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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body

Published Aug 2003. Revised Aug 2011.
An educational collaboration between the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Scholastic Inc., this series provides science-based information about the effects of drugs and drug abuse on the brain and body through a variety of print and Web formats, including teen articles, classroom lessons, student worksheets, and posters. All of these materials are free.

Equips teachers and students in grades 9 through 12 with interactive curriculum on the neurobiology of the brain as a result of drug abuse and addiction.

The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction

Published Jan 2000. Revised Mar 2010.
Equips teachers and students in grades 9 through 12 with interactive curriculum on the neurobiology of the brain as a result of drug abuse and addiction.

Grades K-1 (Brain Power)

Published Jan 2005. Revised Sep 2009.
Offers an interactive science education program for students in grades K–1 about scientists, the brain, the nervous system, and the effects of drugs on the human body. Includes five learning modules, a teachers’ guide, videotape, poster, and parent newsletter.

Complete Set (Mind Over Matter)

Revised Jan 2009.
A complete set of all nine Mind Over Matter booklets—The Brain's Response to: Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Nicotine, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, and Steroids. En Español

Anabolic Steroids (Mind Over Matter)

Published Jan 1997. Revised Jan 2009.
Shows young teens how anabolic steroids can cause liver damage and cancer and weaken the immune system. En Español

Cocaine (Mind Over Matter)

Published Jan 1997. Revised Jan 2009.
Explores with young teens how cocaine changes the way nerve cells communicate in the brain and the negative effects the drug can have on the body. En Español

Hallucinogens (Mind Over Matter)

Published Jan 1997. Revised Jan 2009.
Explains how hallucinogens affect the brain’s communication centers as well as its ability to control sleep and emotions. En Español

Opiates (Mind Over Matter)

Published Jan 1997. Revised Jan 2009.
Describes how opiates, such as Vicodin, morphine, heroin, and codeine, affect the brain, the nervous system, and the limbic system, which controls emotions. En Español

Prescription Drug Abuse (Mind Over Matter)

Published Jan 2009.
Explains how prescription drugs, when used improperly, can cause addiction and other harmful health problems. En Español

Grades 2-3 (Brain Power)

Published Jan 2001. Revised Aug 2008.
Provides a science program for students in grades 2–3 to educate them about their brains, why they should protect them, and how drugs such as nicotine and inhalants can hurt their brains. Includes six modules, a teacher’s guide, a parent’s guide, and a videotape.

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