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NIDA Partners with Scholastic Magazines Scholastic Magazines
Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body [Grades 5–11]
Complilations - A collection of articles designed to teach students about the consequences of drug use. These articles were distributed in Scholastic classroom magazines during the 2003/2004 school year.

Year 1 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS927
Year 2 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS951
Year 3 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS977
Year 4 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS982
Scholastic and NIDA Online


Teachers' Editions -
Provides skill-building extension activities and additional resources.
Year 1 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS928
Year 2 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS952
Year 3 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS978
Year 4 - Order this publication - NCADI #MS983
Scholastic and NIDA Online


Drugs and the Body: It Isn't Pretty (Poster)
[Grades 5–11]
This 20" x 31" bilingual poster gives an annotated tour of what drugs of abuse do to the human body. The tour is in English on one side and in Spanish ("Las drogas y el cuerpo no son una buena combinaciĆ³n") on the other. It was designed as part of the larger drug education program from NIDA and Scholastic.
Order this publication - NCADI #AVD165(S)
Scholastic and NIDA Online
Scholastic Magazines

NIDA Curriculum Supplements The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction [Grades 9–12]
Interactive, science-based curriculum supplement for high school students and teachers. Includes a
CD-ROM with activities. Provides current, research-based information on various aspects of drug abuse and addiction, including neurobiology, behavioral components, and treatment.

Order this publication - NCADI #MS929
The Brain - Online

Slide Teaching Packets
[High School Teachers]
This CD-ROM contains five PowerPoint presentations that provide a broad, scientific overview of the mechanisms of addiction.
Order this publication - NCADI #AVD145
Teaching Packets - Online

Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy CD-ROM
[General Audience]
This interactive CD-ROM is both informative and fun! Developed for adolescents, it contains interactive games that teach young audiences how the brain functions and how drugs alter brain activity. It also contains relevant Web links to NIDA-sponsored Web sites that offer more specific information on common drugs of abuse, such as marijuana, cigarettes, club drugs and steroids. This CD-ROM is great for use in the classroom, with community-based programs, or at home.
Order this publication - NCADI #AVD192
Slide Teaching Packets

Brain Power Series Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program [Grades K–1]
Contains five modules designed to examine the effects of drugs on the brain. This program lays the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts. Parent newsletters in both English and Spanish are included.

Order this publication - NCADI #BPPACK1
Brain Power K–1 - Online

Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
[Grades 2–3]
Contains six modules designed to examine the effects of drugs on the brain. This program lays the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts. Parent newsletters in both English and Spanish are included.
Order this publication - NCADI #BPPACK
Brain Power 2–3 - Online

Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
[Grades 4–5]
Contains six modules designed to examine the effects of drugs on the brain. This program lays the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts. Parent newsletters in both English and Spanish are included.
Order this publication - NCADI #BPPACK2
Brain Power 4–5 - Online

Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
[Grades 6–9]  
Contains six modules designed to examine the effects of drugs on the brain. This program lays the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts. Parent newsletters in both English and Spanish are included.

Order this publication - NCADI #BPPACK3
Brain Power 6–9 - Online
Brain Power: The NIDA Junior Scientist Program

Mind Over Matter Series Mind Over Matter
Mind Over Matter - Complete Set [Grades 5–9]
Contains eight magazines. This series encourages students to reject drug use by helping them understand the effects of drug use on the brain. In each magazine, Sara Bellum—a budding young science student—takes students on a scientific journey to learn about the brain's complex responses to specific drugs including hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, methamphetamine, nicotine, opiates, steroids, and stimulants.

Order this publication - NCADI #MOMKIT
Order the Teacher's Guide - NCADI #PHD806
Mind Over Matter - Online

Also available in Spanish

Mind Over Matter
Steroids Steroids
Steroids: Know Your Opposition [General Audience]
This 24" x 18" poster features different side effects of steroid abuse that are printed on a series of hurdles to depict that "if you use steroids, the race is lost before it begins." The poster was designed as part of NIDA's larger steroids awareness program.

Order this publication - NCADI #AVD202

Mind Over Matter
Steroids: Not in My Game Plan [General Audience]
This 24" x 18" poster features males and females engaged in various sports. The headline reads, "Steroids? Not in my game plan. How about you?" The poster appeals to kids' desire to be true to themselves, and it was designed as part of NIDA's larger steroids awareness program.

Order this publication - NCADI #AVD203



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