For Parents

MAMA works very closely with parents and grandparents to provide them with solid information and resources needed to make good decisions about the use of any substance.  Below are some of MAMA's free publications.  These are filled with objective and insightful information.  MAMA also has books in our gift shop tailored to parents and harm reduction.

Through the eyes of a child
MAMA's approach to parenting techniques, open communication, and personal responsibility.  Your children will look to you to learn how to make all of their decisions.  Your actions will show your children your beliefs.  Through the eyes of a child.pdf

Dare to Tell Your Kids the Truth About Drugs
In this article, originally published in Alternatives magazine,Sandee Burbank discusses the difficult problem of how to give your children honest and accurate information, when they are bombarded with dishonest and manipulative messages, delivered through commercials, news media, movies, and others. This dilemma is particularly acute when discussing drugs. Sandee writes, "The confusion I experienced when trying to explain the drug war to my kids eventually led to a twenty-year involvement in drug education and drug policy reform." Dare to Tell Your Kids the Truth

Drug Consumer Safety
MAMA recommends a seven step process to evaluate the benefits versus the risks of using a drug. All drugs produce side effects and on occasion can produce dangerous adverse reactions.  Some drugs may interact with other drugs which are being taken.  This publication is intended to help you learn the steps to take to form your choices about drug use.Drug Consumer Safety.pdf

A Rational Approach to Drugs
The United States government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars in a high profile campaign to keep us safe from illegal drugs. Despite this vast effort, illegal drugs are readily available, even to our children. At the same time legal drug use leads to high levels of disease and death caused by alcohol abuse, prescription drug use, nicotine use and excessive consumption of over-the counter drugs. MAMA feels that the focus on illegal drugs gives the false impression that legal drugs are safe. More people are killed by aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen (Tylenol) than by illegal drugs, yet very few consumers of these over-the-counter drugs understand the risks involved. A Rational Approach to Drugs.pdf