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FCPS Approved Websites for Grade 9 Drug and Alcohol Unit:

• Parents. The Anti-Drug.
  A basic resource for students from the Office of National Drug Control Policy( in English and Spanish). Various Asian languages (Korean, Cambodian, Chinese, and Vietnamese) available through the homepage.

• Freevibe.com
  The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign-sponsored site helps youth understand the dangers of drugs and features moderated bulletin boards, pop culture news, role-playing games, and media literacy tools.

• Neuroscience For Kids
  Developed by Neuroscience for Kids, this site includes answers to commonly asked questions about the brain and neuroscience, neurotransmission, and the effects of specific drugs on the nervous system.

• National Institute of Drug Abuse: "Mind Over Matter"
  "Mind Over Matter" is a good teaching module for younger teens from the National Institute of Drug Abuse that covers all the major drugs and recent science on the brain.

• National Institute of Drug Abuse: Sara's Quest
  Sara's Quest features questions related to "Mind Over Matter," and students can join a club and receive a free poster.

• National Institute of Drug Abuse: Students & Young Adults
  This is the NIDA web site. There are tons of info about the most commonly abused drugs and how they affect the brain and body. Plus, there's a special section for students.

• Prevention Online, PREVLINE
  Developed by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, this site has "For Kids Only" materials including games, "really cool" links, and an "Are You Curious? Ask Us!" page that allows visitors to ask experts questions about drugs.

• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
  The Partnership for A Drug-free America develops the advertising campaign on television and print materials.

For information on a specific drug:

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism revised website with sections on frequently asked questions on alcohol abuse and alcoholism (in English and Spanish), Alcohol Alerts research, and links to other sites including a new link to Kids Spot, an interactive website for youth with facts, refusal strategies, and games.

• National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  National Association for Children of Alcoholics works on behalf of children of alcohol and drug-dependent parents.

• Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
  Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing nearly 440,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct medical costs.

• Club Drugs
  NIDA-supported research has shown that use of club drugs can cause serious health problems and, in some cases, even death. Used in combination with alcohol, these drugs can be even more dangerous.

• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
  The NIPC serves as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage about inhalant issues, develops informational materials, produces ViewPoint (a quarterly newsletter), provides training and technical assistance and leads a week-long national grassroots inhalant education and awareness campaign.

• Anabolic Steriod Abuse
  Research has shown that the inappropriate use of anabolic steroids can have catastrophic medical, psychiatric and behavioral consequences.

• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
  The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids located in Washington, D.C. has latest information on tobacco research.

• Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
  Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a unique public-private coalition to keep youth ages 9-15 alcohol free. Their site includes research on the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain.

• American Lung Association
  The American Lung Association site has information on tobacco and marijuana.

• American Cancer Society
  American Cancer Society site has information on cancers related to tobacco products, marijuana, and alcohol.