This is a supplemental website that explains what bath salts are. Students will learn how teens use bath salts, the dangers of using bath salts, and how to go about getting help.
This is a supplemental article that can be used with the Prescription and OTC Drugs lesson. The article is informative and discusses what drugs are prescriptions and OTC and how they are monitored and managed by the government.
This is a supplemental video that portrays a teen deciding whether or not to abuse Aderrall that is not prescribed to him. Students will learn the dangers of using prescription drugs that are not prescribed to the user.
In this activity students will learn about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.
Students learn about substance abuse and addiction, as well as, getting help and tips for recovery. This resource also includes a substance abuse quiz for students to take.
This is an interactive website where students will learn about methamphetamines, their dangers and effects, addiction, and where to get help.
This is a supplemental website that can be used while teaching the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. Students will learn how prescription drugs are abused, how they can harm the body, and how to get help for someone they suspect may be abusing prescription drugs.
Students will work in teams to complete a "drugonym"-- an acronym where each letter in a drug name begins a new sentence or short paragraph describing properties of the drug.
Students reflect on high-risk, readily available, often legal ways teenagers achieve a high, using stories, facts and statistics to make connections and learn the risks and dangers associated with these activities. Then they go further by making skits or public service announcements to warn classmates or younger students about these dangers.
In this activity students will learn about the possible side effects of prescription drug use.
Students learn why some people abuse prescription drugs, the dangers of abusing medications, and tips for taking prescription medication.
In this activity lesson students will learn about the dangers of prescription drug use.
Students will explain the process by which medications are approved for use in the United States, tell why some drugs are classified as prescription rather than OTC drugs, and under what circumstances these labelings are changed, define side effects, and discuss medications with specific risk factors, and apply the reading skill of understanding the steps in a process to frequently asked questions about how medicines are approved for use.
In this activity students will create a proclamation for a Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Day. Students will learn abou the dangers of prescription drug abuse and advocate against it.
This resource provides information about what drugs are, the truth about illegal drugs, the difference between drugs and medicines, being smart about prescription and over-the-counter medicines, and how to avoid addiction.
Students identify the medicinal benefits, and ill effects, of a variety of controlled substances. They then determine whether or not they think hallucinogens should be researched for possible medicinal purposes.
This is a supplemental collection of activities that can be used while teaching the dangers of prescription drug abuse.
Students learn what medicines are, different types of medicines, and gives information about taking medicines.
This is an activity that will enable students to learn the differences in myths and facts about prescription durg abuse.