TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Drugs Affect the Brain?
Sara Garofalo explains how some drugs can alter the communication between cells in the brain.
Other
University of Nebraska at Omaha: Brains Rule! Games: Ecstasy Invaders
Go on a mission inside a nerve cell to find out about how neurons produce and release neurotransmitters to communicate with other neurons. Learn what happens to these brain chemicals when the drug ecstasy interrupts the process.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Marijuana: Facts for Teens
This article, organized in question/answer format, provides information for teens about marijuana use. Here, you can learn why teens smoke marijuana and how marijuana affects the bodies and brains of those who use it.