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Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug Guide for Parents [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know the drugs teens abuse? This drug guide shows the top thirteen drugs most commonly abused by teens, including their street names, photos, effects, and signs of abuse.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
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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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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Samhsa News: A Guide for Parents on Preventing Substance Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide gives parents tips on how to help keep their children drug-free. Describes warning signs that might be seen and discusses ways in which parents can talk to their children about this topic. Includes a 16-page PDF file called...
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

For Students 9th - 10th
The locater provides a map of the U.S. and allows the user to find facilities that provide nearby assistance. FAQs and links are also available.
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Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive, current source of drug information, including drug descriptions, slang terms, effects on the body, pictures, and federal classifications for over 40 commonly abused drugs.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Drugs, Politics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
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The Partnership for a Drug Free America

For Students 9th - 10th
Working to reduce the illicit drugs in America, this is the website of Partnership For A Drug Free America. This site contains a database of drugs with slang names as well as standard. For each drug there are descriptions of the drug...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Drug Abuse Brochure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore facts about drug abuse, and use the information to plan an informational brochure to be distributed to all students in the school.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Drug Dope Show

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Understand the addiction process and factual information concerning various classes of drugs. Learn techniques for exerting positive peer pressure as well as withstanding negative peer pressure.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Flip Side of Club Drugs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discuss the cultural influences of club drugs, and increase community awareness on the issue. Identify specific club drug characteristics and ways they are used, and evaluate drug information sources for reliability.
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Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Above the Influence: Drug Facts: Alcohol

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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WELL

People.well.com: Web of Addiction: Links to Other Web Sites Related to Addiction

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to information, programs, help and treatment resources, news groups, and professional resources involved in the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide (Third Edition)

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse created a guide on the principles of drug addiction treatment. That guide is available here online. It's meant to help individuals answer questions such as finding the most effective methods of...
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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 learners with the negative effects of substance abuse and show the benefits of staying substance free. Each of the lessons...
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Remedy Health Media

Health Scout: Drug Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on drug abuse discusses and presents facts on the many different types of drugs available. The effects of these drugs are also mentioned. Also in the article is a section on the several stages of drug use and their...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Drug Abuse, Getting It Straight

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts straight about illegal drug use and other substance abuse. Take interactive quizzes, participate in virtual teen surveys, and read answers to current questions about drug abuse.
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National Crime Prevention Council: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides great information for parents wanting to talk with their children about drugs and alcohol. Provides realistic and reasonable tips.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Why Do Some People but Not Others Develop Substance Use Problems?

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the models, Common Sense Theory and Swiss Cheese Model, an explanation of why some people with risk factors, but not others develop a substance abuse problem.
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Samhsa: Office of Applied Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Links you to various pages discussing substance abuse statistics and facts. Good site for finding the latest national data on substance abuse issues.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Risk Factors for Drug Use and Drug Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the factors (biological risks, psychological risks, socio-cultural risks, and environmental risks) that relate to each other in complicated ways that can lead to drug abuse or drug addiction.
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Other

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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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Drugonyms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research factual information about drugs, and work as a team to convey that information to the class.
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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...