PowerPoint Presentations for Prevention Providers
The following is a collection of PowerPoints available for you to adapt
to your presentations. If you know of others that would be valuable that
are in the public domain and you are willing to share, please email:
osa.ircosa@maine.gov
Alcohol
Prepared for OSA by Maine's Environmental Substance Abuse Prevention Center (MESAP). Uses research data to counter some of the common beliefs surrounding underage drinking. Originally presented at the 2006 Underage Drinking Summits. Meeting Tools and Handouts
Environmental Strategies
This introduction to environmental strategies was adaped from a presentation by Becky Ireland of the Higher Education Alcohol Prevention Project (HEAPP) and Mary Bourque of the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Maine (PTFM).
This is an introduction to environmental strategies developed by SAMHSA for prevention providers and practioners.
Inhalants
This comprehensive presentation by Howard Wolfe, Director of the New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention Coalition, explains inhalant abuse in depth and how it differs from other drugs of abuse. It discusses both prevention strategies and aspects of treatment. (2006)
This presentation by Harvey Weiss, Director of the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition covers prevention strategies, raising awareness and resources in the 2005 National Inhalant and Poisons Prevention Awareness Week (NIPAW) kit. (2006)
Law Enforcement
This presentation by Becca Matusovich of the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, is an overview of underage drinking in Maine highlighting law enforcement as a prevention tool. (2004)
Becca Matusovich (OSA) and Seth Blodgett (Maine Attorney General's Office) created this presentation which describes the successful implementation of a comprehensive underage drinking enforcement strategy. (2004)
The following powerpoints were presented at the May 17th & 18th, 2007 Law Enforcement Training in Portland, ME.
The following powerpoints were presented at the Strategic Underage Drinking Grantee Meeting on April 14th, 2008.
Other
Developed by Brenda M. Joly, Maine Center for Public Health. This presentation for a general audience answers the question "What is public health?" It covers 10 essential services, determinants of health and achievements in the field.
Parents
Using data from OSA's "Do You Know" campaign, this presentation addresses the problem of underage drinking and offers tips on what parents and communities can do. (2003)
Using data from OSA's "Find Out More, Do More" campaign, this presentation explores what parents can do to prevent underage drinking and offers monitoring and modeling tips.
Planning & Evaluation
This is a presentation by RTI which focuses on the "how" and "why" of program evaluation and targets community coalitions and state level programs. (2003)
Covers how to do a needs assessment, gather data, develop a community profile, select programs and prepare for evaluation. Created by Hornby Zeller Associates. (2003)
Treatment
This presentation by Michelle Inman covers national and local trends in adolescent use, how adolescent substance abuse differs from adult substance abuse, signs of use and how to help. The target audience is parents, teachers and those involved in youth services. (2006)
Workplace
Ready-to-use slide presentation from the U.S. Dept. of Labor that employers can use to educate employees about their organization’s drug-free workplace policy and the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. Accompanying employee handouts.
Ready-to-use slide presentation from the U.S. Dept. of Labor that employers can use as part of training for supervisors on recognizing symptoms of substance abuse and making referrals to help based on performance problems. Accompanying supervisor handouts.
This presentation is by OSA's Geoff Miller. It provides Maine and national data on substance abuse in the workforce, its cost to employers, and resources to address the problem.
