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Drugs & Teen Health

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Key Search Terms:

Teen Health
Drugs/ Substances / Medications
Use / Misuse / Abuse
Tobacco / Smoking / Cigarettes
Alcohol  / Drinking / Binge Drinking
Over-the-Counter  or Prescription Medications / Pain-Killers
Opiates/ Amphetamines / Hallucinagens
Illegal / Illicit Drugs
Steroids / Performance-enhancing drugs / Anti-doping
Social / Community
Effects / Consequences / Cost

Also search: The formal and colloquial drug names.

Reference Sources:

Encyclopedia Brittanica Online (School Edition)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (REF 603 MCG)

Print Resources in the Library

See Dewey Reference Number 362 and 616

Digital Resources in the Library

Clickview:

Specific Drug Videos:
Classroom Video (2007). Introducing Tobacco – Risks, Laws and Habits. (22 minutes)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1998). Alcohol: The Deceptive Drug. (30 minutes)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1998). Caffeine: Everyone’s Drug. (30 minutes)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1998).  Nicotine: The Desirable Drug. (30 minutes)
Rod Rees and Associates (1998). On the Juice – The Problems of Drugs in Sport. (27 minutes)
Learning Essentials (2005). Party Drugs. (23 minutes)
SBS (2006). The Cheating Game: Performance-Enhancing Drugs. (55 minutes)
VEA (2008) Drink-Spiking – Awareness and Avoidance. (29 minutes)
ABC (1998). Ecstasy: The Party Drug. (1998)

General Drugs Videos:
Learning Essentials (2000). Wrestling with Drugs and the Law. (22 minutes)
VEA (2003). Real Smart About Drugs. (23 minutes)
VEA (1999). Drug Use and Misuse. (27 minutes)
EnhanceTV (2003). Body Hits. Smart Drugs. (30 minutes)
Learning Essentials (2000). Investigating Illegal Drugs. (23 minutes)

Links Plus

Resources on the World Wide Web

ABC “What’s YourPoison?” website [1]
Australian Drug Foundation [2]
Australian Federal Police – Drugs and Alcohol [3]
Australian Drug Information Network [4]
Teen Health [5]
Teen Health Issues [6]
Drug Prevention Network-Wide Range of Drug Related Topics [7]
Act Now [8]
What the Rush? [9]
Reach Out Australia [10]

Websites Used in Class

Better Health Channel [11]
Oxygen [12]
Cancer Council [13]
National DrugsCampaign [14]
Legal Aid [15]

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URLs in this post:

[1] ABC “What’s YourPoison?” website: http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/poison/

[2] Australian Drug Foundation: http://www.adf.org.au/

[3] Australian Federal Police – Drugs and Alcohol: http://www.afp.gov.au/act/drugs_alcohol.html

[4] Australian Drug Information Network: http://www.adin.com.au/content.asp?Document_ID=1

[5] Teen Health: http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicCategories.aspx?&p=285

[6] Teen Health Issues: http://www.yheart.net/yheart/default.aspx?page=1

[7] Drug Prevention Network-Wide Range of Drug Related Topics: http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/druginfo

[8] Act Now: http://www.actnow.com.au/Issues/Illicit_drugs.aspx

[9] What the Rush?: http://www.whatstherush.org.au/

[10] Reach Out Australia: http://au.reachout.com/find/issues/alcohol-other-drugs

[11] Better Health Channel: http://betterhealtgchannel.vic.gov.au

[12] Oxygen: http://oxygen.org.au

[13] Cancer Council: http://cancervic.org.au/

[14] National DrugsCampaign: http://drugs.health.gov.au/

[15] Legal Aid: http://legalaid.vic.gov.au

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