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Empowering Parents to Prevent Adolescent Substance Abuse
Education, motivation, and support for families, schools, and communities.
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Includes all Essential Workshops, tools, and parent support resources
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ASAP Community helps parents prevent, address, and navigate adolescent substance use with clear guidance, practical tools, and ongoing support.
After signing up, you’ll be guided to the workshop that best fits your situation so you can begin taking meaningful action right away.
You're Not Alone
Many parents feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or quietly worried about how to protect their children from substance use.
ASAP Community begins with reassurance, understanding, and the belief that parents can make a powerful difference.
This short 5-minute video introduces the message behind ASAP Community and why parental involvement matters so much.
If this message resonates with you, your next step is simple.
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Includes all Essential Workshops, tools, and parent support resources
Start with just 10 minutes — and take the first step toward clarity and control.
What is ASAP Community?
ASAP (Adolescent Substance Abuse Program for Parents) is an online, subscription-based community designed for parents who want to proactively support their children. Whether your child has never used, is currently a user, or is in recovery, we educate parents to successfully prevent, intervene and support their child.
Parent-focused
Available in Spanish: asapcomunidad.org
Self-paced
Compassionate, non-judgmental support
Here’s how we do it:
Real-World Strategies
Master practical oversight techniques, build a reliable support network, and adopt proven communication strategies that work.
Interactive Resources
Download worksheets, behavior contracts, checklists, and action plans tailored to your family’s needs.
Supportive Community
Connect with other parents in our discussion groups and forums to share experiences, get advice, and find strength in solidarity.
Tools You Can Use
From comprehensive, easy-to-learn, and straightforward workshops to dynamic support network creation and advanced oversight methods, we deliver actionable strategies you can implement immediately.
Ongoing Support
You don’t have to do this alone. With access to our Parent Forums, Discussion Groups, and Workshop Embedded Threads you can ask questions, exchange advice, and get emotional support from other parents who understand.
Flexible Learning
Our self-paced workshops allow you to learn at your own speed, on your schedule.
30-day free access • No credit card required
Includes all Essential Workshops, tools, and parent support resources
Start with just 10 minutes — and take the first step toward clarity and control.
About The Founder
ASAPCommunity.org was founded by Dave Kopeny, a former teacher, counselor, and Intensive Probation Officer with over 30 years of experience working directly with adolescents and families impacted by substance use.
Dave’s work is deeply personal. He grew up in a family affected by addiction and later witnessed the same struggles in families he served professionally. Over time, one truth became clear: parents cared deeply — they just didn’t know what to do.
ASAP Community was created to give parents clear, compassionate guidance and practical tools so they can take meaningful action to protect their children.
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I was part of this country’s war on drugs and as the years passed I watched as substance abuse continued to climb and victimize more families, including my own.
Over the last 50 years, no laws, no legislation, no new enforcement or philosophical strategies have succeeded in reducing drug use in this country. None.
I’m Dave Kopeny the founder of asapcommunity.org and the author of Articles of Action. For 30 years I have worked with adolescents and their families in various capacities; as a teacher, counselor, and the bulk of those years as an Intensive Probation Officer working with troubled adolescents, their families, and quite often with staff and teachers of schools, community resources and the courts.
In 2018, I launched my company, Anchorpoint, where I developed intervention strategies aimed at helping parents address their child's substance abuse issues all of which are outlined in our Articles of Action. A pivotal moment came when a close friend and Illinois School Superintendent asked me if it was possible to expand my program to benefit the parents of all his students, a program that not only teaches drug intervention but also emphasizes prevention, available in both Spanish and English, and accessible and affordable to all families.
This inspired me to create a platform to equip parents with the necessary tools and strategies to help parents keep their children drug-free. This is what asapcommunity.org does.
Throughout my career I knew what it meant when parents told me we knew there was a problem but didn’t know how to stop it” or sadly “we had no idea what our child was doing”. I knew what they meant because I also grew up in a household of addiction.
I’ve lost family members to drugs.
It is a problem that gets stronger the longer it is allowed to continue.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now tells us that the parent who is involved in their child’s life can have the greatest impact to prevent drug use. I have known this for years.
The foundation of ASAP Community workshops is built on the sixteen strategies of drug prevention and intervention outlined in Tip of the Spear, a book by Dave Kopeny scheduled for release in December 2025. Both the unabridged and abridged versions of these strategies are available under Resources at asapcommunity.org.
Tip of the Spear
The book that inspired the ASAP Community.
For more than 30 years, Dave Kopeny has worked with adolescents and their families as a teacher, counselor, and Intensive Probation Officer. Throughout that time, he witnessed the same heartbreaking reality: parents often knew something was wrong but didn't know what to do next.
That experience led Dave to write Tip of the Spear, a practical guide designed to help parents understand the realities of adolescent substance use and, more importantly, the critical role they play in prevention and intervention.
Inside the book, you'll discover:
• The warning signs parents should never ignore
• Why prevention starts long before substance use begins
• Proven strategies for strengthening family influence
• Practical intervention techniques for families facing challenges today
• Actionable guidance drawn from decades of real-world experience
The ASAP Community was built on the same principles found in Tip of the Spear: empowering parents with knowledge, practical tools, and support to help keep their children drug-free.
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