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Brain Power: Grades 4-5

Resources

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. Publications and other materials are available free of charge.
  • NIDA DrugPubs Research Dissemination Center
    drugpubs.drugabuse.gov , 877-NIDA-NIH (877-643-2644; TTY/TDD: 240-645-0228)
    Order our materials free of charge in English or Spanish.
  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
    store.samhsa.gov/home, 1-800-729-6686
    NCADI is operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Many free publications are available here.
  • Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
    www.enc.org
    This Web site provides useful information and products to improve mathematics and science teaching and learning.
  • Drugs and Society: Behavioral Medicines and Abusable Drugs. [Leccese, A. P.] Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall College Division, 1991.
    Covering a range of drugs, this book addresses the societal views of medicines and abused drugs, and the motivation theories for their use and abuse.

Resources for Students

  • Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP): Step Up: A Guide for Teens
    http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/teen/Step_Up_Brochure.pdf (PDF, 290KB)
    This Web site provides information directed at teens about how the media influences perceptions of drugs and drug use.
  • Why Do People Take Drugs? [Westcott, P.] Chicago, IL: Raintree Publishers, 2001.
    The students will find this book to be a good starting point when answering the question of why people take drugs. It covers the various cultural and individual perceptions people have about drug use and how laws governing it differ around the world.
  • Drugs and the Media. [Lee, M. P.] New York, NY: The Rosen Publishers, 1994.
    In a straightforward, concise manner, this book presents a variety of propaganda techniques in the media, including advertising, entertainment, and news.

This page was last updated August 2008.

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