PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

Posters, Pamphlets and Promotional Items available at little or no cost to community groups

Where to go when you need "stuff"

Where's YOUR favorite place to get freebies?

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Alcohol

Against Drunk Driving (ADD) has some kids mazes, puzzles, and such that you can print off and use as fun handouts.

Alberta Alcohol and Drug Commission (AADC) has posters, brochures etc available for a fee to out of province organizations.

BAACHUS Canada has several items available. Pamplets, brochures, posters, post its, pens, coasters, and more at a VERY reasonable price. Download the catalogue.

BC Liquor Stores website has a Social Responsibility Section with a link for posters etc on FAS and pregnancy. Also has information on programs that they sponsor, Think of Me, responsible hosting, Safe Ride Home, etc.

Do It Now Foundation - Substances and Safety - Pamphlets on several drug and alcohol related issues. Free samples available on web: www.doitnow.org/pages/catalog.html You can order quantities starting at US $0.25 each. DIN Publications, Box 27568, Tempe, AZ 85285. Phone (602) 491-0393.

The Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART) has a variety of promotional materials designed for professionals and the public. These promotional materials include posters, brochures, and wallet cards. All DART promotional materials are provided free-of-charge. Within Ontario, call 1-800-565-8603. Outside Ontario, call 1-519-439-0174 or email at: info@dart.on.ca

  • Help is Just a Call Away English and French poster and wallet cards
  • Are Drugs and Alcohol Affecting Your Life? brochure in English and French

MADD Canada offers a wide range of quality items from sweats and shirts to keychains and posters all at exceptional prices. through their MADD Store

Moderate Drinking & Health - $0.20 each. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 75 Albert St., Suite 300, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7. Phone 1-800-214-4788. Free from the Internet, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

City of Ottawa, Alcohol and Injury Prevention Project, Child and Adolescent Health Program has created several bilingual "parent friendly"
resources including:

  • Parties and Alcohol: A Survival Guide For Parents and Teens (available in pdf)
  • Party Tips (available in pdf)
  • Good Parties/Bad Parties Curriculum/Activity (Word document)

For these and other resources please contact:

Robin Ray, Robin.Ray@ottawa.ca; (613) 24287 or
Michelle Parks, Michelle.Parks@ottawa.ca
Public Health Nurse
Child and Adolescent Health Program
Community Services
495 Richmond Rd. 4th Fl. E.
Ottawa, ON, K2A 4A4
(613) 724-4122 ext 23466

CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111. Samples are available on web

  • Facts About...Alcohol - 50 for $10.
  • Women and Alcohol - 25 for $21.25.

ABCs of Binge Drinking - Samples available on web: www.gov.ab.ca/aadac/ $30 for set of 10 topics. Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, 10909 Jasper Avenue, Suite 203, Edmonton, AB T5J 3M9. Phone 1-800-280-9616.

LCBO. Available at LCBO stores and through the toll-free LCBO Infoline (1-800-ONT-LCBO). Contact the Social Responsibility Department at tel.: 416 864-6820; fax: 416 864-2431; e-mail: elizabeth.kruzel@lcbo.com. (many are available in English and French)

  • Having a Party ? brochure was co-produced by The LCBO and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Prom Tips provide students and parents with helpful advice on avoiding potentially dangerous situations involving alcohol, especially when minors are present.
  • What Will You Remember About Your Prom Night? is a poster designed to heighten awareness of the pitfalls of underage drinking and irresponsible consumption.
  • poster Buying for a Minor is a Major Offence
  • Working SMAART Quick Check ID Guide
  • The Only Miners We Serve poster
  • poster Drinking and Driving is no Accident

Ministry of Transportation, Break the Law - Pay the Price brochures/posters are available directly through the Ministry of Transportation 416-235-3473.

Safer Drinking - 5 steps to making healthy decisons around alcohol intake. US $6. ETR Associates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830. Phone 1-800-321-4407.

Entertaining is an Art... - Sample available on web: Free. Prevention Source BC, #210 - 2730 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5N 5P4. Phone (604) 874-8452; toll-free outside the Lower Mainland 1-800-663-1880.

Alcohol: We're Not Buying It! - 24" x 32" colour poster featuring a variety of youth. Free. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345. Phone (301) 468-2600.

The Harmful Effects of... - A series of 24" x 36" colour posters about marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, and smoking. US $21 each. Directional Learning, 480 Washington Street, Elora, ON N0B 1S0. Phone (519) 846-5397.

OCCID Arrive Alive (you pay shipping). Order form is available online.

  • bumper stickers
  • Arrive Alive Passport to Safety - English only - limit 400 - includes minimum penalty chart.
  • Insurance Folders - limit 200 - additional Insurance Folders can be purchased at a cost of 20 cents each
  • Reusable countertop cartons - limit 15
  • Litter Bags - limit 200
  • Poster - limit 25 - 20" x 26" - "Arrive Alive” – white background with cartoon characters – English or French
  • Drive Sober "Valentines" - limit 100 - English or French
  • Equivalency brochure - limit 200 - English or French
  • Radio Public Service Announcements on cassette, CD, or MP3

OSAID - Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving

  • Start-up Kits -free of charge, but they request $10 to cover shipping and handling
    • an OSAID Chapter Essential Start up kits contain a Membership Manual (just about everything students need to know about running a chapter, raising awareness, accessing resources and tried and true fundraising ideas) as well as Adult Advisor Manuals - the perfect helpmate for your chapter's adult advisor. Also included is the iDrive video, OSAID rap cd (perfect for morning announcements), resource materials, posters, call me cards and contracts and other cool odds and sods.
  • Brochure
  • Call me Cards
  • 3”x8” banners (on loan basis)
  • Prom night posters

Impaired Driving

12 Lousy Reasons for Riding with a Drunk Driver - Free. Health Canada, Publications Unit, Address Locator 0913A, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9. Phone (613) 954-5995.

Facts About...Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving - Sample available on web, 50 for $10. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661- 1111.

State Farm Insurance has the Be A Good Neighbor Be A Designated Driver Appropriate for audiences above the legal drinking age, this program encourages the use of a designated driver. It includes a video, brochures, a presentation guide, and poster. These materials are available free through a State Farm agent or employee. Also available are keychains, coasters, and magnets. Contact your local State Farm Insurance office.

Fatal Vision® is a specially designed and manufactured pair of goggles that simulate the visual impairment caused by alcohol or other drugs. Viewing through the goggles is rather clear, but confusing to the mind. A variety of products are available for a fee.

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects

Is It Safe for My Baby? - 25 for $21.25. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111.

Alcohol Can Hurt Our Babies - 8" x 14" black and white poster with pamphlet

"Pregnant? Did You Know" on the back. Free. BC Liquor Distribution Branch, 2625 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC V5M 3T5. Phone (604) 252-3038.

An Inner Voice Tells You Not to Drink - Colourful poster featuring Native American pregnant woman. Free. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone (301) 468-2600.

YWCA Crabtree Corner, 101 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1K7. Phone (604) 689-2808.

  • Our Children's Future Depends on Us! - 18" x 22" colour poster featuring boy reaching for bubbles. Free (up to 10).
  • You Can Make a Difference to Your Child's Health - 8-1/2" x 11" two-colour poster featuring a teddy bear, bottle of alcohol, and syringe. Free (to max. of 10).

Drinking Alcohol While You Are Pregnant Can Harm Your Baby (2000). There is no cost for the brochures, charge for shipping and handling. Includes copies of a poster. Available from The Motherisk Program Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Tel: 1 (877) 327-4636 Fax: (416) 813-7562

Pregnant? Did you know you could hurt your baby if you drink alcohol? (1998) pamplet folds out to 14 1/2" x 8 1/2" poster. Q & A format about alcohol consumption and the risks to the fetus. Available from Alberta Children's Services, Office for the Prevention of Family Violence 11th Floor, Seventh Street Plaza, 10030 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4T el: (780) 422-5916 Fax: (780) 427-2039

Your Health Before Pregnancy (1999) This pamphlet gives concise information on things that can make a difference to your health before pregnancy, for example, nutrition, caffeine, alcohol and drugs. Available from Simcoe County District Health Unit 15 Sperling Drive Barrie, ON L4M 6K9 Tel: (705) 721-7330 Fax: (705) 721-1495 2)

Ways to Have a Healthy Baby - measures 8" x 24" and has Aboriginal and Caucasian versions available. This poster offers advice and suggestions for the mother, her partner, family, friends and siblings on having an alcohol-free pregnancy. Available from Alberta Children's Services, Office for the Prevention of Family Violence 11th Floor, Seventh Street Plaza, 10030 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4 Tel: (780) 422-5916 Fax: (780) 427-2039

Listen to the Inner Voice. No Alcohol Please Measuring 18" x 24", this prevention poster and shows a picture of a kangaroo with the baby kangaroo holding the sign "no alcohol please." Available from Saskatchewan Institute on Prevention of Handicaps 1319 Colony Street Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z1 Tel: (306) 655-2512 Fax: (306) 655-2511 skiph@sk.sympatico.ca

Together We Can Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Measuring 18" x 24", this 2000 prevention poster shows a glass of alcohol with adult hands covering the glass and on top of the adult hands is the hand of an infant. Availble from BC Liquor Stores, Alcohol Awareness Program, Liquor Distribution Branch 2625 Rupert Street Vancouver, BC V5M 3T5 Tel: (604) 252-3038 Fax: (604) 252-3044 communications@bcliquorstores.com

Prescription or Over the Counter Drugs

CAFFEINE

Facts About...Caffeine - Sample available on web. 50 for $10. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111.

MEDICATIONS

Over-the-Counter Drugs - $0.20 each. BC Medical Association, 1665 West Broadway, #115, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4. Phone (604) 736-5551.

NARCOTICS

Narcotics - Samples free. 50 for US $16. Performance Resource Press, 1270 Rankin Drive, Suite F, Troy, MI 48083-2843. Phone 1-800-453-7733.

Facts About...Opiates - 50 for $10. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111. Internet: www.camh.net

For Seniors

7 Ways to a Good Night's Sleep - Free. Prevention Source BC, web site copy only: http://www.preventionsource.bc.ca/psbc/fact/01.html

Drugs & Alcohol: A Guide for Older People - Sample available on web: www.doitnow.org/pages/catalog.html US $0.50 each. DIN Publications, Box 27568, Tempe, AZ 85285. Phone (602) 491-0393.

How To Talk to An Older Person Who Has a Problem with Alcohol or Medications - Free. Hazelden Publishing and Education, P.O. Box 176, Center City, MN 55012. Phone 1-800-257-7800.

Knowledge is the Best Medicine - Free. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada, #302- 1111 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 3T2. Phone 1-800-363-0203.

Older Adult and Alcohol - $30 for pkg of 25. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111. Internet: www.camh.net

Older Adult and Sleeping Pills, Tranquillizers - $30 for pkg of 25. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111.

Pushing 60 - $20 for pkg of 50. Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, 10909 Jasper Avenue, #203, Edmonton, AB T5J 3M9. 1-800-280-9616.

Tips for the Safe Use of Medication - Free. Prevention Source BC, web site copy only: http://www.preventionsource.bc.ca/psbc/fact/17.html

Walking: A Healthy Alternative - Free. Prevention Source BC, web site copy only: http://www.preventionsource.bc.ca/psbc/fact/18.html

State Farm Insurance Home Safe Home® The Home Safe Home kit, designed for senior citizens, can be presented to any group interested in senior citizen home safety. Program topics in the program include fire safety and falling prevention.

SOLVENTS

Solvents: Facts about Abuse - Free. BC Aboriginal Network on Disability, 1179 Kosapsum Crescent, Victoria, BC V9A 7K7. Phone 1-888-815-5511.

Illicit Drugs

BARBITURATES, HALLUCINOGENS AND AMPHETAMINES

Alberta Alcohol and Drug Commission (AADC) has posters, brochures etc available for a fee to out of province organizations.

CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111. Samples are available on web

  • Facts About...Barbiturates - 50 for $10.
  • Facts About...Benzodiazepines - Sample available on web: www.camh.net. 50 for $10.
  • Facts About...LSD - Sample available on web: www.camh.net. $50 for 10.
  • Facts About...Amphetamines - Sample available on web: www.camh.net. 50 for $10.

Do It Now Foundation - Ecstasy: Dancing with Mr. E. Also, several other pamphlets on drug and alcohol related issues. Free samples available on web: www.doitnow.org/pages/catalog.html You can order quantities starting at US $0.25 each. DIN Publications, Box 27568, Tempe, AZ 85285. Phone (602) 491-0393.

COCAINE

Facts About...Cocaine - Sample available on web. 50 for $10. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111.

Cocaine and the Family: What You Can Do -$2 each. Superior Medical Limited, 520 Champagne Drive, Toronto, ON M3J 2T9. Phone 1-800-268-7944.

The Harmful Effects of... - A series of 24" x 36" colour posters about marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, and smoking. US $21 each. Directional Learning, 480 Washington Street, Elora, ON N0B 1S0. Phone (519) 846-5397.

MARIJUANA

Facts About...Cannabis - 50 for $10. CAMH Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1. Phone 1-800-661-1111.

Marijuana: Facts for Teens - Free. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone (301) 468-2600. Internet: www.health.org

The Harmful Effects of... - A series of 24" x 36" colour posters about marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, and smoking. US $21 each. Directional Learning, 480 Washington Street, Elora, ON N0B 1S0. Phone (519) 846-5397.

STEROIDS

Steroids -$0.20 each. BC Medical Association, 1665 West Broadway, #115, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4. Phone (604) 736-5551. Body Image - 10 for $3. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, 1600 James Naismith Drive, Gloucester, ON K1B 5N4. Phone 1-800-672-7775.

FOR PARENTS/TEACHERS

Drug-Proofing the Family: A Guide for Parents - Sample available on web: www.doitnow.org/pages/catalog.html US $2.50 each. DIN Publications, Box 27568, Tempe, AZ 85285. Phone (602) 491-0393. Two-Way Street - Free. RCMP Drug Awareness Units. Fax (604) 264-2649.

FOR YOUTH

Do It Now Foundation - Substances and Safety - Pamphlets on several drug and alcohol related issues. Free samples available on web: www.doitnow.org/pages/catalog.html You can order quantities starting at US $0.25 each. DIN Publications, Box 27568, Tempe, AZ 85285. Phone (602) 491-0393.

Straight Facts About Drugs and Drug Abuse - Free. Prevention Source BC, #210 - 2730 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5N 5P4. Telephone: 604-874-8452 or fax: 604-874-9348.

Teen Esteem! Feeling Good about Yourself - Sample free with self-addressed envelope (write pamphlet name on back). 50 for US $16. ETR Associates, Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830. Phone 1-800-321-4407.

Tips for Teens - Free. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone (301) 468-2600. Internet: www.health.org

First Nations

Various "Kahnawake" role model posters - Large, full-colour posters featuring well-known First Nations Canadians, and describing each one's life and philosophy. Free. Limited supply available from National Native Role Model Program Resource Centre, Box 1440, Kahnawake, PQ J0L 1B0. Phone 1-800-363-3199.

Workplace

Alcoholism: Job Safety and Performance - 50 for $30. Superior Medical Limited, 520 Champagne Drive, Downsview, ON M3J 2T9. Phone 1-800-268-7944.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, An Employer's Guide to Dealing with Substance Abuse - Free. , Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone (301) 468-2600.

Dressed to Kill. Substance Abuse in the Workplace Affects Everyone. - Posters with anti-drug messages for the workplace. Free. Worker's Compensation Board, 6711 Elmbridge Way, Richmond, BC V7C 4N1. Phone (604) 276-3068.