Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives We hope you use this important program with your students to help shatter myths that surround drugs and drug abuse.ĭirector, National Institute of Drug Abuseĭownload and print a copy of the complete teaching guide Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths (PDF). The lesson plan, worksheets, quizzes, and answer key are also available as single pages for download below.ĭownload and print a copy of the poster Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths (PDF)

Take-home activities (English and Spanish versions).

Below you’ll find:Ī full-color classroom poster highlighting NIDA’s teen resource Įye-opening questions and answers from the National Drug IQ ChallengeĪ turnkey lesson plan and worksheet to help students identify drug facts vs. Visit for more information and to look for events in your community. NDFW is a new national health observance week for teens, which features school- and community-based Q&A events where teens can get factual answers, not judgments, from science experts regarding their questions about drugs. We hope that you will use these materials during NIDA’s National Drug Facts Week (NDFW).

This poster/teaching guide, Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths, is designed for you to display and use in your classroom year-round to remind students of the importance of getting the facts when it comes to drugs and drug abuse.īelow you’ll find turnkey tools to help students think for themselves and to make smart decisions. Without a credible source for answers, teens may turn to the Internet, friends, and pop culture, which can leave them with dangerous misinformation and serious consequences. The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s annual “Drug Facts Chat Day” ( /chat), already popular with many teachers and students, has shown us what you know-teens have a lot of questions about drugs and drug abuse. Hear that sound? It’s the shattering of myths about drugs and drug abuse.

Questions from the National Drug IQ Challenge

Abuse vs addiction worksheet