In 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...

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...

This resource provides information and addresses concerns over popular "club drugs," including ecstasy. Read about the side effects of ecstasy, GHB, Ketamine, Rohypnol, Methamphetamine, and LSD.

This resource provides statistics and facts about the health effects of specific drugs, prevention and treatment, and survey data.

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.

Facts about marijuana and its effects on the body, brain and life.

This site provides interesting data about how drugs alter the brain. Find facts, pictures, and animations to help portray the critical information about drugs of abuse. Also link to teacher resources and lesson plans.

Lots of news and information on drug abuse and what it can do to YOUR body! You can click on each individual drug to find out more about it, read questions and answers, test your knowledge, and finally find out the truth about harmful...

For this activity, students will see and read about the differences in food manufacturing practices before and after the new food laws passed in 1906: the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.

Read about the dangers of depressant drugs, or downers. This website provides simple information about side effects, risks, and problems associated with depressant use.

Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric...

This detailed report provides general information on the abuse of methamphetamine and facts about the harmful effects of this drug. In addition to reading about the health risks associated with methamphetamine use, you can read about how...

Here, read findings based on clinical studies and medical research which focus on prenatal drug exposure and its short-term and long-term effects. Learn about how methamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol can cause problems for developing...

This article on prenatal exposure to ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, and other drugs discusses how illicit substances not only affect a developing baby, but also affect children long after the initial exposure.

Organized into several very brief sections, this website from Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a good overview of the designer drug called ecstasy. Learn what the slang names of this drug are and how the drug affects the body and...

This site from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America is organized in question/answer format, this website provides a good introduction for students wanting to know about PCP and its hazardous effects on the human body and brain.

Resource includes signs and symptoms of inhalant abuse and explains both the short-term and long-term effects associated with huffing and sniffing chemicals.

This resource provides information about the dangers of smoking while pregnant, and the affects on children in the future.

This website provides several explanations as to why children and teens experiment with drugs. Learn about how environment, curiosity, and drug availability cause young people to try addictive substances. Also contains information about...

This resource presents information about the risks of abusing alcohol.

Insightful article that categorizes and describes the various types of allergies. Also gives information on treatment of symptoms.

From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).

This article warns against the use of performance-enhancing and diet drugs that can be purchased easily and legally. Authors looks at the world of professional baseball and examines the use of supplements, the effects they have had on...

This government agency article states its view of aromatherapy and the claims of its effectiveness in promoting health.