Get the Drug Facts
Get the facts about the most commonly used drugs. Learn what they are and how using drugs can affect your body and your mind.
Middle School
Mouse Party
Explore inside the brains of mice on drugs to see the different, unique molecular mechanism of each with your teen.
The Silent Majority
Does everyone do it? Check out the real numbers that put the myth to rest.
The Silent Majority
Does everyone do it? Check out the real numbers that put the myth to rest.
The Silent Majority
Does everyone do it? Check out the real numbers that put the myth to rest.
The Silent Majority
Does everyone do it? Check out the real numbers that put the myth to rest.
The Silent Majority
Does everyone do it? Check out the real numbers that put the myth to rest.
Neuroscience Perspective
Steinberg L. (2008). A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking. Developmental review : DR, 28(1), 78–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2007.08.002
Brain Development
Romer, Daniel. (2010) “Adolescent Risk Taking, Impulsivity, and Brain Development: Implications for Prevention.” Developmental Psychobiology, doi:10.1002/dev.20442.
Involvement of Frontal Cortex
Goldstein, Rita Z., and Nora D. Volkow. (2002) “Drug Addiction and Its Underlying Neurobiological Basis: Neuroimaging Evidence for the Involvement of the Frontal Cortex.” American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 159, no. 10, pp. 1642–1652., doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.10.1642.