Mrs. Wilson's Drug Awareness Research Project
8th Grade Health
 

Work alone or select a partner

 

You Will Be Looking For:
1. A Definition of the Drug
2. History of the Drug
3. What Does the Drug Do to the Body?
4. Street Names for the Drug (6-8)
5. Does the Drug Produce Withdrawal Symptoms?
6. Other Important Information
 

Drug Project Topic Choices:
 
  1. Cannabis
  2. Stimulants
  3. Depressants
  4. Inhalants
  5. Narcotics
  6. Hallucinogens
  7. Legal Prescription Drugs: Ritalin, Oxycontin, etc.
  8. Steroids
  9. Over the Counter Drugs
  10. Designer Drugs

 

You Will Need To:

 
Create Research Notes for Your Topic: 4-6 Pages  
Give an 8 Minute Oral Presentation With Visuals: Poster, Diagram, etc.
Write a Paper: 4-6 Pages Using M.L.A. Style, Double Spaced, Size 12 Font

Create a Bibliography (Works Cited) 4-6 Resources
You Need At Least One Source From:

  1. Book
  2. Internet
  3. Magazine or Newspaper
 Using M.L.A. Style
Find Street Names for Your Drug 6-8 Names

 

Getting Started- Research Tools

 

Graphic Organizers

  
Good for Brainstorming and Generating Ideas Idea Map Example
  Idea Map Blank Template for You to Use (Download)
Help You Break Down the Research Project Into Manageable Sections Research Strategy Example
  Research Strategy Blank Template for You to Use (Download)

Research Method

 

KWL Research Method

What Is K-W-L?

 

Information Sources:

Print Resources (Books):

Recommended General Encyclopedias (*** Remember to use the index ***):

World Book Encyclopedia - Reference Section of the Library
Encyclopedia Americana - Reference Section of the Library

***Selected Books On Drug Abuse Are Available On a Library Cart***

 

NEWSFLASH!

PHOTO EXHIBIT

The faces of meth

Newspapaer Article
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/110423869622151.xml

PHOTOS
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/olive/view_gallery.ata?g_id=2927

 

Electronic Information From Databases

On-Line Encyclopedias

To Access From Home: Ask at the library for passwords

 

To Access From Home: Ask at the library for passwords

Magazine & Newspaper Articles

Proquest Trial Databases

ELIBRARY

password: 11364

 

Health Reference Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.

http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/1/1/1/purl=rc6_HRCA
 

MasterFILE Select

NOVEL/EBSCO User ID is: stafford
Password is the same: stafford

 

Shock, Horror and Surprise:

You are entering a Google Free Zone

Please Do Not Use Search Engines

NO Googling/Yahoo Search/Ask Jeeves, etc. FOR THIS PROJECT!

Do Not Use the Google Search Engine for this project without first talking with Mr. Puschak or Mrs. Wilson

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Appropriate Internet Resources

http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

http://www.drugabuse.gov/DrugPages/
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/index.html

Chart of Commonly Abused Drugs

Depressants Hallucinogens Stimulants Steroids etc.

http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/DrugsofAbuse.html
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/report_1998-10-01_1.html

Drugs of Abuse

Drug Enforcement Administration

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/index.htm

Photo Library of Drugs

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/photo_library.html
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
 http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/BySlang

Brief Overviews

http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/
Extensive List of Slang/Street Terms for Drugs http://www.streetdrugs.org/pdf/street_terms.pdf

Audio Book

http://www.health.org/govpubs/rpo884/

Drugs and Alcohol - Straight Talk

 

DEA Get It Straight!

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/toc.htm
United Nations Global Youth Network: Youth and Drugs
http://www.unodc.org/youthnet/youthnet_youth_drugs.html Gives no-nonsense descriptions about some of the major drugs and their effects.
Drug Descriptions
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm
Mind Over Matter
http://165.112.78.61/MOM/MOMIndex.html The brain's response to marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, stimulants and steroids
http://www.clubdrugs.org/
  http://www.thecoolspot.gov/

 

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Specific Topics

Over the Counter Drugs http://www.streetdrugs.org/otc.htm

Cannabis/ Marijuana

http://www.unodc.org/unodc/report_1998-10-01_1_page004.html

 
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/marijuana/index.html
MDMA (Ecstasy)

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/mdma/mdma.html

http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/MDMA/
http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Prescription/Prescription.html
 Inhalants Fact Sheet Click Here
http://www.inhalant.org/
Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse (DXM) http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/vnr5.htm
http://www.health.org/govpubs/PHD688/

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