Picture of Drugs + Your Body: It Isn’t Pretty (Teaching Guide) Poster
Front: Powerful imagery shows teens and young adults how drugs of abuse damage major organs. A provocative and engaging educational tool. Back: Four critical-thinking activity worksheets and lesson plans on drugs of abuse: a basic neuroscience lesson on how the brain governs the body; an in-depth look at how different drugs damage various vital organs; an activity using a diagram to explore how abusing drugs can damage relationships; and an exercise on how to read a statistical graph on emergency room visits to show the impact of drugs on society. A Spanish/English version of the front of this poster is expected in 2013.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 11-12 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles on marijuana for middle and high school students. Breaks down myths, including those about “medical marijuana.” Provides grade-appropriate scientific explanations of how THC affects the brain. Explains how marijuana can lead to addiction and other health and social problems. Describes how medications are approved in the U.S. Stimulates classroom discussions about the policy and health issues regarding marijuana. See Also: Year 11-12 Compilation for Teachers and Marijuana: Download the Facts (teaching guide and Spanish/English) Posters.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 11-12 Compilation for Teachers
A booklet of skill-building extension activities, individual lesson plans, worksheets, and other resources to teach middle and high school students about marijuana. Topics include breaking down myths about marijuana, the science of how marijuana affects the brain, and the myth of "medical marijuana." Reinforces the student articles in the companion piece. See Also: Year 11-12 Compilation for Students and Marijuana: Download the Facts (teaching guide and Spanish/English) Posters.
Picture of Marijuana: Download the Facts Poster (Teaching Guide)
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.
Picture of Prescription Drug Poster
Raises awareness of the health consequences of improper use of prescription drugs and contrasts it with the benefits of safe and proper prescription drug use.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 10-11 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles to teach middle and high school students the repercussions of abusing prescription drugs—both pain medications and stimulants. Learn the difference between their proper use and abuse. Get the facts about their dangers. Separate facts and myths. See Also: Year 10-11 Compilation for Teachers and the Prescription Drug Abuse Poster.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body – Year 10-11 Compilation for Teachers
A booklet of skill-building extension activities to help your middle and high school students understand how prescription pain and stimulant medications can be both lifesaving and dangerous. Includes individual lesson plans, worksheets, Q&A, multiple choice quizzes, and other resources. Complements the student companion piece. See Also: Year 10-11 Compilation for Students and the Prescription Drug Abuse Poster.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 09-10 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as answers to questions about drugs commonly asked by teens, teen research in addiction science, and how to use facts to help make smart decisions when it comes to drugs.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 09-10 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as answers to questions about drugs commonly asked by teens, teen research in addiction science, and how to use facts to help make smart decisions when it comes to drugs.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 08-09 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as genetics and drug addiction, teen research in addiction science, facts about stimulants, and drug rehabilitation.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 08-09 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as genetics and drug addiction, teen research in addiction science, facts about stimulants, and drug rehabilitation.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 07-08 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as consequences of impairment from drug abuse, facts about hydrocodone, how to talk with your doctor about your health, and the brain science behind teen decision making.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 07-08 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as consequences of impairment from drug abuse, facts about hydrocodone, how to talk with your doctor about your health, and the brain science behind teen decision making.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 06-07 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of addiction, effects of tobacco addiction, the connection between stress and drug abuse, and the health risks associated with drug abuse.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 06-07 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of addiction, effects of tobacco addiction, the connection between stress and drug abuse, and the health risks associated with drug abuse.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 05-06 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as methamphetamine, inhalants, prescription drugs, and influences on teen decision making.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 05-06 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as methamphetamine, inhalants, prescription drugs, and influences on teen decision making.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 04-05 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles on the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of drug addiction, the teen brain, the connection between drug abuse and AIDS, abuse of inhalants and prescription drugs, and the connection between drug addiction and obesity.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 04-05 Compilation for Teachers
A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans on the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of drug addiction, the teen brain, the connection between drug abuse and AIDS, abuse of inhalants and prescription drugs, and the connection between drug addiction and obesity.
Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 03-04 Compilation for Students
A collection of articles designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as cocaine, LSD, and prescription painkillers.