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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Information on Common Drugs of Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at common drugs, including a link to each drug where you can find research reports, infofacts, publications, and notes.
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Alcohol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you know how beer and other alcoholic drinks affect the body and mind? Find out in this article for kids.
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Other

The Anti Drug: Ecstasy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the effects of ecstasy and how this designer drug can cause both short-term and long-term effects to users' bodies and brains.
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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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
What is fetal alcohol syndrome and why is it important for me to know about it? By completing this Web quest you will find out the answer to this question and hopefully be more knowledgable about fetal alcohol syndrome.
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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 students with the negative effects of substance abuse and show the benefits of staying substance free. Each of the lessons...
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Partnership for a Drug Free America: Parents Guide to the Teen Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A complete guide to the development of the teenage brain. Find out about typical teenage behaviors, and the science behind their brain development that makes them act in certain ways.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Saying No

For Teachers K - 1st
A collection of strategies and activities to teach students good refusal skills and skills for standing up to peer pressure when it comes to drug and alcohol use.
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PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Adolescence

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers comprehensive information on adolescence including facts on development, sexual health, body image, drugs and alcohol, and how to help yourself.
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Other

March of Dimes: Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about how maternal alcohol use and abuse can harm a developing baby and cause problems even after birth. This article answers questions such as, "What are the hazards of drinking alcohol during pregnancy?" and...
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National Institutes of Health

Niaa: Drinking and Your Pregnancy

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Drug Abuse and Addiction 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these practice questions on drug abuse and addiction to review for the NCLEX-RN test.
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Other

Time for Teens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on crime, drugs, and other issues that affect youth. Also includes a section on the importance of being a good citizen and assorted games and tests (science, sports). Would be of best use for research on...
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Other

Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Heart Health and Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple guide from The Franklin Institute to keeping your heart healthy through proper exercise, a varied diet, and a clean lifestyle. Here, read about how to exercise and eat to avoid heart disease.
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Other

Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
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WELL

People.well.com: Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at the causes of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, possible symptoms, the size of the problem, and recommendations. This site was originally published by the Missouri Department of Health but is no longer available there.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Americans Got Stuck With Endless Drug Commercials

For Students 9th - 10th
Drug commercials are a relatively new phenomenon, and a strange sight in most of the world. So why do Americans see so many of them, and what are they doing to our health? [9:12]
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Drug Awareness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an introductory and informative lesson about (illegal) drug use and abuse. It is geared towards 8th grade, but can be adapted. It has symptoms of use, the effects drugs have on health, addiction...
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Other

Streetdrugs.org: Education Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.
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PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Addiction

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource on addiction. Discusses alcohol and drug addiction, their symptoms and causes, misconceptions people have about addiction, how it affects those close to the addict, different treatment options, and how to get help.
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Other

National Families in Action (Nfia): Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NFIA has a wide variety of information on drugs, their effects, prevention, treatment and much more!
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Real Life Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...

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