Grades 2-3

The lists below include resources for teachers and students.

Resources for Teachers

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
  This Web site contains information about drug abuse and a section designed specifically for parents, teachers, and students.
• NIDA DrugPubs
  drugpubs.drugabuse.gov , 877-NIDA-NIH (877-643-2644)
  Drug Pubs is NIDA’s research dissemination center. Visitors can order hard copies of NIDA publications or download electronic versions in multiple formats.
• Sara’s Quest
  teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/index.php
  This site from NIDA contains a multiple choice game on a variety of drug related categories.
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  store.samhsa.gov, 1-800-729-6686
  NCADI provides information and materials on substance abuse. Many free publications are available here.
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
  www.goenc.com
  This Web site provides useful information and products to improve mathematics and science teaching and learning.
• Lynch, B. S. Growing Up Tobacco Free: Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youth. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994. Addresses tobacco prevention programs for youth, the effect of tobacco advertising, controls and bans on tobacco sales, and taxation as a prevention strategy; also explains nicotine’s effects on the brain and body and the process of addiction.
• Scientists Find How Nicotine Affects Brain
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol21/vol21_iss4/record2104.14.html
  A brief discussion of scientists’ discovery of how nicotine affects the brain.
• Neuroscience Resources for Kids—Nicotine
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
  A discussion of the history of tobacco and effects of nicotine on the body.
• Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook
  www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/sports/playbook/
  Designed for school administrators and others who work with children; includes information on smoking and how to develop smoke-free sports activities for youth.

Resources for Students

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
  This Web site contains information about drug abuse, with sections designed specifically for students.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Nicotine, 1998. Part of the NIDA’s “Mind Over Matter” series on drugs for middle school students; focuses on nicotine and nicotine addiction. Available at teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/)
• Friedman, David. Focus on Drugs and the Brain. Frederick, MD: Twenty-First Century Books, 1990. Part of the "Drug-Alert Book" series; includes a section on nicotine and addiction.
• Neuroscience for Kids
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
  Presents the history of tobacco and cigarette smoking, nicotine addiction, and the effect of nicotine on the brain.