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Drug
Abuse/Substance Abuse |
 "Drug
abuse starts early and peaks during the
teen years. This increased risk is partly due to
adolescents' heightened sensitivity to social
influences (friends) and their still developing
brain, particularly areas critical to judgment and
impulse control".
DEA
The websites below cover
alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, meth, painkillers,
prescription drugs and more...
Right- Murray
Elementary celebrates school safety and Red Ribbon
Week.
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Pushing Back: Making the Drug Problem
Smaller this online journal is intended to educate Americans about
illegal drugs and help them stay up-to-date
on the latest international, Federal, state,
and local efforts to reduce drug use. (The
Office of National Drug Control Policy) |
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of American
works on behalf of over 5,000 community
coalitions from across the country to
realize its vision and provide resources
against drug abuse in youth populations. (CADCA) |
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The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology
Through the Study of Addiction
helps students
discover the fundamentals of neurobiology
and how drugs change the brain. Among the
topics: functions of specific brain areas;
anatomy of the neuron... (National
Institute on Drug Abuse, supported
by National Institutes of Health) |
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Tips for Parents on
Keeping Children Drug Free
tells what your children
should know about drugs by the time they
reach the third grade, ways to help your
child stay drug free in the middle and
junior high school years, and how to... (Department
of Education) |
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Drug Descriptions
examines the Controlled
Substances Act and provides information on
narcotics, depressants, stimulants,
hallucinogens, cannabis, steroids,
clandestine laboratories, inhalants,
drug... (Department
of Justice) |
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Tobacco Information and
Prevention Source
provides educational
materials that help to prevent tobacco use
among youth, promote smoking cessation, and
protect nonsmokers from environmental
tobacco smoke. Visitors can order... (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention) |
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NIDA Goes to School
contains brief guides and
research reports on various drugs and the
effects of drug abuse on the body and the
brain. It also links to the journal, "NIDA
Notes," and to five... (National
Institute on Drug Abuse, supported
by National Institutes of Health) |
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