Tips for the Safe Use of Medication
Click on this link to find fact sheets on preventing drug and alcohol abuse. Read the ten tips for the safe use of medication. What should you do with unused medication? What do you need to know about the containers you use to store medications?

Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction
Read excerpts of this report published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. What are the three classes of prescription drugs that are most commonly abused? For what purposes are these drugs prescribed? Name three ways patients can prevent prescription drug abuse.

What Are Club Drugs?
Link to this page on the D.A.R.E. Web site to learn more about club drugs. Create a concept map that illustrates the relationship between MDMA, Rohypnol, and Methamphetamine, including risks and side effects.

Stop Violence
Click on this link to "10 Things Kids Can Do to Stop Violence". Working in small groups, write a short skit that demonstrates one of the ten actions. Perform your skit for the class.

Does Your Friend Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
This guide for teens provides information on how to help a friend who has a problem with alcohol or other drugs. In your health journal or notebook, create a two-column chart. In the first column, list the steps that you'd take to try to help a friend. In the second column, list the things your friend must do in order to get help. Include telephone numbers for resources in your area.

Iowa Department of Public Health TEEN Line
Click on the link for the TEEN Line toll free telephone number. TEEN Line is a telephone service providing confidential answers to teens' questions about health issues including violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and AIDS/HIV.

Treatment Facility Locator
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides information about substance abuse treatment centers. Link to this page to find the drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs nearest you.