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Marijuana: Download the Facts Spanish & English Poster

Published Aug 2012
Double-sided poster for teens and young adults: one side English, one side Spanish. Emphasizes three essential messages about smoking marijuana: it is addictive, it can lead to school failure, and it impairs driving. See also Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body—Year 11-12 Compilations for Students and Teachers.

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Resource Guide: Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings

Published Apr 2009. Revised Mar 2012.
Provides clinicians serving adult populations in general medical settings with the tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for patients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disorder.

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Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations - A Research-Based Guide

Published Sep 2006. Revised Jan 2012.
Presents research-based principles of addiction treatment that can inform drug treatment programs and services in the criminal justice setting.

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Media Guide

Published Dec 2009. Revised Dec 2011.
Provides journalists with the latest findings on the science of drug abuse and addiction and commonly abused drugs, and lists resources for more information.

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Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What To Ask

Published Dec 2011
Offers guidance in seeking drug abuse treatment and lists five questions to ask when searching for a treatment program.

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Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs Chart

Published Sep 2002. Revised Oct 2011.
Offers a list prescription drugs commonly abused, including depressants, opioids and morphine derivatives, and stimulants, and provides their common and street names, how they are generally administered, and their potential health effects.

Heads Up Web Site at Scholastic

Clone of NIDA and Scholastic

Published Jan 2002. Revised Sep 2011.
Heads Up: Real New About Drugs and Your Body—a science-based education series that provides teachers and students innovative materials about the effects of drugs and drug abuse on the brain and body.

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Marijuana: Download the Facts Poster (Teaching Guide)

Published Sep 2011
Front: Targets teens and young adults, emphasizing three essential messages about smoking marijuana: it is addictive, it can lead to school failure, and it impairs driving. Back: Four lesson plans for teachers, including critical-thinking activity worksheets and answer keys. Reviews basic marijuana facts. Helps students differentiate between fact and opinion, understand the importance of sources, analyze an editorial cartoon, and realize how messages about drugs are communicated, overtly and hidden, in songs and music videos. See also Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body—Year 11-12 Compilations for Students and Teachers.

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National Drug IQ Challenge

Revised Aug 2011.
Encourages people to test their knowledge about drug abuse and addiction by asking them to take a 15-question quiz. Accompanying answers shed light on the science of drug abuse. En Español

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Drugs: Shatter the Myths

Published Oct 2010. Revised Apr 2011.
Answers teens’ most frequently asked questions about drugs and abuse with scientific facts and engaging images.

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