TED-Ed
The Dangers of Mixing Drugs
Drug interactions can be dangerous. Viewers of a short video learn about some well-known and some not-so-well-known interactions that can lead to serious consequences.
Macat
An Introduction to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow
Is the War on Drugs responsible for the inordinate number of black Americans sent to prison for non-violent drug offensives? That's MIchelle Alexander's contention in her book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of...
American Chemical Society
What is Addiction?
Why do our bodies become addicted to some substances? Young psychologists explore the mechanisms of addiction through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. Content includes the cycle of addiction, changes that...
PBS
What Are the Effects of Opioid Addiction on Young People?
Are schools doing enough to address the opioid crisis in America? One school, Hope Academy in Indianapolis, focuses its entire curriculum on recovery from substance abuse. A nine-minute video from PBS documents the school's efforts to...
SciShow
The Chemistry of Addiction
Why are addictions so common? A video explains the biological processes associated with addiction and the evolutionary reasons we respond this way. It focuses on the brain and chemical responses. It also explores the links between...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Meth Epidemic
PBS Frontline investigates how the use of meth has become the biggest drug abuse problem in America today and what we are doing to fight it. Find out why so many are using it, how it destroys the body and its effects. Features a map...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Heroin in America
Listen to this 5-part report on heroin addiction in the United States presented by National Public Radio. Includes interviews with family members of addicts, information about community programs to help addicts, insight into the...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse Segment 1
This video is part 1 of a series of videos on drug abuse, addiction, and the adolescent brain. You will learn the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction in this video. [9:29]
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse Segment 4
This video is part 4 of a series of videos on drug abuse, addiction, and the adolescent brain. This segment discusses various treatments for addictions.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse Segment 3
This video is part 3 of a series of videos on drug abuse, addiction, and the adolescent brain. Do drugs affect the adolescent brain the same way they affect adult brains? [8:26]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Meth Epidemic
Investigate the history of methamphetamine use, the impact that meth has on the user, the community and the country and the difficulty in treating meth addiction. Evaluate the validity of the claim that meth is the most dangerous drug in...