WEBINAR & PODCASTS

"One Choice" Not to Use - Virtual Education on Substance Use Prevention

In June 2023, IBH President and Vice President, Drs. Robert and Caroline DuPont, present One Choice Not to Use to an audience convened by the non-profit Arise & Flourish that educates young people about substance use and addiction.

One Choice Prevention: A Message of Hope and Science

Presented in February 2022, Caroline DuPont, MD and Corinne Shea of the Institute for Behavior and Health (IBH), and Nancy Pasquale of the Rye Action for Children and Teens (RyeACT) presented the One Choice message and supporting data to the Pacific Southwest and Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTCs). Participants were invited to explore the One Choice Toolkit, a free online resource with ideas and resources for integrating the One Choice message into youth-led prevention activities and education materials.

Additional archived webinars are available here.

PODCASTS FEATURING ONE CHOICE

PATHWAYS 2 PREVENTION PODCAST: YOUTH DRUG USE IS NOT INEVITABLE

Hear from IBH President Robert L. DuPont, MD and Vice President Caroline DuPont, MD: Teens and the adults that care about them need to know that the One Choice of no use of any alcohol, nicotine, marijuana or other drugs is a realistic goal and that many teens are already making that choice.

MID-AMERICA PTTC PODCAST: “THE IMPORTANCE OF PROLONGING THE FIRST DRINK"

IBH Vice President Caroline DuPont, MD talks with Steve Miller about her clinical experiences treating patients with substance use disorder and the importance of youth substance use prevention.

SAMHSA’S TALK. THEY HEAR YOU. CAMPAIGN PODCAST, “WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING — PREVENTION WISDOM, AUTHENTICITY, AND EMPOWERMENT”

In this podcast IBH Vice President Caroline DuPont, MD and IBH Executive Director Corinne Shea, MA talk with host Debbie Berndt about the essential roles of parents in youth substance use prevention.

In this “back to school” episode, IBH team members encourage parents to start talking with their kids early and often about substance use and actively support youth to make One Choice for their health.

“PREVENTION LEADERS” PODCAST WITH DAVE CLOSSON

Listen to IBH Vice President Caroline DuPont, MD and One Choice Toolkit Co-Creator Nancy Pasquale talk with prevention leader Dave Closson about the positive One Choice message for prevention.

ARCHIVED WEBINARS

In January 2021, IBH Vice President Caroline DuPont, MD presented the One Choice message and supported data as part of Johnny’s Ambassadors’ Expert Webinar Series for Parents.

In this webinar developed for the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center in August 2019, Robert L. DuPont, MD and Caroline DuPont, MD present the One Choice message, review the biology of addiction and the “hijacked brain” and underscore the importance of youth prevention.

Filmed in March 2021, Robert L. DuPont, MD and Caroline DuPont, MD of the Institute for Behavior and Health (IBH) joined Nancy Pasquale of the Rye Action for Children and Teens (RyeACT) to present the One Choice message in a brief summary webinar for leaders in youth prevention to share with their organizations and communities.

In October 2020, the One Choice message was presented to an audience of parents of middle and high school students in the Westchester, NY Speaker Series hosted by KNOW 2 Prevent.

CADCA invited Robert L. DuPont, MD, Caroline DuPont, MD and Bertha K. Madras, PhD to discuss the research article, “Drug use among youth: National survey data support a common liability” published in Preventative Medicine in 2018. The article found that youth who used cigarettes, marijuana, or alcohol in the past month were more likely to also report using another substance than non-using youth. Read more about the study.

Like what you see? Support Our Work!
Support the One Choice prevention initiative of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, with a tax-deductible donation.