Curated OER
Intoxication: In the Arms of Morpheus
A comprehensive instructional activity that takes a look at psychoactive plants with this one focusing on the opium poppy. Information about the history, culture, use, source and effects are discussed. There are weblinks to reliable...
Curated OER
Cannabis and Young People
Students identify, analyze and characterize smoking and young people.
They try to consider why young people take drugs to begin with. In addition, they point out the effects and risks of cannabis smoking with young people. They also...
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: Facts on Drugs: Marijuana
This extensive resource provides important facts about marijuana. Covers what it is, how it is used, its effects, street names, medical marijuana and more. Additional valuable links are included.
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.
Remedy Health Media
Health Scout: Drug Abuse
This article on drug abuse discusses and presents facts on the many different types of drugs available. The effects of these drugs are also mentioned. Also in the article is a section on the several stages of drug use and their...
Purdue University
Purdue University: Cannabis Sativa L.
This article on Cannabis sativa is organized into fourteen brief sections, each presenting factual information about the Cannabis Sativa plant. Here, read about its uses, as well as its chemical makeup, physical description, and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nova: The Cannabis Question: Collection
The NOVA documentary, The Cannabis Question, explores the story of cannabis from the criminalization that has disproportionately harmed communities of color to the latest medical understanding of the plant. What risks does cannabis pose...
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Effectiveness, Adverse Effects, and Safety of Medical Marijuana
This editorial from the American Family Physician journal addresses the effectiveness, adverse effects, and safety of medical marijuana.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida for Teens: Test Your Knowledge: Marijuana
A short quiz on the effects of marijuana.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know
This site provides some information for parents about marijuana.