Drug Advertisements--Unit Introduction Steve Bechler-Unit Introduction Drug Research Websites   Memorials Sites with many drugs: National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/index.asp Partnership for a Drug Free American http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/ American Council for Drug Education http://www.acde.org/youth/Research.htm Drug Enforcement Agency http://www.justthinktwice.com/index.cfm Effects of Drugs on the Nervous System http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html#dr National Families in Action http://www.nationalfamilies.org/brain/index.html National Institute on Drug Abuse http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.php http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/InfofaxIndex.html Teens Health from Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/ U.S. Dept. of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/toc.htm   Sites featuring one drug or one class of drugs: Alcohol http://usrwww.mpx.com.au/~apfdfy/Teens.html Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse http://www.dxmstories.com/ Ephedra http://www.kcweb.com/herb/ephedra.htm Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs including LSD, PCP, Ketamine, Dextromethorphan http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/hallucinogens/ hallucinogens.html LSD: http://usrwww.mpx.com.au/~apfdfy/Lsd.html PCP: http://usrwww.mpx.com.au/~apfdfy/Pcp.html Marijuana Facts for Teens http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteens.html Methamphetamine http://www.justthinktwice.com/gotmeth/home.html Scroll down and click on the section, “Got Meth?” Prescription Drugs http://www.nida.nih.gov/about/welcome/message304.html Prescription Drugs (from Medline Plus) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html Prescription Painkillers http://www.opiates.com/media/prescription-painkiller-dangers.html Smoking http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/ ONLINE SERVICES FOR THIS RESEARCH: ***USE EDLINE FOR LOGIN AND PASSWORD INFORMATION Name of Service URL Search Tips BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/drugabuse/ Click on Drug Abuse or a related topic such as alcohol, addiction, smoking or steroids at the bottom. Discovery Education Streaming http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/   Search key phrase “drug abuse.” On the results page, you can narrow by media type on the left side of the screen: Video segment, image, encyclopedia article. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition In school: http://school.eb.com At home: http://school.eb.com Enter the key word,”drugs,” or the name of your specific drug. NoodleTools In both school and at home: http://noodletools.com/login.php?group=1273&code=7299   Use this for your bibliography and, possibly, your note cards. Science Resource Center http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/rock64835?db=SCiRC Type in the keyword phrase: illegal drugs Notice both the resulting articles and the tab marked “multimedia” for photos World Book Web School and Library Edition In both school and at home: http://www.worldbookonline.com Click on any of the following choices: World Book Student, Type in the keyword phrase,  “drug abuse.” Notice the contents links on the left side of the screen.
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