Substance+Abuse+&+Addiction

**Unit Objectives:**

- To examine common risk behaviors for teenagers in the United States and reflect on potential physical, social, and mental/emotional consequences. - To discuss legal and illegal substance use and abuse and specifically examine drug categories, effects, legal status, etc. - To understand how legal and illegal substances impact normal neuron communication in the brain and the physiology of addiction

**Unit Packet and Syllabus:**


 * Notes for Substance Abuse Unit:**

Unit Review Sheet: Unit Review Extra Credit Activity: 

Websites for Class Activities:

[|Crossing the Divide: How Neurons Talk to Each Other] [|How Neurons Communicate] [|Educate Yourself: Drugs]

**Current Events and Interesting Articles:** [|The Teenage Brain-Why Teens Act and Think Differently] [|Your Phone is Blocked. Just Drive.] [|Impact of Legal & Illegal Substances on Mice] [|An Alarming New Stimulant: Bath Salts] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|The Dangers of Dextromethorphan] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Medical Marijuana In Maine] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|City officials in Buffalo: Pot-shaped candy is sending the wrong message] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|The Faces of Meth] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Dangers of Cough Syrup or DXM Abuse] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Warnings Against Alcoholic Energy Drinks] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Ignition Interlock Devices]



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.php <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/effects.-Lya.htm <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://www.medicinenet.com/marijuana/article.htm <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://drugabuse.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html http://www.drugrehab.us/news/pros-cons-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/ https://www.heraldguide.com/details.php?id=13634 <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://healthmad.com/health/reproductive-effects-of-marijuana/ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://www.balancedpolitics.org/marijuana_legalization.htm <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://usliberals.about.com/od/patriotactcivilrights/i/MarijuanaProCon.htm <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2010/10/marijuana-legalization-pros-and-cons
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Websites for Marijuana Research Activity: **

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Medical Marijuana Information:**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/issues/marijuana.html <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://www.pressherald.com/archive/medical-marijuana-vote-raises-new-issues_2009-11-04.html <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000881 <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/dlrs/mmm/mmma_award_list.shtml <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">http://www.awareandprepare.com/feds-crackdown-on-california-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/