Curated OER
Drugs
Students explore peer pressure by completing worksheets. In this drug awareness lesson, students define a long list of illegal and prescription drugs while viewing images of each drug. Students complete a word match worksheet and conduct...
Curated OER
Legal/Illegal Drugs
Students distinguish between legal and illegal drugs, and identify the harmful effects of drug dependence.
Curated OER
Illegal Drugs And Harmful Substances
Students have a general discussion what illegal drugs and harmful substances are, some reasons people use them, and how those people's behavior changes.
Curated OER
Drugs
Pupils participate in various activities dealing with prescription drug bottle vocabulary and modals. They discuss legal and illegal drugs, complete a vocabulary worksheet, and write sentences using the correct form of modals.
US Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration: Controlled Substances Act
Full text of the Controlled Substances Act.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida for Teens: Facts on Drugs
This comprehensive website covers many drugs, legal and otherwise, that teens may encounter. Find out the various names used, the effects, and much other information teens need and want to know about drugs.
Other
Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs
Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
Other
Drug Free America Foundation
This resource covers all illegal drugs and provides information on health risks, drugs in the workplace, case stories, moral and spiritual issues, state drug initiatives, and a kids section.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Drugs, Politics, and Culture
From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
USA Today
Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learn main reasons why teenagers experiment with illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. This article provides statistics about teen drug abuse, discussion questions, and a writing activity.
Other
Department of Health and Human Services: Straight Talk About Drugs
Just as the title implies, this is a straight forward approach for kids to learn the effects of drugs directed towards girls.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida: Survey Provides Data on Drug Use During Pregnancy
Read this fascinating article from NIDA with unbelievable statistics of women using drugs during pregnancy. See chart showing drug use during pregnancy among racial and ethnic groups.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Methamphetamines
Methamphetamines are a dangerous kind of drug that speeds up a person's body and brain. Learn more in this article for teens.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Lsd
LSD is a dangerous hallucinogenic drug. Find out more in this article for teens.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Mdma (Ecstasy)
Ecstasy is a dangerous drug that can cause hallucinations. Read more about this drug in this article just for teens.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Cocaine
Cocaine and crack are dangerous and addictive drugs. Find out more in this article for teens.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: For Teens: Ghb
GHB, gamma hydroxybutyrate, is a popular club drug that can be deadly. Learn more about the dangers of GHB in this article for teens.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: What You Need to Know About Drugs
Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. Some drugs help you feel better, but drugs also can harm you. Learn more in this article for kids.
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)
National Museum of Science and Industry: Ingenious: Drugs
Presents a short history of illegal drugs and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used or abused addictive drugs.
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)
National Museum of Science and Industry: Ingenious: Tobacco
Presents a short history of tobacco use and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used tobacco. Includes a collection of images depicting the culture of smoking in different...
Other
Nacla: Young Assassins of the Drug Trade
Tells about the life of young drug traffickers, why and how they become a part of the drug world. From an article written in 1994 for the North American Congress on Latin America.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida for Teens: Test Your Knowledge: Methamphetamine
A short quiz on facts about methamphetamine.