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Drugs + Your Body: It Isn’t Pretty (Teaching Guide) Poster

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Front: Powerful imagery shows teens and young adults how drugs of abuse damage major organs. A provocative and engaging educational tool. Back: Four critical-thinking activity worksheets and lesson plans on drugs of abuse: a basic neuroscience lesson on how the brain governs the body; an in-depth look at how different drugs damage various vital organs; an activity using a diagram to explore how abusing drugs can damage relationships; and an exercise on how to read a statistical graph on emergency room visits to show the impact of drugs on society.

Picture of Heads Up: Drugs & The Body - It Isn’t Pretty. Double Sided English and Spanish Poster

Heads Up: Drugs & The Body- It Isn't Pretty. Double Sided English/Spanish Poster

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A graphic tour of how the body is affected by various drugs of abuse. Includes an annotated “body” poster for your classroom wall along with six skills sheets. One side in English; the other in Spanish.

Picture of Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 14-15 Compilation for Teachers

Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 14-15 Compilation for Teachers

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A teacher lesson plan designed to teach students (grades 7–12) the facts about timely and practical topics in drug education. Students will have the opportunity to: sort out questions about marijuana amidst shifting perceptions and laws; gain a scientific understanding of drug addiction, relapse, and recovery; and learn facts about e-cigarette risks and evaluate e-cigarette marketing. Additional topics include tobacco and nicotine. Accompanying compilation available for your students.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 13-14 Compilation for Students

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For teens (grades 7–12). A collection of articles designed to teach students about the extraordinary complexities of the brain, including such topics as how drugs overload the brain's reward system; how actions in youth impact the brain's efficiencies through synaptic pruning; and why teen brains are inclined toward impulsivity and the benefits of "pausing" before making decisions. Accompanying teacher's guide also available.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 13-14 Compilation for Teachers

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A teacher lesson plan designed to teach students (grades 7–12) about the extraordinary complexities of the brain, including such topics as how drugs overload the brain's reward system; how actions in youth impact the brain's efficiencies through synaptic pruning; and why teen brains are inclined toward impulsivity and the benefits of "pausing" before making decisions. Accompanying compilation available for your students.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 12-13 Compilation for Students

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For teens (grades 7–12). A collection of articles designed to teach students about the wide-ranging effects of various drugs on the brain, body, and life. Topics include marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, anabolic steroids, prescription drugs, opioids, tobacco, inhalants, and drugged driving. Accompanying teacher's guide also available.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 12-13 Compilation for Teachers

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A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students (grades 7–12) about the wide-ranging effects of various drugs on the brain, body, and life. Topics include marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, anabolic steroids, prescription drugs, opioids, tobacco, inhalants, and drugged driving. Accompanying compilation available for your students.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 10-11 Compilation for Students

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For teens (grades 7–12). A collection of articles to teach middle and high school students the repercussions of abusing prescription drugs—both pain medications and stimulants. Learn the difference between their proper use and abuse. Get the facts about their dangers. Separate facts and myths. Topics include prescription drugs, opioids and stimulants. Accompanying teacher's guide also available.

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Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body- Year 10-11 Compilation for Teachers

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A booklet of skill-building extension activities to help students (grades 7–12) understand how prescription pain and stimulant medications can be both lifesaving and dangerous. Topics covered are prescription drugs, opioids and stimulants. Includes individual lesson plans, worksheets, Q&A, multiple choice quizzes, and other resources. Complements the student companion piece. Accompanying compilation available for your students.

Marijuana English Single-Sided Poster

Marijuana English Single-Sided Poster

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Single-sided English poster for teens and young adults. Emphasizes three essential messages about smoking marijuana: it is addictive, it can lead to school failure, and it impairs driving.

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Marijuana: Download the Facts Spanish & English Poster

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Double-sided poster for teens and young adults: one side English, one side Spanish. Emphasizes three essential messages about smoking marijuana: it is addictive, it can lead to school failure, and it impairs driving. 

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Prescription Drugs Poster

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Raises awareness of the health consequences of improper use of prescription drugs and contrasts it with the benefits of safe and proper prescription drug use.