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Equivalent
Think a Friend Might Have a Problem with
Drugs?
(http://www.freevibe.com/stepup/friendquiz.asp)
Girl
Power
Find fun games, puzzles, web links and free stuff at this site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Look for
the Girl Power! Site.
(http://www.girlpower.gov)
Help For
Teens
Wondering if drugs are really that bad? Curious why some people can't handle drinking and drugs? Are you concerned
about a friend's drug problem? The Help For Teens section answers these and many other of your pressing questions.
(http://www.drugfree.org/Teen/)
NIDA for
Teens The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Heath (NIH), created this
Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind
drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses
appropriate questions and timely concerns.
(http://teens.drugabuse.gov/)
National Youth Anti-Drug
Campaign
Office of National Drug Control Policy website includes information on marijuana and other substance abuse
prevention, and a Message Maker which allows you to create stickers, magnets, t-shirts, and more to express your
anti-drug ideas.
(http://www.mediacampaign.org/)
Office of National Drug Control
Policy (ONDCP) Message Maker on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media
Campaign
Message Maker enables users to create stickers, magnets, iron-on transfers, transparencies, note cards, and
other media to craft unique messages identifying influences acting against drug use, i.e., "anti-drugs."
(http://www.mediacampaign.org/getinvolved/index.html)
Painfully
Obvious
A website designed to educate kids, parents, and discussion leaders about the dangers of prescription drug
abuse.
(http://www.painfullyobvious.com)
A Survival Guide for
Parents of Teenagers, Teens and
Meth
(149 KB PDF -- you may need to
download
the free
Adobe Acrobat
Reader to
view the document).
Fact sheet produced by the University of Minnesota
(http://fsos.che.umn.edu/img/assets/16189/Teens&Meth2004.pdf)
4
Girls
The site gives girls reliable, useful information on how to choose not to use drugs.
(http://www.4girls.gov/4girls.cfm?page=about/index.htm)
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Drugs - Community
Coalition Building
AMA - Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions: Youth
and Adults United for a Change
(http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3557.html)
Communities That Care Community Planning System - SAMHSA's
website on ways to implement Hawkins and Catalano's Communities
that Care approach prevention.
(http://prevtech.samhsa.gov/)
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of
America
Has technical assistance packets, lists of national organizations, funding information, publications, community
stories and lists of community leaders with an expertise in local coalition building.
(http://www.cadca.org)
Florida Community
Coalitions
The Governor's Office of Drug Control Policys partnership with the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Association's Community Coalition Project, the Florida National Guard, the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of
America, and the Florida Department of Children and Families to strengthen and expand Florida's community
coalitions.
(http://www.fadaa.org/fcc/index.htm)
Drugs - Drugs and
Breastfeeding
Perinatology.com
Provides information on the effects of prescription and non prescription drugs on pregnancy and breastfeeding.
(http://www.perinatology.com/exposures/druglist.htm)
Drugs -
Data
2006 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (FYSAS) [PDF;1.25mb]
(http://www.cdrc.med.miami.edu/documents/2006fysasreport.pdf
)
Other county and state FYSAS reports
(http://www.cdrc.med.miami.edu/x58.xml)
Drugs - Educator's
Corner
The Anti-Drug
Campaign
Curriculum and teacher's guides included.
(http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/index.html)
Girl
Power
Find fun games, puzzles, web links and free stuff at this site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Look for
the Girl Power! Site.
(http://www.girlpower.gov)
National
Institute of Health
Curriculum Supplement Series "Understanding Alcohol - Investigations Into Biology and Behavior"
Grades 7 & 8
(http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/default.htm)
PowerPoint
Lesson (207 KB PDF -- you may need to download the free
Adobe Acrobat
Reader to
view the document).
For students (grade 10+)
including an outline, preview of the presentation and a half-hour PowerPoint presentation. This lesson intends
to inform students in accurate and fun way about the reasons why youth become involved with Crystal Meth. It
also investigates the physical, social and psychological effects of using Crystal Meth. Okanagan University
College
(http://www.kci.org/meth_info/PowerPoint/PATH/Crystal%20Meth%20Preveiw.pdf)
PBS Curriculum on the Dangers of Drug Abuse - Provides
curriculum including videos for 3-4 class sessions on the dangers
of drug abuse.
(http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/lesson_plans/dangers_of_drug_abuse.html)
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