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| Addiction: Close to Home: Animations | ||
| Provides animated illustrations of how drugs affect the brain. ( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/science/html/animations.html ) | ||
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| National Institutes of Health: The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of... | ||
| Although designed for grades 9-12, this site provides a helpful review (with animations) of neurons, brain chemistry, and how drugs change the way neurons communicate. ( http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/addiction/default.htm ) | ||
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| National Institutes of Health: The Brain and the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijua... | ||
| Provides teacher resources, including slides, showing how drugs affect the brain; includes material on the reward system. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching.html ) | ||
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| National Institutes of Health: The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction | ||
| Provides teacher resources, including slides, showing how drugs affect functioning of the nervous system. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching2/Teaching.html ) | ||
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| Rediscovering Biology: Neurobiology | ||
| Provides animations and images relating to neurobiology and the effects of drugs on the brain. ( http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/units/neuro/images.html ) | ||
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| StopDrugs.Org: Identification | ||
| Provides photos of street drugs for identification. ( http://www.stopdrugs.org/identification.html ) | ||
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| U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Photo Library | ||
| Provides photos of many drugs of abuse for identification. ( http://www.dea.gov/photo_library.html ) | ||
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