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children under 10.

USE OF THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS BOOKLET SERIES

Students will read sections from the 14 booklets in The Truth About Drugs series in the lessons. Related vocabulary is defined as part of each lesson and a Glossary of Terms is provided at the back of this guide, which includes additional terms.

Each of the 13 booklets listed below focuses on one of the most commonly abused drugs-marijuana, alcohol, synthetic drugs, Ecstasy, cocaine, crack cocaine, crystal meth and methamphetamine, inhalants, heroin, LSD, prescription drug abuse, painkillers and Ritalin abuse. Included are compelling stories from former users.

Each student will receive a boxed set of all the booklets to use as they go through the lessons and is encouraged to read them as homework assignments.

Drugs have been part of our culture since the mite of te centuty, Popularized in the 1900s by music and ment mess

Invade all aspects of society.

An estimated 208 million people Internationally consune ta drugs. In the United States, resulte from the 2007 Nationa Dare on Drug Use and Health showed that 19.9 million Amenicans to s of the population aged 12 or older) used illegal drugs in the mone

prior to the survey.

You probably know someone who has been affected by drugs, directly or indirectly.

The most commonly used-and abused drug in the US is alcohol.

Alcohol-related motor accidents are the second leading cause of teen death in the United States.

The most commonly used illegal drug is marijuana. According to the United Nations

2008 World Drug Report, about

3.9% of the world's population between the ages of 15 and 64 abuse marijuana.