Note: The following English-language publications have been translated into Spanish. (The only exception is Juventud Latina, a booklet originally written in Spanish and only available in that language.) These publications are described in English for non-Spanish speakers. Please click here to see this page in Spanish.
Las drogas, el cerebro y el comportamiento: La ciencia
de la adicción (English - Drugs, Brains, and Behavior:
The Science of Addiction)[General
Audience]
Shows how scientists study the effects that drugs have
on the brain and on people's behavior, and how scientists
use this information to develop programs that prevent drug
abuse and help people recover from addiction.
- Order this publication - NIDA #NIH085605S
- Las drogas, el cerebro y el comportamiento: La ciencia de la adicción
La marihuana: Información para los adolescentes (English
- Marijuana: Facts for Teens)[Teens]
Explains the current knowledge about marijuana and the
latest scientific information on its effects. Provides
teens with answers to commonly asked questions about marijuana.
La marihuana: Lo que los padres deben saber (English - Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know)[Parents]
Provides valuable information from research on the dangers of marijuana. Gives parents explanations of the latest scientific information about the drug and suggestions on how to talk to teens about it. Also available in English
Cómo prevenir el uso de drogas en los niños y los adolescentes:
Una guía con base científica para padres, educadores
y líderes de la comunidad. Versión abreviada (English
- Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents:
A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and
Community Leaders - In Brief)[Teachers
and Parents]
This abbreviated edition provides highlights from the Preventing
Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based
Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second
Edition. It presents the updated prevention principles,
an overview of program planning, and critical first steps
for those learning about prevention.
- Order this publication - NIDA #PHD1023B-S
- Cómo prevenir el uso de drogas en los niños y los adolescentes: Una guía con base científica para padres, educadores y líderes de la comunidad. Versión abreviada - Online
Conjunto completo de boletines informativos de la serie "Explorando
la mente" (English - Mind Over Matter - Complete Set) [Grades 5–9]
Contains eight magazines. This series encourages students
to reject drug use by helping them understand the effects
of drug use on the brain. In each magazine, Sara Bellum—a
budding young science student—takes students on a
scientific journey to learn about the brain's complex responses
to specific drugs including hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana,
methamphetamine, nicotine, opiates, steroids, and stimulants.
- Order this publication - NIDA #MOMKITS
Las drogas y el cuerpo no son una buena combinación (English
- Drugs and the Body: It Isn't Pretty) (Poster)[Grades
5–11]
This 20" x 31" bilingual poster gives an annotated tour
of what drugs of abuse do to the human body. The tour is
in English on one side and in Spanish on the other. It
was designed as part of the larger drug education program
from NIDA and Scholastic.
- Order this publication - NIDA #AVD165(S)
Juventud latina: Hable con sus hijos sobre las drogas y sus
peligros (Translation - Latino Youth: Speak to Your
Children About Drugs and Their Dangers) [Parents]
This research-based brochure was prepared with information
collected from Hispanic/Latino parents, young people, and
health professionals from across the Nation. The brochure
offers the latest information on the health effects of
drugs such as inhalants, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine,
and heroin. In addition, it contains information on prevention
and treatment of drug addiction.
