Educating Students about Drug Use and Mental Health - Grades 1 to 8: Additional Resources

"About Alcohol; About Cocaine; About Marijuana; About Smoking"
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Written and illustrated in the style of a comic book, these four booklets use a humorous approach to deliver a serious message to teens. They describe the sensations and dangers associated with each substance, legal penalties for possession and trafficking, health concerns, and a brief history of the drug.
To order class sets, contact Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1-800-661-1111.

"Choices…F.I.T. (Fostering Independent Thinking)"
Substance abuse prevention resource for Grades 4-8.
Contact Alcohol and Drug Concerns Inc, 4500 Sheppard Ave. East, Toronto, M1S 3R6, 416-293-3400.
Visit the web site at http://www.concerns.ca/programs.htm

"FAS/FAE Lesson Plans for Grades 8 & 9" (2002)
Porcupine Health Unit
This resource for teachers provides lesson plans on FAS for intermediate level students. The lesson plans were developed to meet Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum requirements.
Contact Porcupine Health Unit, 169 Pine St. S., Postal Bag 2012, Timmons, Ontario or call 1-705-267-1181.
Visit the web site at http://www.porcupine.on.ca/school_health

"Lungs Are For Life"
A skill based smoking and other substance abuse prevention program for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Contact OPHEA (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association), 1185 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 501 Toronto, M3C 3C6, 416-426-7120 or The Lung Association at 1-800-972-2636.
Visit the OPHEA web site at http://www.ophea.net or www.lungsareforlife.ca

"Making A Difference" (2003)
A Teacher's Drug Prevention Resource for Health Education, Grades Primary-6, Nova Scotia Department of Health & Nova Scotia Department of Education.
Contact Nancy Hoddinott at 1-902-424-5962.
Visit the web site at http://www.ednet.ns.ca/pdfdocs/curriculum/Making

"Ontario Curriculum - Grades 1-8" (1998)
Ministry of Education & Training, Health and Physical Education: Healthy Living Strand - Substance Use and Abuse
Visit the web site at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/

OPHEA H&PE Curriculum Support Materials
(Ontario Physical & Health Educators Association Health & Physical Education Curriculum Support Materials)
Contact OPHEA, 1185 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 501 Toronto, M3C 3C6, 416-426-7120
Visit the web site at http://www.ophea.net/

"Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS)" (1977-2007)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
OSDUS is the longest on-going school survey of adolescents in Canada. The study, which spans over two decades, is an Ontario-wide school survey of students in Grades 7-12. It is based on 14 surveys conducted every two years since 1977.
Visit the web site at http://www.camh.net/Research/osdus.html to view.

"Parent Action Pack"
Developed by Parent Action on Drugs. A free information kit for parents of youth age 11-19. The kit helps parents understand and face the challenges of teenage use of alcohol and other drugs. The Parent Action Pack provides statistics, consequences of drug use, and ways to reduce the risks. It also gives parents practical answers to questions.
Contact Diane Buhler, Parent Action on Drugs at 416-395-4970, or e-mail pad@parentactionondrugs.org
Visit the web site at http://www.parentactionondrugs.org/parent.php

"Peers and Parties…plus"
Ontario Curriculum Support Resource with specific linkages to the Grade 8 Healthy Active Living Expectations.

This teacher friendly resource package explores the challenges that youth face related to their peers and parties, plus the many other influences and pressures they experience as they make the transition to high school. These challenges are explored in seven interactive and compelling activity modules and features Skeletons in the Closet, a new 25-minute video about the motives, risks and consequences of teens and parties. Each activity module includes:
 

Objective and Overview	Accommodations
Teaching/Learning strategies	Planning notes
Summative response journal	Appendices (black line masters)
Assessment/Evaluation

The package also contains extensive teacher, student and parent resources on tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drugs. The document is available on CD-ROM and in hardcopy manual.
Contact PAD at 416-395-4970 or pad@parentactionondrugs.org
Visit the web site at http://www.parentactionondrugs.org/

"Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Youth: A Literature Review and Recommendations"
Paglia, Angela; Room Robin, 1998, ARF Research Document Series
Contact Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 1-800-661-1111.
Visit the web site at http://www.camh.net/

"Science, Tobacco and You"
A Prevention Teaching Resource for Grades 4-6
This program contains an easy-to-use, interactive CD-ROM, and a teacher's resource guide with non-sequenced sample lesson plans, short, fun assignments, and a series of student Quest Cards. "Science, Tobacco, and You" is ideal for use in health, science, language arts, drama, visual arts and mathematics programs. To order and for other information, visit the web site at http://www.gosmokefree.ca/prof

"Smoke-Free for Life"
Nova Scotia Department of Health
A Smoking Prevention Curriculum Supplement. Series of activities and information sheets for Grades Primary-3, Grades 4-6, specifically related to smoking.
Contact Nova Scotia Department of Health, Nancy Hoddinott at 1-902-424-5962
Visit the web site at http://www.ednet.ca/pdfdocs/curriculum

"Stride" Curriculum
Don Smythe, 1999
A curriculum for ages 12-14, which focuses on tobacco and alcohol, and challenges youth to examine pressures to use, including advertising. Peer education is used in an integral strategy.
Contact Council on Drug Abuse (CODA) at 416-763-1491
Visit the web site at http://drugabuse.ca

"TAKE ACTION: Alcohol, Cannabis and Tobacco Health Promotion for Youth" (2001)
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) (Available in French)

Take Action is a comprehensive, classroom-based program designed to support educators and engage school communities in teaching safety awareness regarding medicines and harmful substances and provides information about tobacco, alcohol and substance use through the integration of health and physical education expectations.  Take Action consists of 4 cross-curricular components,(Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grade 4-6, Grades 7&8).

Contact OPHEA, 1185 Eglinton Avenue E., Suite 501, Toronto, M3C 3C6, 416-426-7120
Visit the web site at www.ophea.net/takeaction  

"What If" Program
CODA (Council on Drug Abuse), Facilitator, Heather Hodgson
Information on drug awareness for children ages 4-10. Includes five original Canadian illustrated stories, suggested preparation, lesson plans and follow-up activities, as well as lists of additional resources.
Contact Council on Drug Abuse (CODA), 16 Scarlett Road, Toronto, M6N 4K1, 416-763-1491.
Visit the web site at http://drugabuse.ca

Policy

"The Legal Rights, Powers, and Obligations of Educators Regarding Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use", Solomon, Robert, 2004, Best Advice Paper, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 1-800-661-1111 (under development 01/04)

Ontario Public Health Association and the Alcohol Policy Network (APOLNET)
Co-ordinator, Paula Neves, 468 Queen St. E., Ste. 202, Toronto, Ont. M5A 1T7, 1-800-267-6816 Ext. 23
Visit the web site at http://www.apolnet.org/ or e-mail apn@web.net

"The Ontario Code of Conduct"
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/conduct/conduct.html

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