tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73505713600520173562011-04-21T11:30:45.241-07:00Book Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639080142309775594noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350571360052017356.post-82341202175824232342009-05-04T20:57:00.000-07:002009-05-04T21:49:55.309-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EubaIgux-bo/Sf_FA1DwvKI/AAAAAAAAASA/MP7to5Wo1NU/s1600-h/meth+addict.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332197101863484578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 153px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EubaIgux-bo/Sf_FA1DwvKI/AAAAAAAAASA/MP7to5Wo1NU/s200/meth+addict.jpg" border="0" /></a> Face of Addiction<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong>"I won't get addicted."</strong> </p><p align="center"><strong>"I'm just experimenting." </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>"Drugs help me cope with the pressure of [fill in the blank]."</strong> </p><p align="left">According to the website, <em>Teen Drug Abuse, </em>20 percent of 8th-graders report they have tried marijuana and 28 percent of teens know a classmate or friend who has used ecstacy. <em>Teen Drug Abuse </em>also reports that alcohol kills 6 1/2 times more than do illicit drugs. According to the National Institute for Justices Arrestee &amp; Drug Monitoring System's drug testing program, 66 percent of underage male arrestees tested positive for marijuana use.</p><p align="left">Through your research for this project and by learning about your classmates' projects, you will learn more about the harmful effects of drug use.</p><br /><p align="left"></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7350571360052017356-8234120217582423234?l=researchsubstanceabuse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Book Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639080142309775594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350571360052017356.post-21473378139775225212009-05-04T11:19:00.000-07:002009-05-04T21:51:01.430-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EubaIgux-bo/Sf8z1YU2BQI/AAAAAAAAAR4/d2TMauDP_7w/s1600-h/marijuana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332037475985917186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EubaIgux-bo/Sf8z1YU2BQI/AAAAAAAAAR4/d2TMauDP_7w/s200/marijuana.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">You and your class members will be researching the harmful effects of drug abuse in preparation for writing a persuasive paper that will inform and persuade your peers about the harmful effects of drug use. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Resources</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Print materials:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The library has non-fiction and reference books on drugs and substance abuse. These books are located in the Dewey range in the non-fiction section of the library. Use the card catalog to locate the specific call number of the book. </span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">On-line Databases:</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE00&amp;ID=14441">Facts-on-File</a>, <a href="http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N">Grolier</a> and <a href="http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elk26740">Infotrac</a> databases can provide you with valuable information on your topic. Conduct a search using key words. (See your librarian for passwords.)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Weblinks:</strong></span><br />Alcohol <a href="http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/alcohol.htm">http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/alcohol.htm</a><br />Alcohol <a href="http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Alcohol">http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Alcohol</a><br />Alcoholism <a href="http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/FAQs/General-English/default.htm">http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/FAQs/General-English/default.htm</a><br />Al-Anon &amp; Alateen <a href="http://www.al-anon.org/">http://www.al-anon.org/</a><br />Cocaine <a href="http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/Cocaine.html">http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/Cocaine.html</a><br />Cocaine <a href="http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Cocaine">http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Cocaine</a><br />Cocaine <a href="http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/cocaine.html">http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/cocaine.html</a><br />Cocaine <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/cocaine.html">http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/cocaine.html</a><br />Ecstasy(MDMA) <a href="http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/MDMA">http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/MDMA</a><br />Ecstasy (MDMA) <a href="http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_xtc1.php">http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_xtc1.php</a><br />Ecstasy (MDMA) &amp; Club Drugs <a href="http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/club.htm">http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/club.htm</a><br />Ecstasy (MDMA) <a href="http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Ecstasy">http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Ecstasy</a><br />Ecstasy (MDMA) <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/mdma.html">http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/mdma.html</a><br />Marijuana <a href="http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.php">http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.php</a><br />Marijuana <a href="http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/marijuan.htm">http://nickscape.net/recoveryzone/marijuan.htm</a><br />Marijuana <a href="http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/marijuana/">http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/marijuana/</a><br />Marijuana <a href="http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Marijuana">http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Marijuana</a><br />Marijuana <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/marijuana.html">http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/marijuana.html</a><br />Tobacco (Nicotine) <a href="http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_nicotine1.php">http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_nicotine1.php</a><br />Smokeless Tobacco <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/smokeless/smokeless_tobacco.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/smokeless/smokeless_tobacco.htm</a><br />Tobacco <a href="http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Tobacco">http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Tobacco</a><br />Tobacco (Nicotine) <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4753">http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4753</a><br />Tobacco (Nicotine) <a href="http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNVol13N3/tearoff.html">http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNVol13N3/tearoff.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7350571360052017356-2147337813977522521?l=researchsubstanceabuse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Book Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639080142309775594noreply@blogger.com0