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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Drugs and Alcohol
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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Al Anon: Alateen Teen Corner
This site contains basic information about this organization which assists adults and teens with alcohol related concerns. It includes 20 questions designed to help you decide whether or not you need Al-Anon, 20 questions designed to...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Alcohol and the Brain
Suitable for upper elementary and up, this is a thorough explanation of what alcohol does to the body and nervous system. Includes information about fetal alcohol syndrome and links to further information.
Brown University
Brown University Library Center: Alcohol, Temperance, and Prohibition
Features a collection of digitized original items from the Brown University Library relating to "Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition" searchable by keyword, title, creator, or publisher.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Drinking Facts
An overview of issues related to teen use of alcohol. Written for teens. There is a brief, but useful, FAQ section.
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Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth reports on the marketing practices of alcohol producers and on the dangers of underage drinking. Resources include an overview of alcohol marketing (also available in Spanish), examples of print...
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
National Youth Anti Drug Media Campaign: Above the Influence: Alcohol Facts
This resource presents information about the risks of abusing alcohol.
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
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...
Other
Do It Now: Children of Alcoholics
This site looks at the problems of children of alcoholics and what they can do to get help.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
The Adverse Effects of Alcohol on Reproduction
This article, in which the author discusses how, by consuming alcohol, a pregnant woman can harm her unborn child, provides information on specific deformities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as well as overviews of how...
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Alcohol
Do you know how beer and other alcoholic drinks affect the body and mind? Find out in this article for kids.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Above the Influence: Drug Facts: Alcohol
With this resource, teens can learn about facts about dangerous substances and their usage. Click on the dropdown menu at left to find out the alarming risks of alcohol and drug abuse.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Learning About Drugs and Alcohol Through Biotechnology [Pdf]
Find out what role genetics plays in why people become drug and alcohol abusers, and investigate how biotechnology can help shape the future of medications used for addicts.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Targets
Examine the reasons alcohol advertisers target young people, and interpret the "real" messages in alcohol advertising. Learn basic facts about alcohol abuse to create a factual poster about alcohol.
USA Today
Girls Are Drinking Like Boys
A 2002 study revealed that teen girls drink nearly as much as their male counterparts, "closing a generations-old gender gap." Learn about the study's findings and statistics, discuss teen drinking with the help of questions provided,...
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Samhsa.gov: Underage Drinking
Provides guidance to parents on how to talk to children and teens about alcohol consumption. Parents can create an action plan for assisting communication with their child. Also helpful for teachers for classroom discussions.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Real Life Stories
PBS online presents six stories illustrating the struggle undergone by both adults and teens. Each individual story describes a unique perspective on the substance they abused and how it adversely affected their lives.
National Institutes of Health
Niaa: Drinking and Your Pregnancy
Originally published in a brochure, the information at this website provides facts about fetal alcohol syndrome. Read about how alcohol use during pregnancy can harm a child for life.
Other
Naadac: The Association for Addiction Professionals
This is the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors' official homepage. Resource provides information about the organization, press releases, products and services, events and programs, and more.
Other
Do It Now: Alcohol How Drinking Affects Health
This pamphlet takes a look at the health effects of moderate drinking and how the average drinker can become a problem drinker.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Alcohol, Tobacco Staples of Movies
This site from Stanford University shows how you can learn how the entertainment industry sends both positive and negative messages concerning substance use through movies and music. This article summarizes government research that...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking
Learn the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and smoking. Find out myths and truths and strategies to avoid problems.
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Edgar Allan Poe, Drugs, and Alcohol
Poe Society essay reviews the evidence of Poe's purported use of opium and alcohol, including absinthe, to fuel his literary imaginings.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Do Bread and Beer Have in Common?
Students are presented with information that will allow them to recognize that yeasts are unicellular organisms that are useful to humans. In fact, their usefulness is derived from the contrast between the way yeast cells and human cells...