This is Not About Drugs: Opioid Youth Prevention
FACILITATOR
Comprehensive, Turnkey, Grant-Aligned Facilitator Program
About the Facilitator Program
The This is Not About Drugs: Opioids (TINAD) Facilitator Program will provide you with the materials and resources and train and certify you to deliver the program within your community(ies).
This is Not About Drugs: Opioids is a peer-based youth substance use prevention program that features personal stories from 12 young people with lived experience, along with insights from a subject matter expert, to educate and empower youth to make informed decisions about their bodies and health.
Developed in 2015 to address a critical gap in youth education around the opioid public health crisis, the opioid program has since reached more than 400,000 youth across 38+ U.S. states.
The curriculum offers an interactive, guided group discussion that helps youth explore the risks associated with opioids—including prescription pain medications, fentanyl, heroin, and the dangers of fentanyl-laced street drugs and counterfeit pills. overdose.
TINAD Opioids raises awareness about overdose risks, teaches how to recognize the signs of an overdose, highlights the availability of naloxone (brand name NARCAN®), and explains how to seek help if someone is experiencing an opioid overdose.
Download Overview: This is Not About Drugs Opioids Youth Program Overview.pdf
What Youth Will Learn
After completing the lesson, youth will know and understand:
Implementation
This is Not About Drugs Opioids is an in-person, universal prevention program for youth in grades 7–12. Designed for classroom-sized or small group settings, TINAD Opioids aligns with common health curricula, fits easily within typical school timeframes. The program is customizable with local community information and is delivered as a single 45-minute lesson, with options to expand through additional curriculum and activities.
- Pre-assessment: The single session begins with a worksheet activity that serves as a pre-assessment of the youth’s established perception and opinion on six core statements.
- Film and Guided Discussion: Youth share their personal stories in real-life, everyday terms, describing how opioids and substance use have impacted them, their families, or friends. A certified facilitator leads a guided discussion that delivers key information, fosters peer conversation, and encourages youth to share their opinions and actively engage in the learning process.
- Post-assessment: The session concludes with a second worksheet activity which asks the youth to re-assess the same six core statements after they have benefited from the film and the guided discussion, and a selection of additional questions tied to the overall lesson objectives.
- Handout and Website supports youth after the lesson connecting to national support and resources and where they may watch or share the TINAD Opioids film.
About the Programming. Pricing. Facilitator, Training Process.
Classroom / Small Group
Universal youth opioid prevention program. 45-minutes with the ability to expand for longer time periods.
Targets youth in grades 7-12, with priority on transitional years.
Measured outcomes through youth pre- and post-assessment
Program Design
Educational content is grounded evidence-based theoretical approaches and applied theory.
Built on nationally recognized frameworks for youth SUD prevention education.
Program Risk Factors
Program addresses early initiation of alcohol and drug use, friends’ use of substances, low perceived risks with substance use, favorable attitudes toward substance use, family history of substance use, easy availability of substances and opioids.
Program Protective Factors
Educate about the risks of opioids, the practice of fentanyl laced drugs and counterfeit pills, understand the disease of addiction/contributing factors, encourage help-seeking behaviors, discuss healthy ways for dealing with life stressors.
Facilitator Training Process
Our facilitator training process is 100% virtual and streamlined. Welcoming new facilitators each week and equipping partners to begin delivering the program locally in a short timeframe.
To earn facilitator designation, individuals complete
2 self-paced online prerequisite courses (approximately 3-4 hours total), watch the program film, and complete a 2-hour live virtual training session via Zoom.
Program Pricing
Training and Annual License $520
Special Pricing for 2+ Facilitators
About the Annual License:
The annual license covers everything you need to deliver the program for 12 months—program materials, updates, support, and online resources—with options for individual or group trainers.
15% Multi-Program Discount
15% 6+ Trainers Discount
(discounts cannot be combined)
Bundle Includes
- The Brain and the Disease of Addiction 2.0 CE Credits
- The Opioid Public Health Crisis 3.0 CE Credits
- Trainer Resource Center
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Many organizations use grant, settlement, or public health funding to support licensing and trainer onboarding.
Yes — we offer a 15% discount for purchasing multiple programs and a 15% discount for six or more trainers / facilitators (discounts cannot be combined). Contact our training specialists to learn more information or take advantage of these discounts.
No. Overdose Lifeline does not charge based on the number of people you train or the number of certificates you issue. Your annual license allows unlimited trainings during the license period.
The annual license covers everything you need to deliver the program for 12 months—training materials, updates, support, and online resources—with options for individual or group licensing.
The license period begins at the time of invoice. Your first-year license includes 14 months of access, with two complimentary months to support onboarding and initial implementation.
An individual license covers one trainer. A group license covers two or more trainers from the same organization, helping teams deliver more training without paying individual fees for each person.
Example: An organization enrolls 6 staff. The fee includes a per-person training fee and a group license fee, with all six staff operating under the same group license.
Individual License = $200/program
Group License = $400/program
Licenses are program-specific. Organizations offering multiple Overdose Lifeline programs will hold a license for each program.
License renewal is required annually for Overdose Lifeline programs. Renewal will extend a trainer’s program access, usage terms, and Certified Trainer/Facilitator credentials an additional 12 months.
Approaching your renewal date, you will receive an email from Overdose Lifeline with the option to renew your license for an additional year.
If you choose to not renew, your usage, programming access, and trainer credentials will terminate upon your license expiration date.
There is not a retraining fee or requirement. We recommend that you download and review the resource center training materials prior to your next implementation as there may be updates to the program material since your last usage.
Everything is done 100% virtually* — from the self-paced prerequisites to the live Zoom session — so there’s no travel required.
*On-site trainings are available for additional fees and travel reimbursement.
Training is self-paced, allowing you to move as quickly or gradually as needed.
Most trainees complete the prerequisite courses (approximately 3–4 hours total) within 1–2 weeks, then attend the 2-hour live virtual session offered monthly.
At completion of prerequisites and training session, Facilitator Certificate and credentials are issued.
This educational program is designed for individuals, professionals, and organizations committed to preventing youth substance use specifically focused on opioid use prevention.
No. Licensed facilitators may deliver the program as many times as needed during the license period.
Licensed facilitators may deliver the program in-person or live virtual formats.
Facilitators may not record the This is Not About Drugs session for on-demand or public distribution.
The bundle includes access to turnkey program materials, including:
- Multiple length versions of program companion PowerPoint presentations with full presenter script
- Youth handouts
- Youth certificates
- Pre- and Post-Assessment
- Program Film
- Mock Presentation
- Marketing Materials
- Parent and Educator Handouts
- Optional Youth Activity
- Optional intranasal naloxone administration steps PPT slides
- and more
All materials are available through Overdose Lifeline’s online resource center. Materials may be customize with local resources and information and co-branded.
When Overdose Lifeline publishes a program update, certified facilitators are notified by email with instructions on how to log in and access the updated materials in the online resource center. An Update Notification document within the resource center outlines what has changed and highlights any new or revised materials.
Yes. You can add local data and information re: the opioid health crisis and naloxone laws and access, organizational branding, and region-specific resources to enhance local relevance.
Overdose Lifeline retains ownership of all program materials. The annual license grants authorized use of materials during the active license period.
Annual licenses include access to technical support throughout the year. If you have questions about materials, delivery, or updates, you can:
- RSVP for one of the monthly Overdose Lifeline Technical Support Sessions, or
- Email our team at [email protected]