by Human Relations Media (Human Relations Media, 2000)

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Summary:

This comprehensive boxed-set curriculum for middle school/junior high students focuses on identifying drug resistance skills and building life skills.  It includes 10 videos, 2 teacher resource books, and a variety of worksheets and fact sheets.  The video programs are each under 20 minutes and deal with smoking, spit tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, anger, tolerance, popularity, conflict resolution and time management.  The videos correspond to topics found in the teacher resource books and covered in worksheets and fact sheets included in the curriculum. (The videos can also be purchased individually.) All worksheets are easily reproducible and the curriculum can be used repeatedly. Middle School Confidential is a secular program—faith-based organizations wanting to make the curriculum more faith-friendly or faith-specific would need to complement it with their own materials or exercises of interpretation.

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Marijuana Anonymous

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Summary:

Marijuana Anonymous is a recovery program based upon AA’s 12 Steps of Recovery for those desiring to stay free of marijuana.  Its members share their experience, strength and hope with the goal of staying free of marijuana and helping other marijuana addicts to achieve the same freedom.  It is supported solely by voluntary contributions and does not charge any membership dues.  MA is not affiliated with any other groups and has no opinion on any outside cause or controversy.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This program is based upon the 12 Steps of Recovery, which have helped to bring freedom to countless substance abusers.  MA’s site provides information about its literature and where to find live and online meetings.  In addition, it provides many online pamphlets and a series of helpful questions to aid individuals in determining whether marijuana has become a problem in their lives.  The entire Web site may be viewed in Spanish as well as English.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

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Summary:

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health, believes that scientific knowledge about drug abuse and addiction is essential to improving the health of our nation.  As a result, NIDA supports over 85 percent of the scientific research worldwide on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.  Its goal is to ensure that the nation’s drug abuse reduction efforts are based upon a solid scientific foundation.  This site includes information for students, parents and teachers and researchers and health professionals.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This site includes many free resources, including curriculum for drug prevention programs for students of all ages.  Some of the resources may be downloaded directly from the site and others may be ordered online or by telephone.  There is an extensive selection of scientifically based publications on a variety of subjects related to drug abuse and addiction, many of which are available in Spanish.   In addition, inexpensive videos dealing with prevention and treatment are available and often are accompanied by a viewer’s guide.