Equips teachers and students in grades 9 through 12 with interactive curriculum on the neurobiology of the brain as a result of drug abuse and addiction.
NIH Pub Number: 00-4871
Published: January 2000
Revised: March 2010
Author: BSCS and Videodiscovery, Inc.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Education, has developed interactive, science-based supplements for use by high school students and teachers (grades 9-12) in the science classroom. The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction includes a high school curriculum in print plus an interactive CD-ROM. These supplements provide current, research-based information on various aspects of drug abuse and addiction, including neurobiology, behavioral components, and treatment.
The materials are free of charge and can be ordered from the NIH Office of Science Education: http://science-education.nih.gov/homepage.nsf. Direct link to the NIDA Curriculum is http://science-education.nih.gov/Customers.nsf/highschool.htm
"Excellent information on drug actions and neurobiology presented in an inquiry format. Students handled difficult concepts because of the way they were presented." - Field Test Teacher
"It appears that students really did learn the material on neurotransmission and drug addiction. I actually heard one student kidding another about their dopamine levels! Another student was in my room after school explaining to an underclassman how information gets from one part of the body to the other - complete with diagrams on the board." - Field Test Teacher
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