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RESOURCES FOR YOUTH:
SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTIONS: ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
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and Drugs.
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Fast Facts on Drinking and Driving |
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| Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba |
English/French |
FastFacts is a reference tool that highlights many questions
and topics about alcohol. |
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Fast Facts on Meth |
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| Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba |
English/French |
Facts about methamphetamine. |
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AADAC Making
a Difference - Zoot2 |
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| Alberta Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Commission |
English |
Provide information and promote activities that generate awareness
of substance and gambling issues. |
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Be Drug Wise |
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| Health Canada
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English/French |
Geared for youth, this Web site aims to help teens make conscious
and informed choices about drugs and alcohol. Offers a variety
of resources including: factual information on drugs and alcohol,
a list of signs that might indicate a substance use problem,
multimedia games and quizzes, and contact information for
assistance. |
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drinkingfacts.ca |
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| Canadian Public
Health Association |
English/French |
This website is directed at youth providing facts, quizzes,
and information about drinking. |
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Ontario Students
Against Impaired Driving |
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| Ontario Students
Against Impaired Driving |
English |
Offers resources geared to eliminate impaired driving through
the use of practical and positive peer education. Provides
information on campaigns as well as resources for students,
advisors and alumni. |
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Safe Grad
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| Safe Grad |
English |
Gives online resources, primarily for teens, on how to have
safe and successful grads and parties. Offers tips on hosting,
information on alcohol and drugs, including rape drugs, and
a checklist for planning. |
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Straight talk about Marijuana |
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| Health Canada |
English/French |
Provides parents and youth with information on marijuana.
Discusses the physical and psychological health risks as well
as safety and legal risks of the drug. Gives suggestions to
help young people and their parents discuss this subject openly.
Includes a quiz and discussion guide aimed at parents and
their teens |
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Teens and Cannabis |
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| Ministère de la
Santé et des Services sociaux |
English/French |
Contains facts about cannabis to enable youth to make informed
choices. Describes cannabis, its physical and psychological
effects, its legal status in Canada in terms of possession,
trafficking and medicinal usage. |
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Young People and Alcohol |
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| Ministère de la
Santé et des Services sociaux |
English/French |
Discusses how to make intelligent decisions about drinking
alcohol. Notes the physical effects of alcohol, the problems
caused by the prolonged abuse of alcohol, advantages and disadvantages
to drinking, and dangerous combinations such as drinking and
driving. |
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World
Anti-Doping Agency |
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| World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) |
English/French |
Features information on the World Anti-Doping Agency, an organization
that promotes international efforts to fight doping in sports.
Provides a list of prohibited classes of substances such as
nutritional substances, FAQs on doping, the WADA newsletter,
as well as anti-doping facts and links. |
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Marijuana:
Facts for Teens |
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| The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services |
English |
A website developed to communicate to parents and other caring
adults about how they can help promote their child's mental
health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with
alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. |
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Adolescents & Alcohol: Setting
it Straight |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5135/.A36/2001)
(borrow) |
For young people who abuse alcohol, there are often painful
and sometimes deadly consequences. In this video, teens share
their personal stories of addiction, loss of control, and
the hope that recovery can bring. These stories offer teens
in early recovery encouragement and the promise that sobriety
is possible and desirable. |
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Adolescents & Marijuana: Getting
a Life |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.M3/A3/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Teens who experienced the highs and lows of marijuana abuse
share their tales of addiction and loss and subsequent recovery.
Told strictly through the voices of the teens profiled, the
video cuts to the core of marijuana attraction and the ultimate
cost to the user on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level.
The video is an inspiration for recovering teens of all walks
of life to stay clean and nurture their recovery. |
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Alcohol and the Brain |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/QP 801/.A3/A4/2002)
(borrow) |
This tape summarizes research that shows how alcohol effects
various parts of the brain, both immediately and long-term.
It also discusses the latest theories on how alcohol can exacerbate
addiction and some of the implications for treatment. |
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Animated Neuroscience and the Action
of Nicotine, Cocaine, and Marijuana in the Brain |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (DVD/QP 376/.A5/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Using sophisticated 3-D animation, this program, divided into
two parts, takes viewers on a journey deep into the brain
to study the effects of the three substances. The first part
illustrates the major functions of the brain and shows how
its principal cells, the neurons, communicate with each other
through electrical and chemical signals. In the second part,
animated molecules of nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana travel
a route from the external of these drugs, and how each drug
interacts with them and subsequently affects the body. |
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Binge Drinking Blowout: The Extreme
Dangers of Alcohol Use |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/QP 801/.A3/B5/1998)
(borrow) |
Points out that young people often fail to recognize the dangers
of binge drinking because of a feeling of invincibility and
that although they may survive a binge, there still is a heavy
price to pay. Describes how excessive amounts of alcohol can
render the brain unconscious or precipitate endless vomiting. |
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Brain Scans: Alcohol and the Teenage
Brain |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (KIT/QP 801/.A3/B7/2001)
(borrow) |
This program takes teenagers on a tour of several labs across
the country including one at the University of California
at San Diego where doctors are researching the effects of
alcohol use in teenage brains. The young host of the show
actually has a scan done on her own brain, and then has the
chance to see how it compares with the brains of other teens
who drink alcohol regularly. The groundbreaking studies high-lighted
in the video dramatically connect long-term brain damage to
teenage drinking. |
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Club Drugs – Dancing with Danger
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.C5/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Visit the street outside a “rave” where young
people explain why adding club drugs to the mix means you’re
“dancing with danger”. Listen to recovering users
talk about drug-related physical and mental disorders, prison,
isolation from friends and family, attempted suicides and
murders. Learn the truth about common club drugs including
dangerous substitutes being passed off as “ecstasy”,
powerful sedatives like “roofies” (Rohypnol) and
GHB used id date rapes and the resurgence of LSD and methamphetamines. |
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Cocaine Abuse: The End of the Line
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5810/.C633/199?)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Richard Dreyfuss narrates, follows lives of 5 people who actually
had a cocaine problem…why they used it and how it eventually
damaged their lives. |
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Cocaine and Crack: The in The Know
Series |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5810/.C6335/200?)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Series: In the Know - The program first describes the difference
between powdered cocaine and crack. It goes on in detail about
the social effects, biological functions, and short and long
term effects of cocaine, whether it is sniffed, injected or
smoked. |
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Danger! Toxic Chemicals: An Inhalants
Prevention Video |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.S65/D3/1999)
(borrow) |
Introduces students to the truth about inhalants with energy
and a cutting-edge visual style. Students will learn the straight
facts about sniffing and huffing and how these actions can
cause permanent injury or even death. Most important, this
video dispels the myth among kids that common household products
must be safe “because they’re all around us”.
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Debunking the Myths About Marijuana:
What Can Your Community Do? |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/D43/2003)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Designed to educate communities about the harms of teen marijuana
use. The video highlights the latest research about the drug,
features commentary by leading experts about the effects of
marijuana on youth, and encourages work together to address
teen marijuana use. It also includes television ads for youth
on the negative consequences of marijuana use, for parents
on the importance of monitoring their kids and for the general
audience on the importance of community coalitions. |
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Downfall: Sports and Drugs |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RC 1230/.D6/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Most athletes are not substance abusers. However some are
tempted to use steroids in hopes of improved performance.
But the results are often tragic. This video has young athletes
telling it like it is – a potent message to other athletes
who may be thinking of using. |
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Ecstasy – Happiness in a Pill?
A 48 Hours/MTV News Report |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (DVD/RM 316/.E3/2004)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
In a cooperative project with MTV, this edition of 48 hours
takes a broad look at the drug ecstasy. Case studies involving
a high school student, two college students, and a single
mother of three serve as platforms for investigating ecstasy’s
role as a gateway drug, the spread of potentially lethal copycat
drugs and how the controversial group DanceSafe helps ecstasy
abusers at raves to tell the difference, law enforcement’s
crackdown on ecstasy dealers with raids and stiff sentencing,
and ecstasy’s use as an aid in coping with emotional
trauma. Produced by CBS News. |
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Ecstasy – The E Street Blues
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.E37/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
See current and former users paint a deadly picture as they
talk about isolation, depression, homelessness, jail time
and attempted suicide resulting from the use of ecstasy. |
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First Dose of Addiction: Teens and
Alcohol |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/F57/2002)
(borrow) |
An informative presentation clearly stating how alcohol wreaks
havocs both physically and psychologically in teens. A teenager
shares how alcohol abuse led to a friend dying in a drunk
driving accident, making this presentation both effective
and moving. |
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For the Record |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/QP 801/.A3/F6/2001)
(borrow) |
In June, 2000, a young filmmaker, Jay Prychidny, witnessed
an incident of alcohol poisoning at his “after-grad”
party. The video replicates the event as well as the confusion
around how to respond appropriately. The video and guide have
been produced to help youth, and the people who work with
them, develop safety strategies to reduce their risks. |
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It’s No Solution |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.S65/I7/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
A video on the prevention of solvent abuse, effects on the
body and the effect on friends and family. |
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Journals From the Inside: A Cocaine/Crack
Prevention Video |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/J6/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Two teenage journalists shed the myths and learn the tragic
truths behind crack and cocaine use. Through interviews with
recovering addicts, this video vividly reveals the spectre
of a cocaine and crack lifestyle, which often results in chronic
health problems, crime, prostitution, gun violence, and death
for the user. Teens are presented with a gentle, caring, effective
way to help peers and loved ones in the throes of addiction
regain their lives. |
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Marijuana, Driving and You |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HE 5620/.D65/M37/1980)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Sophisticated animation and live action present the effects
of marijuana use on driving performance. In addition to THC’s
effects, significant scientific findings and the problems
of combining marijuana with alcohol and other drugs are shown. |
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Marijuana: Escape to Nowhere |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.M3/.M37/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Confronts the myths of marijuana use by clearly stating that
marijuana is addictive and that use results in physical, emotional,
and spiritual consequences. Shares real experiences with marijuana
use and recovery through poignant testimonials of people on
recovery. |
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Marijuana: Weeding Out the Hype |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.M3/M375/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Viewers will learn some of the latest facts about marijuana,
including trends in the use of the drug, the strength of today’s
marijuana, its effects, and the encouraging efforts being
made in prevention and treatment. Experts refute the myth
that “everybody” is using marijuana as well as
claims that it is harmless. The experts also identify factors-in
the individual, the family, peers and popular culture –
that make you more or less likely to use marijuana. A woman
concerned about the children in her distressed community describes
the centre she established to engage families and to provide
a safe haven and guidance for youth. |
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Nothing to Rave About: A Club Drugs
Prevention Video |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.N6/2001)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Increasing numbers of young adults consider club drugs a harmless
enhancement to a night of dancing, barhopping, or concert
going. In this video, young people ages seventeen through
twenty-two describe how they learned the hard way that there
is no such thing as a safe or recreational drug. |
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Party Drugs: The In The Know Series
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.P4/200?)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Series: In the Know - Informs users about the tremendous damage
that Ecstasy/MDMA, Methamphetamine, GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine
do to users’ lives. Also contains an in-depth look at
the frightening trend of “date rape” drug use
and provides advice to viewers on protecting themselves. The
program details the social effects, biological functions and
short and long term effects of each of these substances, and
concludes with the tragic story of a college freshman who
has spent the last three years in a coma due to someone “slipping”
GHB to her without her knowledge. |
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Real People: Talking About Alcohol
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| By Maxine B. Rosenburg |
English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/1999)
(borrow) |
Discusses the reasons people drink and the greater vulnerability
of young people to alcohol and alcohol addiction as compared
to adults. Stresses the physical harm to young bodies that
alcohol poses, the risk young drinkers take that they might
end up having unwanted sex, an STD, a pregnancy or other accident,
the danger of alcohol poisoning from drinking games. |
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Real People: Talking About Marijuana
and Other Drugs |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/R4/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Discusses the appeal of marijuana, acid, inhalants, whip-its,
and steroids, outlines the dangers of each: the effects of
pot on social and emotional life, how hallucinogens can cause
paranoia, why use of inhalants or whip-its can lead to brain
damage and even death. |
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Teens and Inhalants: One Breath at
a Time |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/.T4/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
The misuse of common household substances by adolescents through
“huffing” or inhaling is often the first foray
into experimental drug use among teens. Young adults learn
to dispel peer pressure and learn coping skills for problem
solving. |
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Teens and Marijuana: Do You Believe
in Magic? |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/T44/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Dispels the myths of marijuana use by presenting factual information
about marijuana. It discusses the physical effects on the
body from marijuana use including damage to the lungs, brain
and reproductive system. Users often develop an “a motivational
syndrome” which leads to loss of life goals and lack
of achievement. Also covered is the addiction cycle and how
to break through an addict’s denial of their addiction,
to face reality of their life as the first step towards their
recovery. |
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The Fragile |
Gr 4 - 10 |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5822/.S65/F4/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
This video depicts many of the very serious problems facing
our youth today. In this video, young people are confronted
with prostitution, sniffing, vandalism, racial prejudice,
death, problems at home and peer influence. |
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The Truth About Drinking: The Teen
Files Flipped Series |
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| By Maxine B. Rosenburg |
English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/T78/2002)
(borrow) |
The teen files flipped series - Teens who are current drinkers
see first hand what the future may hold for them if they continue
to drink. Viewers experience the potential consequences of
alcohol use from every perspective: how drinking impairs a
person’s coordination, vision and reaction time; how
the brain and other organs suffer permanent damage from alcohol
use; how a drunk person really drives; and how drinking can
lead to months in a rehabilitation centre. |
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The Real True & False About Alcohol,
Marijuana & Inhalants |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/R4358/200?)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
The impression many middle school students have about drugs
is that “everybody does it”. That misinformation
may influence students to take their first step through the
gateway provided by alcohol, marijuana or inhalants. Hosted
by a multi-ethnic group of high school students, this engaging,
fact-filled program uses a lively “pop quiz” to
hear that the social norm for the vast majority of teens is
that when it comes to alcohol and other drugs, they “don’t
need ‘em, don’t want ‘em, and don’t
use ‘em." |
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The Real True & False About Drugs
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/R435/200?)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
With high school students as their guides, middle schoolers
gain a better understanding of the truth and the myths surrounding
these lethal drugs. The program exposes serious consequences
of using club drugs, prescription drugs and street drugs such
as cocaine and heroin. Drug-free high school students, medical
and law enforcement experts, add their insight and support
for choosing a lifestyle that doesn’t include drugs.
Presented in an engaging way, the social norms message comes
through loud and clear: the vast majority of teens don’t
use drugs – not now, not ever. |
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Tobacco, Alcohol and Marijuana: The
In The Know Series |
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English |
Available at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/T633/2003)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Four young narrators work together to educate viewers about
the tremendous damage that tobacco, alcohol and marijuana
do to users’ lives. Viewers may not be aware that more
than a half a million people are killed every year by tobacco
and alcohol. Also mentioned is the dramatically increasing
odds that a user will often go on to abuse cocaine and heroin.
The program details the social effects, biological functions
and short and long term effects of each substance. Finally,
a survivor tells how her family was torn apart by a drunk
driver. |
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What is Your Drug IQ?
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5808.5/.W8/2002)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Two young narrators lead audiences through a series of true/false
questions that test their knowledge on alcohol, marijuana,
LSD, cocaine, heroin and inhalants. Rumours and half-truths
surrounding each drug are quickly dispelled as viewers learn
the facts. Starting with alcohol, and followed by the other
drugs of abuse, viewers are challenged with seldom-asked questions.
Along with the questions posed in each drug section, viewers
also increase their knowledge of the social effects of drug
abuse. |
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What’s Wrong with Methamphetamine
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.W4/2005)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
The nightmare of methamphetamine abuse comes through “crystal”
clear, as a former addict tells of the serious physical, emotional
and social consequences he suffered from using the drugs.
Medical and law enforcement personnel graphically outline
the future of the “crystal” abuser – a downward
spiral that can include irreversible brain damage, a criminal
lifestyle and prison. |
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What’s Your Poison? Ecstasy:
The Party Drug |
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English |
Available
at:
AFM William Potoroka Memorial Library (VTR/RM 316/.E3/1997)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Lives lost to this drug have made front-page headlines but
that doesn’t prevent many from indulging. This episode
takes us behind the rave scene and the adverse publicity this
drug attracts. The real story about this controversial substance
may surprise, particularly as many argue the effects of ecstasy
are far less devastating than some drugs that are legal. |
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