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Make Healthy Choices

When faced with choices that may impact your health and the lives of those you love, it’s important to remember that there are options and resources to help you make healthy decisions.

You all know that cigarette smoking can cause cancer in smokers and in those who breathe in the air around them. You also hear stories of how substance abuse can destroy a person's life—whether it leads to the loss of a job, marriage, or even an innocent life.

You are lucky—you have choices and can learn how to avoid risky situations, break unhealthy habits, and protect yourself and the lives of those you love. You can also learn to prepare yourself against natural disasters and catastrophic events.

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Protect Yourself, Family and Friends Link Arrow Protect Yourself, Family and Friends
Checkup on Your Choices Link Arrow Checkup on Your Choices
Kicking Bad Habits Link Arrow Kicking Bad Habits
Safe Choices Link Arrow Safe Choices
Preparedness Link Arrow Preparedness
Protect Yourself, Family and Friends
Alcohol—What You Don't Know Can Harm You
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/ph326x/
Consumer Education: What You Need to Know to Use Medicine Safely
http://www.fda.gov/usemedicinesafely
How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet3.html
Keeping Youth Drug Free: A How-To Guide for Parents and Caregivers
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd884/message.aspx
Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
http://family.samhsa.gov
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/gs/pubs/html/Prev.htm
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Checkup on Your Choices
Drug Use Questionnaire
http://www.drugfree.org/intervention/quiz/dast_10
If I Drink Alcohol, How Much Is Too Much?
http://www.alcoholscreening.org
Nicotine Addiction Test
http://www.smokefree.gov/quit-smoking/nicotine_addiction.asp
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Kicking Bad Habits
7 Steps to Take If You Suspect Your Child Has a Drug Problem
http://www.drugfree.org/intervention/helpingothers/adultteen/you_suspect_your_child_has_a_drug_problem
Find Treatment—How Treatment Works and Where to Go for Help
http://www.drugfree.org/intervention/findtreatment
Getting Help: Locate Services
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/getting-help-locate-services/index.shtml
Online Guide to Quitting
http://www.smokefree.gov/guide
SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov
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Safe Choices
Child Passenger Safety: Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/childpas.htm
Clean Hands Save Lives!
http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands
Living Well/Living Safely
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/lifeline
Medicines in My Home
http://www.fda.gov/cder/medsinmyhome
Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Drug Products
http://www.fda.gov/cder/offices/otc/consumer.htm
Safety Issues
http://www.nsc.org/issues
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Preparedness
Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready
Emergency Preparedness: Food Safety
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Emergency_Preparedness_Fact_Sheets/index.asp
Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/checklist.html
Preparedness: An Everyday Task for Everyday Life
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html
Ready.gov—Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed.
http://www.ready.gov
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