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American Psychological Association

Developing Adolescents

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Drugs and Alcohol

For Students 9th - 10th
Parents are given the confidence to discuss with students difficult issues like drugs, violence, and alcohol. Topics included are talking with kids about alcohol and drugs. Discussion topics and answers to common questions are outlined.
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Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Teens Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish versions of articles from TeenHealth's comprehensive database of information on health topics of interest to teenagers and young adolescents, such as puberty, eating disorders, self-esteem, and drugs and alcohol. English language...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What You Need to Know About Drugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students are curious about drugs and this is a simple site that delves into what they need to know: what drugs are good and what drugs are harmful, what are illegal drugs, like heroin and marijuana, and why are they illegal. The authors...
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Department of Health and Human Services: Straight Talk About Alcohol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn the effects of alcohol and ways to say no in a no-nonsense approach.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Brain Power! The Nida Junior Scientist Program

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This program uses scientific techniques to examine how drugs effect the brain. Its ultimate goal is to present students with the negative effects of substance abuse and show the benefits of staying substance free. Each of the lessons...
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Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: How the Body Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive site for kids and teens. A holistic approach to learning about your body, including topics such as feelings, drugs, injuries, and other health issues. Available in Spanish.
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Drug Watch International: Truth and Lies: Drug User Accountability

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presents perceptions on illegal drugs are confronted and the untruths are dispelled. This article is meant to show that drug use is not a victimless crime.
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Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Central: Health Lesson Idea Menu

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Pecentral provides fantastic health lesson plans for teachers. The site includes a search menu which allows for category/age specific searching. Searchable topics include: alcohol, drugs, disease, community health, injury prevention,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: Stop Substance Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
Spread the word about the risks of tobacco and drug abuse and learn basic HTML at the same time. Use the links provided by this site to learn facts about addiction.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Information on Common Drugs of Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at common drugs, including a link to each drug where you can find research reports, infofacts, publications, and notes.
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Department of Health and Human Services: Straight Talk About Drugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Just as the title implies, this is a straight forward approach for kids to learn the effects of drugs directed towards girls.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Running Away

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever thought about running away from home? Have you run away? What are some of the reasons kids choose to run away? What are some of the difficulties they face once they are away from home and on their own? If you or a friend...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Americans Got Stuck With Endless Drug Commercials

For Students 9th - 10th
Drug commercials are a relatively new phenomenon, and a strange sight in most of the world. So why do Americans see so many of them, and what are they doing to our health? [9:12]
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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the theories and ideas associated with Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death, the cause of which, according to biographers, has never been pinpointed. This article overviews the problems, such as alcoholism and other health...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Drug Awareness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an introductory and informative lesson about (illegal) drug use and abuse. It is geared towards 8th grade, but can be adapted. It has symptoms of use, the effects drugs have on health, addiction...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Heroin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this chart from Kids Health as a quick reference to information about heroin. Find out how it is used, what it's called, where it comes from, and what it does to your body.
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Streetdrugs.org: Education Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Dealing With Addiction

For Students 9th - 10th
Having an addiction can not only be unhealthy and expensive but it can also change who you are as a person. Since teenagers are still developing physically and mentally this can have a detrimental effect on who they will become. This...
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WELL

People.well.com: Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at the causes of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, possible symptoms, the size of the problem, and recommendations. This site was originally published by the Missouri Department of Health but is no longer available there.

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