Learn about the nationwide opioid crisis, its devastating impact on communities and families, and how agencies and individuals are pulling together to respond to this overwhelming public health crisis. Students write a final essay about...

POTUS Barack Obama declared a week to recognize and help those facing and fighting this vicious battle against the addiction to prescription opioids and heroin. Note the details of the proclamation.

Learn about the nationwide opioid crisis, its devastating impact on communities and families, and how agencies and individuals are pulling together to respond to this overwhelming public health crisis.

For this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students, through research, discussion and viewing the program, will learn some factual information about the opioid epidemic, addiction recovery options and...

For this lesson module, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will understand that addiction is medically classified as a disease. They will learn about brain structure and functioning and how they are...

This lesson module is to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic. Students will learn the definitions for "opioid" and "epidemic" terms. Students will also research factors that led to the current opioid epidemic as...

Opioid use has been declared a national health emergency as overdose deaths from abusing opioids such as oxycodone, morphine and heroin, have skyrocketed in recent years. This class of drugs was once used only to treat severe pain...

This module provides a series of lessons to accompany the one-hour documentary called Understanding the Opioid Epidemic. This series investigates the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the...

In this lesson plan, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will explore the misperception of safety associated with prescription opioid painkillers. They will understand the differences between...

In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will explore the dangers of opioids and what effects they have on whole communities. They will use critical thinking skills to think about ways the...

During the Civil War, military hospitals considered opioids to be essential medicine. Doctors and nurses used opium and morphine to treat soldiers' pain, stop internal bleeding and mitigate vomiting and diarrhea caused by infectious...

This resource provides information about opioids, and dangerous abuse of them.

Designed for high school audiences, this Guide can be used to facilitate dialogue about, and deepen understanding of, the complex issues portrayed in The Providers - a documentary that follows three healthcare providers in northern New...

Designed for high school audiences, this teaching guide can be used to facilitate dialogue about, and deepen understanding of, the complex issues portrayed in The Providers. A documentary that follows three healthcare providers in...

This collection features resources to accompany The Providers film. The Providers documentary exposes the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico.

NOVA Addiction is a film that explores the impact of the opioid epidemic on individuals and society, examines the neurobiology of opioid addiction, and discusses current harm reduction approaches and treatments and how they might be...

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States. This collection of videos, including three from the NOVA documentary, Addiction, can be used to engage students with media, encourage science practices, and...

This Guide is intended to assist facilitators to use the film as a starting point to address the healthcare crisis in rural communities across America. As our nation's demographics become more urban, rural populations are aging, have...

An overview of the practice of Chinese traditional medicine known as acupuncture. Contains a good sized article with helpful information along with links to related articles and additional resources.

In this game, students need to reconstruct lost knowledge about pain relieving drugs. They learn about concepts such as neurotransmission, the neurobiology and history underlying drug addiction, pain management, and analgesia.

Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...

Tragedy & Hope is a PBS series that delves into the drug abuse crisis that has crippled all areas of the population. The series is intended for school staff and for anyone who works with young people. Lessons and activities are part...

Practice for the MCAT with these questions about morphine.

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...