Books & Websites




David Sheff, Beautiful boy : a father's journey through his son's addiction (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008).
This resource reveals first hand the power of addiction. This book is written from a father's point of view as his son deals with the addiction of methamphetamine. This memoir will give readers more understanding of the control drugs can have over a young life.
Club Drugs (GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol) - Infofacts - NIDA
This site deals with the description of club drugs, how they are abused and the ultimate effects of them on the body.
National Substance Abuse Index
This site deals with how drugs are classified.
Teen Drug Intervention
This site encourages parental awareness for drug abuse with their children.
Darryl Inaba, Uppers, downers, all arounders : physical and mental effects of psychoactive drugs, 6th ed. (Medford Or.: CNS Publications, 2007).
Teachers can benefit from the vast knowledge about drugs, alcohol and tobacco from this textbook. Inaba and Cohen provide content which relies on the most current data and studies as well as practical information.
YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a tool all teachers can benefit from using. The YRBSS monitors health-risk behaviors of middle and high school students, which includes tobacco use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infection, and behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence. Teachers can use the YRBSS to assess trends in priority health risk behaviors among students.