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Alcohol: The Aggression Elixir?
Discussion of the relationship biological factors including high testosterone or low serotonin levels has on the affect of alcohol related aggression.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Alcohol
Do you know how beer and other alcoholic drinks affect the body and mind? Find out in this article for kids.
Other
Wvu: Alcohol and Advertising (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan through which students discover, examine, and discuss how alcohol is advertised in magazines. A simple lesson to put together, "Alcohol and Advertising," only requires magazines, art supplies (construction paper, poster...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas Stars: Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Learn about children whose lives have been affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). This website provides the personal stories and pictures of girls and boys who strive to overcome physical, emotional, and developmental struggles...
PBS
Pbs: Alcohol Fact Sheet
Here are over twenty facts about alcohol! Topics include alcohol's effect on your body, your brain, and your behavior, and facts about alcohol-related accidents and blood alcohol level (BAL).
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Alcoholic Fermentation in Yeast
A text summary of what students learn in the Alcoholic Fermentation in Yeast lab, along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Aerobic cellular respiration and alcoholic fermentation...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Saying No to Alcohol and Other Drugs
Discuss negative peer pressure and learn about the harmful ways that drugs and alcohol can affect your body and mind. This website provides several discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas through which you can talk and...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Real Life Stories
PBS online presents six stories illustrating the struggle undergone by both adults and teens. Each individual story describes a unique perspective on the substance they abused and how it adversely affected their lives.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Sugar Affects the Brain
When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment
Read about a 1996 study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Learn about how FAS is caused and detected, and how this disease can affect one's physical and cognitive development. Included, are recommendations for preventing FAS through...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas Community Resource Center: Triumphant March
Read about John Kellerman, a man born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, who, despite being born with both brain and heart damage, not only survives but also earns his high school diploma. Read about the beginning of his life, his supportive...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Stars: Young Adults With Fas/fae
At this website, read the personal stories of young men and women with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). This is a great resource for those wanting to learn more than just facts and statistics. Learn how adults with FAS overcome difficulties...
Other
Do It Now: Alcohol How Drinking Affects Health
This pamphlet takes a look at the health effects of moderate drinking and how the average drinker can become a problem drinker.
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Addiction
A resource on addiction. Discusses alcohol and drug addiction, their symptoms and causes, misconceptions people have about addiction, how it affects those close to the addict, different treatment options, and how to get help.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Uppers, Downers and All Arounders
This lesson will help young scholars to understand how alcohol, tobacco and other drugs affect the human body and can impair an individual's actions.
Other
British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 16 Years): Nutrients
Learning module with a large set of resources on energy in the diet, nutrient requirements of humans, dietary fiber, how alcohol affects one, nutritional needs of different people, and how food is digested. The last section has videos on...
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National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University offers a unique think/action tank that engages all diciplines to study every form of substance abuse as it affects our society. The site organizes and provides...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Basic Facts About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
At this website, find facts about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). Learn statistics about pregnant women and drinking and about the ways in which FAS and ARND affect a child's physical...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Prenatal Drug Exposure and Drug Abusing Environments
Here, read findings based on clinical studies and medical research which focus on prenatal drug exposure and its short-term and long-term effects. Learn about how methamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol can cause problems for developing...
Oklahoma State University
Chronicles of Oklahoma: Osage Indians and the Liquor Problem [Pdf]
An article which describes the issue of drinking (alcohol) and how it affected the various Native American groups. This article focuses on the Osage and how it has led to many problems. Attempts to control the sale and distribution of...
Other
Time for Teens
This site provides information on crime, drugs, and other issues that affect youth. Also includes a section on the importance of being a good citizen and assorted games and tests (science, sports). Would be of best use for research on...
Other
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has developed a website showing how and why tobacco can affect many different aspects of your life. Click on one of the categories on the left to see how cigarette smoking hurts your health.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas Community Resource Center: Why Do I Stay?
Read the firsthand account of a woman married to man with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Read about the problems she faced during her relationship as well as the efforts she made to help herself understand her husband's disease.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cellular Respiration and Population Growth
Two lessons and their associated activities explore cellular respiration and population growth in yeasts. Yeast cells are readily obtained and behave predictably, so they are very appropriate to use in middle school classrooms. In the...