Instructional Video10:25
msvgo

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

K - 12th
It lists the commonly abused drugs and alcohols, their chemical compositions and physiological effects.
Instructional Video14:29
TED Talks

Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin: What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes

12th - Higher Ed
E-cigarettes and vapes have exploded in popularity in the last decade, especially among youth and young adults -- from 2011 to 2015, e-cigarette use among high school students in the US increased by 900 percent. Biobehavioral scientist...
Instructional Video2:58
Wonderscape

Short and Long-Term Health Risks of Smoking

K - 5th
Smoking in teens not only leads to addiction but also poses both immediate and long-term health risks. Learn about the many harmful effects of smoking from coughing and shortness of breath to cancers and coronary heart disease....
Instructional Video5:47
Healthcare Triage

Is Marijuana Harmful to Health?

Higher Ed
There's just no way to talk about marijuana without someone completely misinterpreting what I say. Some of you are going to call me a fascist for saying anything bad about pot. Others are going to attack me for not coming down on it hard...
Instructional Video10:50
Mazz Media

Let's Talk About: What You Need To Know About Drugs

6th - 8th
This program introduces young learners to the types, and differences between legal and illegal drugs. Students will learn that legal drugs, such as medicines are used to ease the symptoms of sickness, cure diseases, prevent and control...
Instructional Video4:27
HealthSketch

What is High Blood Pressure? (HealthSketch)

Higher Ed
A simple explainer video about high blood pressure, or hypertension, one of the most common long term conditions around the world. Many people do not know they have the condition. This is a problem because, despite causing few obvious...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Treatment of Hypertension

9th - 10th
The treatment of hypertension includes the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, quit smoking, moderation of alcohol, thirty minutes of exercise, losing weight if obese, and first and second line medications.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Primary Hypertension

9th - 10th
Primary Hypertension is the most common type of hypertension, accounting for 90-95 per cent of all cases. There is no known cause for primary hypertension as it develops over a period of time. Risk factors include increasing age,...