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Kids Health: How the Body Works
A colorful, interactive site for kids and teens. A holistic approach to learning about your body, including topics such as feelings, drugs, injuries, and other health issues. Available in Spanish.
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Kids Health: Running Away
Have you ever thought about running away from home? Have you run away? What are some of the reasons kids choose to run away? What are some of the difficulties they face once they are away from home and on their own? If you or a friend...
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Arizona Bar Foundation: Law for Kids
Have a question about the law? Go to this site dedicated to teaching children about the law and to encouraging law-abiding behavior. Topics include driving laws, "Teen trouble", drug and alcohol laws, and more.
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Cleveland Clinic: Adolescence
Learn how to navigate the adolescent years, including how to foster healthy conversations with your adolescent about peer pressure, body self-image, rape, and alcohol/drug abuse.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Samhsa News: A Guide for Parents on Preventing Substance Abuse
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...
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...
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Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
The government health site for the state of Alaska. Includes information on alcoholism & drug abuse, medical assistance, public health, etc.
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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.
USA Today
Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learn main reasons why teenagers experiment with illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. This article provides statistics about teen drug abuse, discussion questions, and a writing activity.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Dealing With Addiction
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...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in a Nutshell
At this website are eight astounding facts about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Facts include: "FAS in the leading cause for mental retardation" and "Alcohol causes more damage to baby than any other drug."
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Dea: Just Think Twice
The Drug Enforcement Administration website provides several sections of information designed to help teenagers and parents to get the facts about drugs in our society.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Cirrhosis of the Liver
Detailed information about the liver disease, cirrhosis. This resouce includes causes, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and contacts available for more information.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies
In this activity, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Heroin
Use this chart from Kids Health as a quick reference to information about heroin. Find out how it is used, what it's called, where it comes from, and what it does to your body.
WELL
People.well.com: Web of Addictions: Fact Sheets
This resource provides links to health, addiction, and organizations that offer help.
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Violence
Parents are given the confidence to talk with students about difficult issues like drugs, violence, and alcohol. The subject addressed is violence. Discussion topics and answers to common questions are included.
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Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association: Government A
This is a proposed bill from 1999 from the FADAA concerning funding for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Teaching Guides for Middle School
Although these teaching guides are designed to be used with a video series called "Big Changes, Big Choices," most of the material here can be used without the videos. The topics covered in this series include both life skills and...
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: High Blood Pressure
This article presents information about high blood pressure. The article is medium size in length, provides great information on the subject, and has two charts that relate to the subject.
Other
Streetlaw: Careers in the Law
If you are interested in being an attorney, corrections officer, court reporter, forensic scientist, police officer, judge or government agent, check out this description of several legal careers. Learn about salary, required education,...
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Kids Health: I'm Growing Up but Am I Normal?
Witnessing changes that take place on your body can sometimes be a confusing experience. Are the changes normal? Are you changing in ways unlike anyone else? This site may help to relieve some worries that an adolescent may be pondering....
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Kids Health: Borracheras
This article on binge drinking presents many facts about binge drinking and the consequences of it.
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