and concerns about drug abuse in adolescents.
Free resources such as a teen blog and PEERx, an educational initiative to discourage prescription drug abuse among teens, are still available on the redesigned site.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has also improved pages for parents, caregivers and teachers, including a tool for talking with children about drugs, called Family Checkup. These improvements will make it easier to find free prevention and educational resources, as well as information on the health effects of drug abuse, according to the press release.
Spanish-language versions of the site's Drug Facts pages are also available.
"By using improved Web and hand-held device strategies to distribute research findings, we can reach a broader audience," Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of NIDA, said in the press release. "NIDA is launching these tools during National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and will continue to translate the science to guide effective prevention and education efforts in homes and communities."
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