The Science Behind Smoking (Module 5)

Resources

The lists below include resources for teachers and students.

Resources for Teachers

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
  This Web site contains information about drug abuse and a section designed specifically for parents, teachers, and students.
  
• Sara’s Quest
  www.sarasquest.org
  This site from NIDA contains materials about the brain and how drugs change the brain.
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
  ncadi.samhsa.gov, 1-800-729-6686
  NCADI is the world’s largest resource for information and materials concerning substance abuse. Many free publications are available here.
  
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
  www.enc.org
  This Web site provides useful information and products to improve mathematics and science teaching and learning.
  
• Lynch, B. S. Growing Up Tobacco Free: Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youth. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994. Addresses tobacco prevention programs for youth, the effect of tobacco advertising, controls and bans on tobacco sales, and taxation as a prevention strategy; also explains nicotine’s effects on the brain and body and the process of addiction.
  
• Scientists Find How Nicotine Affects Brain
  www.columbia.edu/cu/record21/record2104.14.html
  A brief discussion of scientists’ discovery of how nicotine affects the brain.
  
• Neuroscience for Kids - Nicotine
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
  A discussion of the history of tobacco and effects of nicotine on the body.
  
• Smoke-Free Kids and Soccer
  www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sports_initiatives_splash.htm
  An innovative collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team; includes information on smoking, links to free stuff, and ideas on how to get children involved in activities other than smoking.
  
  

Resources for Students

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
  This Web site contains information about drug abuse, with sections designed specifically for students.
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Nicotine, 1998. Part of the NIDA’s “Mind Over Matter” series on drugs for middle school students; focuses on nicotine and nicotine addiction. (Also available at www.drugabuse.gov)
  
• The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI): For Kids Only
  ncadi.samhsa.gov/features/kidsarea
  NCADI is the world’s largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse. This section of the site is designed specifically for kids.
  
• Friedman, David. Focus on Drugs and the Brain. Frederick, MD: Twenty-First Century Books, 1990. Part of the "Drug-Alert Book" series; includes a section on nicotine and addiction.
  
• Neuroscience for Kids
  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
  Presents the history of tobacco and cigarette smoking, nicotine addiction, and the effect of nicotine on the brain.