Compilations of Past Issues

Drug education materials for classroom use are organized into two sections on this page:

• Annual Compilations
• Posters and Poster/Teaching Guides

 

Annual Compilations   

NEW! School Year 2015—2016 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students the facts about timely and practical topics in drug education. Students will have the opportunity to: find unbiased, scientific answers to their questions about drugs and health; understand how their brains make decisions and how to better navigate peer-pressure situations; and receive information on the bodily risks associated with opioid medications.

  •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 8.7 MB]

  •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 3.9 MB]

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School Year 2014—2015 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students the facts about timely and practical topics in drug education. Students will have the opportunity to: sort out questions about marijuana amidst shifting perceptions and laws; gain a scientific understanding of drug addiction, relapse, and recovery; and learn facts about e-cigarette risks and evaluate e-cigarette marketing.

  •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 1.8 MB]

  •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 5.8 MB]

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School Year 2013—2014 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the extraordinary complexities of the brain, including such topics as how drugs overload the brain's reward system; how actions in youth impact the brain's efficiencies through synaptic pruning; and why teen brains are inclined toward impulsivity and the benefits of "pausing" before making decisions.

  •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 5.3 MB]

  •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 1.6 MB]

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School Year 2012—2013 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the wide-ranging effects of various drugs on the brain, body, and life. 

  •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 2.8 MB]

  •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 1.2 MB]

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School Year 2011—2012 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about marijuana, including topics such as breaking down myths about marijuana, the science of how marijuana affects the brain, and the myth of "medical marijuana."

• Download Student’s Edition [PDF 1.1 MB] 

• Download Teacher’s Edition [PDF 934 KB] 

 

 

 

School Year 2010—2011 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of abusing prescription pain medications, including topics such as the difference between the proper use and abuse of prescription drugs, prescription stimulants, and facts from a leading scientist on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs.

• Download Student’s Edition [PDF 1.28 MB] 

• Download Teacher’s Edition [PDF 664 KB] 

 

 

 

School Year 2009—2010 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as answers to questions about drugs commonly asked by teens, teen research in addiction science, and how to use facts to help make smart decisions when it comes to drugs.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 6.7 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 1.3 MB]

 

 

 

School Year 2008—2009 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as genetics and drug addiction, teen research in addiction science, facts about stimulants, and drug rehabilitation.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 1.6 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 524 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2007—2008 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as consequences of impairment from drug abuse, facts about hydrocodone, how to talk with your doctor about your health, and the brain science behind teen decision making.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 1.2 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 344 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2006—2007 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of addiction, effects of tobacco addiction, the connection between stress and drug abuse, and the health risks associated with drug abuse.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 2.3 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 180 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2005—2006 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as methamphetamine, inhalants, prescription drugs, and influences on teen decision making.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 1.4 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 688 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2004—2005 Compilation  — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans on the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as the science of drug addiction, the teen brain, the connection between drug abuse and AIDS, abuse of inhalants and prescription drugs, and the connection between drug addiction and obesity.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 1.7 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 864 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2003—2004 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as cocaine, LSD, and prescription painkillers.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 4.2 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 548 KB]

 

 

 

School Year 2003—2004 Skills Book  — A collection of 16 reproducible skills pages full of facts and activities on drugs of abuse.

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School Year 2002—2003 Compilation — A collection of articles and teacher lesson plans designed to teach students about the repercussions of drug use, including topics such as tobacco, marijuana, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, and steroids.

   •  Download Student's Edition [PDF 16.1 MB]

   •  Download Teacher's Edition [PDF 2.4 MB]