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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Heads Up Real News About Drugs and Your Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of news and information on drug abuse and what it can do to YOUR body! You can click on each individual drug to find out more about it, read questions and answers, test your knowledge, and finally find out the truth about harmful...
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI and Advice for the Patient.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
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Article
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

National Youth Anti Drug Media Campaign: Above the Influence: Prescription Drugs

For Students 9th - 10th
Abuse of prescription drugs is skyrocketing among teens. This site from the Office of National Drug Control Policy outlines the three most commonly abused prescription drugs.