NEUROTRANSMISSION

CLICK HERE for a great video explaining how neurotransmission works

The Science of Addiction

CLICK HERE for great information on the science of addiction from the NIDA

FDA/DEA Drug schedule

CLICK HERE for a chart that provides ALL the information we need for our Prescription Drug Abuse unit

This chart is organized by FDA?DEA Drug Schedule and classification

Example of class notes from (2/17/12)

CLICK HERE for 20 facts from the Prescription Drug Research Report by the NIDA.

To describe the process - the class took the NIDA's prescription drug abuse report ( 9 pages) and broke into 9 small groups.  Each group was responsible for picking out nine (9) facts from the one page they were responsible for.  Those nine facts were then put on chart paper and presented to the class as a whole.  The class as a whole then decided which eighteen (18) facts 2 PER PAGE they would be responsible for on a quiz.  Here is an example from a second semester Wellness 10 class in 2012

NIDA's Prescription Drugs - Abuse and Addiction

CLICK HERE - for a link to the NIDA's Research Report on Prescription drug Abuse and Addiction

DEA Drugs of Abuse document (pdf)

CLICK HERE to view and download a copy of the DEA's Drugs of Abuse pamphlet (84pages)

Brown University T.A.O.D Information site

CLICK HERE for access to Brown University's T.A.O.D. site