DRUG ADDICTION AND TEENAGERS – A HOTLIST

For the ninth grade

Writers: Mara Zaidin; Shoshi Zauber and Efrat Agmon

Drug addiction of teenagers: myth or reality? A summary article form "Sociumas" magazine (www.sociumas.lt) of several Internet resources on why teenagers use drugs. It includes some statistics of usage.

A personal story of a young drug addict. A personal Internet site about drug addiction self help.

More Teens Expected to Try Drugs Drug addiction survey statistics (dated September 20, 1996) from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.

Harmful Effects of Medication, Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction.

A PowerPoint Presentation (47X) found in the Texas Health Science Technology Education (HSTE), Which is a secondary career education program for students interested in pursuing a career in health care. The presentation has no direct relation with the site.

Teenagers and Drugs

The ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations advising parents how to discover and prevent their teenagers taking drugs.

http://www. ex addicts tell about their personal experiences nodrugs.com/Addiction.htm

Teenagers tell about their personal experiences concerning drug use, such as losing the sense of reality and responsibility, obsessions, health and family problems.

http://www.nodrugs.com/newspeerpressure.html

Teenagers describe how peer pressure has made them use drugs.