Lists five simple ways to reduce the risks of taking methadone for pain relief or medication-assisted treatment of addiction to opioids, such as heroin and narcotic pain medicines. Suggests resources for more information.

Describe los usos de la metadona para el alivio del dolor y el tratamiento de la adicción. Lista los peligros de la sobredosis, los posibles efectos secundarios y otros medicamentos que se deben evitar mientras tomar metadona. Ofrece precauciones e información para debatir con el proveedor de atención médica. Guía de recursos

Provides a message to increase awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among pregnant women: "Have a healthy baby: Be an alcohol-free mother-to be." Includes the telephone number for the FASD Center for Excellence Information Resource Center.

Describe los peligros de tomar alcohol durante el embarazo. Ofrece alternativas de actividades para las mujeres embarazadas. Provee estadísticas acerca de la cantidad de bebés que nacen cada año con problemas causados por el uso del alcohol durante el embarazo, que incluye asuntos de salud de por vida para los niños.

Powerful imagery shows teens and young adults how drugs of abuse damage major organs. A provocative and engaging educational tool. Back: Four critical-thinking activity worksheets and lesson plans on drugs of abuse: a basic neuroscience lesson on how the brain governs the body; an in-depth look at how different drugs damage various vital organs; an activity using a diagram to explore how abusing drugs can damage relationships; and an exercise on how to read a statistical graph on emergency room visits to show the impact of drugs on society. A Spanish/English version of the front of this poster is expected in 2013.

***There are worksheets available for this poster too***

Student Activities To go Along with the Poster: • Activity 1: The Brain-Body Connection (PDF) Students will learn how the brain communicates with the body. Skills: Scientific diagrams, critical thinking • Activity 2: Drugs + Your Body: It Isn’t Pretty (PDF) (two pages) Students will learn the harmful effects of specific drugs on organs. Skills: Tables/charts, critical thinking • Activity 3: Drugs + Your Life: It Isn’t Pretty (PDF) Students will think critically about other consequences of drug abuse. Skills: Causal diagrams, decision-making, critical thinking • Activity 4: Drugs + Society: Emergency Room Visits (PDF) Students will analyze statistics on emergency room visits due to alcohol and drug abuse. Skills: Graphs, critical thinking

Nicotine. Heroin. Cocaine. Marijuana. Inhalants. Methamphetamine. Steroids. They all cause damage. Check out the diagram to find out how drugs of abuse can affect the brain, heart, lungs, liver, immune system, nose, mouth, skin, bones, and kidneys.

***There are worksheets available for this poster too***

La nicotina. Heroína. Cocaína. Marihuana. Los inhalantes. La metanfetamina. Los esteroides. Todos ellos causar daños. Echa un vistazo al diagrama para saber como drogas de abuso puede afectar el cerebro, el corazón, los pulmones, el hígado, el sistema inmunológico, la nariz, la boca, la piel, los huesos y los riñones.

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Worksheets to assist teachers when using the Heads Up: Drugs and the Body: It Isn't Pretty posters.