How
many times have we heard it? If you haven't, you've either
tuned out the messages from hard core addicts, advertising
campaigns, TV shows, movies and celebrity testimonials...
...or
maybe you've fallen into the drug scene through a friend or
family member.
If so, there's plenty of information on the Web on how to stay off the stuff, or facts on musts-to-avoid everywhere from the dance
club to the clubhouse.
You'll also likely find someone online ready to help you, or someone you love, kick a bad habit ..
More about drugs & teens around the Web:
Altered
States - Kick-butt version of the PBS "In the Mix" special with gritty pictures, video clips & stories right from drug boot camp, plus interviews with recovered hard-core addicts, teen drug abuse stats, and links to related documentaries on alcohol, ecstasy, and teen depression.
Go
Ask Alice - The lowdown on weed, alcohol, smoking, club drugs, meth, LSD, inhalants, and trippin' on cough medicine - plus check out the straight dope on teen sexuality & relationships, depression, food disorders and related topics.
Got a question? Ask
her.
Talk
to Frank - The UK version of Go Ask Alice (see above) with the A-Z encyclopedia of drugs for street market info and nicknames for acid, downers, coke, and more including personal stories, related links & resources and a contact
form for questions.
NIDA for Teens - Facts on Drugs - Like it says, leaving the preaching for Sunday school with solid facts on the usual suspects, their street names, with more on prescription drugs, club drugs and, for you jocks - all about steroids.
Sport Supplements - More about steroids, creatine, DHEA and other illegal stuff that helps you peform better on the field. Besides the anger management issues, find out why else it's so not cool.
Freevibe.com - If you're planning an anti-drug campaign for school, check out free downloads of anti-drug campaign posters and brochures, with additional tips on helping friends kick the habit, and good fact sheets on meth, weed, crack, and heroin.
Basic Facts About Drugs - Marijuana - You've heard the one about the anxious, slacker dude with no ambition and a craving for Twinkies? Here ya go.