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bigchalk.com: Drugs
Links to a World Book article and information about common drugs of abuse and their effects on the brain. Click on Pathology of Drug Abuse for pictures of healthy lungs, livers, and hearts plus ones damaged by smoking, drinking and other drugs. From bigchalk.com, a company that offers educational Internet services to teachers, students, patents, [and] librarians.
KidsHealth.org for Kids: Growing Up
Scroll down to What You Need to Know About Drugs to find articles on a variety of drugs written for kids. From the nonprofit group The Nemours Foundation.
KidsHealth.org for Teens: What Teens Should Know About Drugs
Provides information on a variety of drugs. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to be able to jump to specific sections on marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, etc. From the nonprofit group The Nemours Foundation.
Marijuana: Facts for Teens
Includes a list of questions and answers such as What happens if you smoke marijuana? and What are the short term (and long term) effects?. Information is from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The official home page of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institute of Health. Scroll down and on right notice the topics under Information for Students to find information on individual drugs, on their effect on the brain and much more.
PREVLINE: Alcohol & Drug Facts
Links to full-text publications providing information on alcohol, prescription drugs, narcotics, inhalants, stimulants, steroids, and more. Part of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Web of Addictions: Other Drugs
Links to web sites that provide information on a variety of drugs. Includes a Searchable On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang. Scroll to the top of the page to locate a list of fact sheet citations. An award-winning site produced by Andrew L. Homer, Ph.D. and Dick Dillon. |
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